Child Pornography-Child Sexual Abuse Material| Standard Operating Procedure for cyber portal-handling complaints finalised: SC
Supreme Court: The Bench comprising of Madan B. Lokur and Uday Umesh Lalit, JJ. gave a cut off date for finalizing the
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Bihar Shelter Home Rape Case| CBI directed to concentrate on a few areas for further investigation; blanket ban on media reporting removed: SC
Supreme Court: The Bench comprising of Madan B. Lokur and Deepak Gupta, JJ., while delivering an order in concerning the extremely disturbing
Refusal of father to accept marriage does not amount to false pretext by accused; rape convict acquitted in light of ‘consent’
Calcutta High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Rajasekhar Mantha, J. allowed an appeal filed by the appellant against of the
Slightest penetration, of whatever degree, is sine qua non to attract provision of Section 376 IPC; absence thereof regarded as ‘fondling’: Tripura High Court
Tripura High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Arindam lodh, J. disposed of an appeal wherein the offence under Section 376
Demand for severe punishment calls for strictest degree of proof: Gauhati High Court
Gauhati High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising Mir Alfaz Ali, J., allowed an appeal as it was unable to persuade itself
Rape of 12-year minor and death thereafter not “rarest of the rare case”: MP HC
Madhya Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench comprising of J.K.Maheshwari and Akhil Kumar Srivastava, JJ., addressed the issue of rape and murder
Bombay HC refers matter pertaining to parole of a rape convict to larger bench in light of distinct decisions
Bombay High Court: A Division Bench comprising of R.K. Deshpande and Arun D. Upadhye, JJ., addressed a petition filed challenging the order
Accused charged for rape acquitted on the basis of “benefit of doubt” of prosecutrix being a consenting party
Supreme Court: The Bench comprising of Ranjan Gogoi, Navin Sinha, and K.M. Joseph, JJ., allowed an appeal and acquitted the accused-appellant for
Parameters for assessing quantum of punishment for rape upon child reiterated; sentence of imprisonment for life modified
Delhi High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Vipin Sanghi and I.S. Mehta, JJ. modified the sentence of the appellant convicted under
Accused acquitted of Section 376 IPC as victim was capable of consenting under law in force at time of incident
Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Mukta Gupta, J. allowed a criminal appeal filed against the order of the
Rape accused acquitted in light of failure to conduct DNA test that could be a clinching evidence to prove the case
Bombay High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Manish Pitale, J., reversed the judgment of the trial court where the appellant
Rape accused acquitted in light of the case falling in arena of ‘suspicion’ and no evidence: Bombay HC
Bombay High Court: A Division Bench comprising of B.R. Gavai and Sarang V. Kotwal JJ., addressed a Criminal Appeal by setting aside
Non-detection of semen in vaginal swab does not, by itself, dislodge the theory of rape
Uttaranchal High Court: While delivering the judgment in a case of alleged rape of a one year and three months old baby
‘Reduction of sentence’ for rape of a six-year-old child amounts to the mockery of criminal justice system
Punjab & Haryana High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Jaishree Thakur J., addressed an appeal challenging the judgment of the
Sentence of a ‘rape convict’ reduced in light of mitigating circumstances
Bombay High Court: The sentence of the appellant who was convicted for kidnapping and rape, was reduced to the period already undergone
Rape accused given reduced sentence due to occurrence of the offence before enforcement of Criminal (Amendment) Act, 2013
Gauhati High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Hitesh Kumar Sarma, J., convicted the accused-appellant under Section 376(1) of the IPC,
In light of lack of remorse and interest of society, life imprisonment an appropriate punishment for a rape convict
High Court of South Africa, Eastern Cape Division: In a judgment delivered by Brooks, J. of the High Court of South Africa,
Consent for sexual intercourse under misconception of fact is not free consent
Madhya Pradesh High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Sushil Kumar Palo, J. dismissed a petition after observing the factual and
Kathua Rape-Murder Case: Amid heated exchange between counsels, Supreme Court stays the trial till May 7
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Dipak Misra, CJ and Dr. DY Chandrachud and the newly appointed Indu Malhotra, JJ, stayed the
Breaking| Asaram to undergo life imprisonment in 2013 rape case
Self-styled Godman Asaram has been found guilty of the rape of a 16 year old girl in 2013 by the Special Trial