NHRC issues notice over — Abduction, Rape and Murder of a 9-Year old girl
National Human Rights Commission issues notice on 08-04-2019 to Maharashtra DGP and Mumbai Police Commissioner over the reported abduction, rape, and murder
Rape
Del HC | Not abnormal for a girl not to make complaint against her father; order discharging accused-father of offence of rape set aside
Delhi High Court: Observing that the trial court, in the present case, did not seem to be alive to realities, Sanjeev Sachdeva, J.
Bom HC | Conviction for rape reversed where love affair between youngsters landed in prosecution of a young boy
Bombay High Court: Sadhana S. Jadhav, J. allowed an appeal filed against the decision of the trial court whereby the appellant was convicted
Pat HC | No infirmity in order rejecting renewal of service, where complaint of rape is pending against contractual employee
Patna High Court: The Bench of Ashutosh Kumar, J. dismissed a petition filed by a contractual employee holding that there was no
SC acquits man in an 18-year-old rape case
Supreme Court: The bench of Abhay Manohar Sapre and Dinesh Maheshwari, JJ acquitted a man convicted for the offence of rape and
Sikkim HC | Conviction under POCSO Act maintained on failure of rebutting presumption of culpable mental state
Sikkim High Court: A Bench of Vijay Kumar Bist, C.J., and Meenakshi Madan Rai, J., dismissed an application filed against the judgment of
Madras HC | Pollachi Rape Case– TN Govt. asked to pay Rs 25 lakh compensation due to revelation of survivor’s identity
Pollachi Sexual Assault Case: In the barbarous and shameful act that took place in the State of Tamil Nadu the first FIR
CoA Tanzania | Corroboration of material witness required for the offence of rape
Court of Appeal of Tanzania: The Bench of K.M. Mussa, S.A. Lila and R.K.Mkuye, JJ., decided in an appeal concerning the conviction
SC acquits 6 falsely implicated death row convicts in a 16 year old crime; orders reinvestigation
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Dr. AK Sikri, SA Nazeer and MR Shah, JJ has acquitted 6 death row convicts and
J&K HC | Charges not established against rape accused since victim’s consent was established through circumstantial evidence
Jammu and Kashmir High Court: The Bench of Gita Mittal, CJ and Tashi Rabstan, J. dismissed the application filed to assail the
MP HC | Death sentence confirmed in case of rape of 4 year old girl; held a rarest of the rare case
Madhya Pradesh High Court: The criminal appeal was filed before a Division Bench of P.K. Jaiswal and Anjuli Palo, JJ. by the
SA HC | Minor sentenced to imprisonment as a last resort under the Child Justice Act, 2008 for robbery, kidnapping and rape
High Court of South Africa, Eastern Cape Local Division: This case was filed before a Bench of G.G. Goosen, J. where Court
MP HC | Death sentence confirmed as no mitigating circumstances found in favour of rape and murder accused
Madhya Pradesh High Court: This reference was made before a Division Bench of P.K. Jaiswal and B.K. Shrivastava, JJ. by ASJ, District
Ker HC | No pre-meditation, no criminal antecedents – death penalty of man accused of rape and murder turned into life imprisonment
Kerala High Court: The Division Bench of A.M. Shaffique and P. Somarajan, JJ. was hearing a death reference tagged along with a
2014 software engineer rape and murder case| Mere good behaviour of under-trial prisoner doesn’t absolve him of cruel act; death sentence confirmed
“It took me quite a long time develop the voice and now that I have it, I am not going to be
Conviction for rape renders liability for punishment under Section 51 (2) of the Minimum Sentences Act
Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa: This appeal was filed before a 5-Judge Bench comprising of Tshiqi, Swain and Dambuza, JJA.,
Man accused of raping daughter acquitted after his death in light of one-sided investigation and unfair trial
Delhi High Court: Observing the approach of the trial court to be wholly misdirected and erroneous, a Single Judge Bench comprising of R.K.
Rape accused acquitted in light of WhatsApp chat between him and prosecutrix
Delhi High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Hima Kohli and Manoj Kumar Ohri, JJ. dismissed an appeal filed against the judgment of
SC issues directions for protection of identity of victims of rape and sexual offences; need for victim friendly trial stressed upon
Supreme Court: The Bench comprising of Madan B. Lokur and Deepak Gupta, JJ. laid down directions and threw light in a very
Even woman of easy virtue have right to refuse to have intercourse; acquittal of rape accused reversed: SC
Supreme Court: The Bench comprising of R. Banumathi and Indira Banerjee, JJ. while setting aside the judgment of the Delhi High Court