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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Bom HC | No straight jacket formula as to how a woman will react to an act of outrage by a male

Bombay High Court: Bharati Dangre, J., while addressing a bail application made the following observation: There cannot be a straight jacket formula as

Published on July 25, 2020July 31, 2020By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Ker HC | Rape accused freed as prosecution fails to prove act committed without victim’s consent

Kerala High Court: P.B. Suresh Kumar, J.,  overturned the conviction of a rape accused by giving him benefit of doubt. Case of the

Published on July 10, 2020July 18, 2020By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Ker HC | If consent given out of love and passion on a promise of marriage, sexual intercourse is not rape: Court while granting pre-arrest bail to rape accused

Kerala High Court: Raja Vijayaraghavan V, J., allowed pre-arrest bail to the applicant accused of raping a women whom he allegedly met on

Published on July 9, 2020July 17, 2020By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Ker HC | Surrender can never be considered as consensual acts of sexual intercourse; Sexual intercourse welcomed could be accepted as “consensual”

Kerala High Court: P.B. Suresh Kumar, J., addressed a matter in which a 59 year old man was accused of raping a minor

Published on July 7, 2020July 17, 2020By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Kar HC | Rape victim falling asleep after perpetration of act is “explanation unbecoming of an Indian women”: Court while granting anticipatory bail to rape accused

Karnataka High Court: Krishna S. Dixit, J., granted anticipatory bail to the petitioner accused of committing sexual offence. Petitioner was accused for the

Published on June 25, 2020June 26, 2020By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Sikk HC | Minor school girl raped and sexually assaulted by teacher; Conviction under S. 376(2)(f)(i) and (n) of Penal Code — upheld

Sikkim High Court: A Division Bench of Meenakshi Madan Rai and Bhaskar Raj Pradhan, JJ. partly allowed the present appeal wherein a

Published on June 8, 2020June 12, 2020By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Del HC | Trial Court’s decision for offence of committing repeated Rape and Voyeurism upheld

Delhi High Court: Vibhu Bakhru, J., upheld the decision of trial court for offence of rape and videographing the same while clicking nude

Published on May 21, 2020May 29, 2020By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

SC directs trial court to ensure presence of absconding Nithyananda in rape case

Supreme Court:  A 3-judge bench of SA Bobde,  CJ and BR Gavai and Surya Kant, JJ has directed a trial court in

Published on March 4, 2020March 12, 2020By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Hot Off The PressNews

Plea challenging Allahabad HC’s order granting bail to Chinmyanand in Law Student rape case dismissed

Supreme Court: The bench of Ashok Bhushan and Naveen Sinha, JJ has dismissed a petition filed against the Allahabad High Court order

Published on March 3, 2020By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsSupreme Court (Constitution/Larger Benches)

Nirbhaya| SC dismisses the curative plea of the fourth Death Row convict

Supreme Court: A five-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court today dismissed the curative petition filed by Pawan Kumar Gupta, a death

Published on March 2, 2020March 19, 2020By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Chh HC | Death Sentence in rape and murder of a 5 ½-Year-old deaf and dumb girl confirmed in the category of – “Rarest of Rare Case”

Chhattisgarh High Court: A Division Bench of Prashant Kumar and Gautam Chourdiya, JJ., while addressing the present criminal reference wherein the deceased/victim

Published on February 25, 2020March 20, 2020By Bhumika Indulia
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Hot Off The PressNews

Nirbhaya Case| Centre’s plea seeking separate execution of death row convicts to be heard on March 5

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench  of R Banumathi, Ashok Bhushan and Navin Sinha, JJ has said that it will hear on March

Published on February 25, 2020By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Nirbhaya Case| SC dismisses Vinay Kumar’s plea against rejection of mercy plea

Supreme Court: A 3-judge bench of R. Banumathi, Ashok Bhushan and AS Bopanna, JJ has dismissed the plea seeking review of the

Published on February 14, 2020February 18, 2020By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Hot Off The PressNews

Allahabad HC grants bail to Chinmayanand in alleged rape case of a law student

As reported by ANI, Chinmayanand who is an Ex-BJP Minister was accused of raping a law student has been granted bail. The

Published on February 3, 2020February 3, 2020By Bhumika Indulia
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Hot Off The PressNews

BREAKING | Nirbhaya Case | Hanging of 4 Convicts — scheduled for tomorrow has been stayed by Delhi’s Patiala House Court

A Delhi Court postpones the execution of death convicts in the Nirbhaya case till further orders. The execution which was scheduled for

Published on January 31, 2020January 31, 2020By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsSupreme Court (Constitution/Larger Benches)

Nirbhaya Case| Akshay Kumar Singh’s curative petition dismissed by a 5-judge bench

Supreme Court: A 5-judge bench of NV Ramana, Arun Mishra, RF Nariman, R. Banumathi and Ashok Bhushan, JJ has rejected the curative

Published on January 30, 2020February 3, 2020By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Guj HC | Two finger test violates the right of victim to privacy, physical and mental integrity and dignity; held unconstitutional

Two Finger test Held — Unconstitutional Gujarat High Court: A Division Bench of J.B. Pardiwala and Bhargav D. Karia, JJ., while deciding

Published on January 30, 2020February 4, 2020By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Nirbhaya Case| SC dismisses Mukesh Kumar’s plea against rejection of mercy plea [Full report]

Supreme Court: Dismissing the petition filed Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder convict Mukesh Kumar Singh, challenging the rejection of his mercy petition by

Published on January 29, 2020January 31, 2020By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Nirbhaya Case| Order on death row convict Mukesh Kumar’s petition against rejection of his mercy plea by the President tomorrow

Supreme Court: After a day long hearing in he petition filed Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder convict Mukesh Kumar Singh, challenging the rejection

Published on January 28, 2020By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Nirbhaya Case| SC to hear Mukesh Kumar’s petition against rejection of his mercy plea by the President tomorrow

Supreme Court : A bench headed by CJI SA Bobde has said that it will hear the writ petition filed by one

Published on January 27, 2020By Prachi Bhardwaj
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