Delhi HC dismisses Daati Maharaj's plea for review of its decision transferring rape probe to CBIA bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice V K Rao passed the order on Maharaj's plea seeking review of the court's October 3 orde...
14 Nov, 2018, 12.44 PM IST
HC to hear Daati Maharaj's plea in sexual assault case on November 2The counsel claimed certain facts were withheld from the court by the complainant who had concealed the chain of proceedings.
30 Oct, 2018, 01.45 PM IST
It all began in 1533 with Henry VIIIMacaulay, as head of the first law commission appointed by East India Company in 1833, had submitted a draft penal code in 1837.
07 Sep, 2018, 10.30 AM IST
Section 377: Supreme Court rewrites history, homosexuality no longer a crimeA five judge bench unanimously diluted sec 377 to exclude all kinds of adult consensual sexual behaviour.
06 Sep, 2018, 07.58 PM IST
Experts welcome SC verdict decriminalising consensual gay sexWhile former Attorney General Soli Sorabjee termed it as a "celebratory" judgment, senior advocate Anand Grover said the verdict will chang...
06 Sep, 2018, 02.29 PM IST
Homosexual relationships do not lead to STDs like AIDS: SCLawyer H P Sharma, appearing for an intervenor, opposed the plea saying that repealing the provision would adversely affect the institution...
17 Jul, 2018, 08.59 PM IST
Gay sex not a crime, says RSS, raises hopes of government rethinkHosabale said, "Why should RSS have an opinion on homosexuality? It is not a crime as long as it does not affect the lives of others. Sexua...
18 Mar, 2016, 10.05 AM IST
BPO staffers, driver sexually assaulted, three arrestedA case under Indian Penal Code (IPC) Section 377 (unnatural sex) was booked against three men, according to DCP (South East) Rohini Katoch ...
08 Oct, 2015, 10.24 AM IST
Poke Me: The real issue India needs to tackle is child pornography, not pornography (Readers React)This week's "Poke Me" invited your comments on "The real issue India needs to tackle is child pornography, not pornography".
29 Aug, 2015, 05.36 AM IST
Journalist gangrape: Victim's colleague deposes before courtThe male colleague of the photojournalist, who was gangraped last year at the Shakti Mills here, deposed before a sessions court here today.
13 Jan, 2014, 11.32 PM IST
Bribe conspiracy: Narayan Sai gets judicial custodyCrime Branch officials had stumbled upon the bribe plan while grilling Sai in connection with the rape case lodged against him by a city-ba...
01 Jan, 2014, 10.01 PM IST
How does it feel to be criminalised because of one’s sexuality?Criminal, as far as I know, used as a noun, means a person who has committed a crime — since when did consensual sex between adults become ...
26 Dec, 2013, 09.05 AM IST
NCRB to compile data on Section 377, sexual harassmentThe new decision comes in the backdrop of the recent verdict of the Supreme Court which criminalised gay sex.
15 Dec, 2013, 03.06 PM IST
Opposes any action that criminalise consensual same sex: US'LGBT rights are human rights. We call on all governments to advance equality for LGBT individuals around the world," State Department spok...
12 Dec, 2013, 06.05 AM IST
- Police press charge under IT Act against gang-rape accused
The Mumbai police today added an offence under the Information Technology Act to the charges in the photojournalist gang-rape case.
11 Oct, 2013, 10.46 PM IST
- SC seeks Centre’s stand on gay law
The high court on a petition filed by an NGO, Naz Foundation had passed the order decriminalising gay sex among the consenting adults.
10 Jul, 2009, 04.21 AM IST
- Gay sex against tenets of Islam: Deoband
Madrasi also asked the government not to repeal section 377 of IPC which criminalises homosexuality.
29 Jun, 2009, 06.39 PM IST