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Delhi High Court upholds conviction for murder of a 2-year-old child by hitting her head against stairs of a mandir

Delhi High Court opined that the cause of death was found to be cranio cerebral damage consequent upon blunt force impact to the head which was sufficient to cause death in ordinary course of nature.

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Delhi High Court upholds life imprisonment of a man convicted for murdering his wife and for assaulting daughter

The Delhi High Court upheld the Trial Court’s decision of awarding life imprisonment to a man convicted for murdering his wife and assaulting his daughter.

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Delhi High Court upholds 12-year imprisonment awarded to father guilty of raping his minor daughter

Delhi High Court: In an appeal challenging the order passed by the Additional Sessions Judge convicting the Father (Appellant) under

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‘Not planned but committed in sudden spur of the moment’; Bombay High Court reduces father-brother’s LI to 10 years RI for killing girl’s lover

Bombay High Court : In an appeal filed questioning the legality of Judgment and convicting both Appellants i.e. a father

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Megh HC | Court affirms trial court’s conviction on the basis of victim’s testimony in POCSO matter

Meghalaya High Court: The Division Bench of Sanjib Banerjee and W. Diengdoh, JJ., while hearing an appeal which challenged the judgment of

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Children less than 12 years of age are “asexual” and normally take time to recognize that disguised love, affection or warmth by perpetrator is sinful: Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi

Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi: Dharmesh Sharma, Principal District & Sessions Judge, found a 28-year-old man guilty of committing aggravated penetrative sexual assault

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

SL CoA | Can a conviction stand solely on the uncorroborated testimony of the complainant? Court clarifies

Court of Appeal of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: The Division Bench of Devika Abeyratne and P. Kumararatnam, JJ., allowed

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SL CoA | Defence of sudden and grave provocation can’t be granted; Court explains

Court of Appeal of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: The Division Bench of K Priyantha Fernando and Sampath B Abayakoon,

Case Briefs High Courts

‘To sexually violate innocent child within filial relationship descends on different path of depravity’: Del HC convicts father, friend under S. 377 IPC; emphasises on ingredients of ‘carnal intercourse against the order of nature’

Delhi High Court: The Division Bench of Siddharth Mridul and Anup Jairam Bambhani, JJ., while addressing a very unfortunate incident, involving sexual

Case Briefs High Courts

Conviction can be based on Testimony of Child Witness: Is it obligatory for a Judge to ask the child whether he/she is able to understand questions put to her? Bom HC [Full Story]

Bombay High Court: Anuja Prabhudessai, J., opined that where the witness is of tender age (as in the instant case before the

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Sikk HC | Sole testimony of a deaf and dumb woman, unable to answer questions not reliable enough to convict rape accused; Court dismisses petition

Sikkim High Court: The Division Bench of Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari, CJ. and Meenakshi Madan Rai, J., dismissed a criminal leave petition which

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All HC | In rape/sexual assault cases, evidence of the victim alone is sufficient for conviction or corroborative witnesses is a necessity? Explained

Allahabad High Court: Suresh Kumar Gupta, J., while addressing the present jail appeal held that, “…in cases involving sexual assault/rape, it is

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Utt HC | Sole testimony of victim of sexual abuse, if found reliable, is sufficient to hold accused guilty in departmental enquiry

Uttaranchal High Court: A Division Bench of Ramesh Ranganathan, CJ and R.C. Khulbe, J., dismissed a writ petition that was filed questioning

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Jhar HC | Conviction for murder reversed for non-corroboration of unreliable and untrustworthy testimony of deceased’s daughter

Jharkhand High Court: A Division Bench of Shree Chandrashekhar and Ratnaker Bhengra, JJ. acquitted the accused-appellant of the charge under Section 302 of

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Sikk HC | Injured victim’s testimony is more reliable than injured witness; Judgment of Sessions Judge in case under S. 307 IPC, upheld

Sikkim High Court: Bhaskar Raj Pradhan, J., upheld the decision passed by the Sessions Judge while rejecting the present appeal filed. In

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC | Testimony of sexual assault victim, which is otherwise found to be credible, cannot be discarded merely because FSL report was not positive

Delhi High Court: Sanjeev Sachdeva, J. dismissed an appeal filed against the decision of the trial court whereby the accused-appellant was convicted for

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P&H HC | Party if denies agreement to sell cannot raise plea of ‘readiness and willingness’ particularly when extensions and earnest money duly proved against it

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Amit Rawal, J. dismissed an appeal against the decree of the suit for specific performance of the

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

SL CoA | Appeal of rape convict, based upon ‘mistaken identity’ dismissed while applying ‘Turnbull Principles’

Court of Appeal for the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: A Division Bench of Deepali Wijesundera and Achala Wengappuli, JJ. dismissed

Case Briefs High Courts

Delay in lodging complaint in sexual offence cases is to be considered in favour of the victim if her testimony inspires confidence

Bombay High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Swapna Joshi, J. dismissed a criminal appeal filed against the decision of the

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Occurrence of penetrative sexual assault to be proved for conviction under S. 6, POCSO Act

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Vipin Sanghi and P.S. Teji, JJ, modified the conviction of the appellant to a