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Film Audition Rape Case: Bombay HC Denies Bail to Accused [Read Order]
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Film Audition Rape Case: Bombay HC Denies Bail to Accused [Read Order]

Bombay HC denied anticipatory bail to an accused in a film audition rape case involving concealed marriage and circulation of intimate videos.

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Rajasthan HC Upholds Asaram’s Life Sentence for Rape of Minor, Acquits Him of Gang Rape Charges Judiciary
Rajasthan HC Upholds Asaram’s Life Sentence for Rape of Minor, Acquits Him of Gang Rape Charges

Rajasthan High Court upheld Asaram’s life sentence for rape of a minor while acquitting him of gang rape charges and acquitting co-accused.

Punjab and Haryana HC Acquits Rape Accused After Prosecutrix Found Using Deceased Woman’s Identity Judiciary
Punjab and Haryana HC Acquits Rape Accused After Prosecutrix Found Using Deceased Woman’s Identity

Punjab & Haryana HC acquits rape accused, finding prosecutrix used deceased woman’s identity, rendering her testimony unreliable and case unsustainable.

Silence of Differently-Abled Rape Victim Cannot Suppress Truth; Courts Must Focus on Substance Over Manner of Expression: Sikkim HC [Read Judgment] Judiciary
Silence of Differently-Abled Rape Victim Cannot Suppress Truth; Courts Must Focus on Substance Over Manner of Expression: Sikkim HC [Read Judgment]

Sikkim High Court upholds rape conviction, ruling that a differently-abled victim’s silence cannot override credible medical and eyewitness evidence.

“Nobody Should Believe Anybody Before Marriage”: SC Cautions Against Pre-Marital Physical Relationships Judiciary
“Nobody Should Believe Anybody Before Marriage”: SC Cautions Against Pre-Marital Physical Relationships

Supreme Court cautions young adults on pre-marital relationships in a bail plea over rape on false promise of marriage; suggests mediation.

Madras HC Upholds Life Sentence for Church Pastor Convicted of Sexual Assault on Minor with Disability [Read Judgment]

Madras High Court upholds life sentence of church pastor convicted under POCSO for sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl with intellectual disability.

Unnao Rape Case: Sengar’s Daughter Breaks Silence | “My Father Is Not a Rapist” | Exclusive

In an explosive and exclusive interview with LawStreet Journal, the daughter of Kuldeep Singh Sengar breaks her silence on the Unnao rape case, making several revelations and asserting that her father...

Protest Erupts Outside Delhi HC Over Bail Granted to Kuldeep Sengar in Unnao Rape Case

Protests erupt outside Delhi High Court after bail to Kuldeep Sengar in the Unnao rape case, with activists and survivor’s mother opposing sentence suspension.

Delhi HC Suspends Life Sentence, Grants Bail to Kuldeep Singh Sengar in Unnao Rape Case

Delhi High Court suspends life sentence and grants bail to former UP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar in the Unnao rape case during pendency of his appeal.

Kerala Court Acquits Actor Dileep in 2017 Assault Conspiracy Case; Prime Accused Pulsar Suni and Five Others Convicted

Kerala court acquits actor Dileep in the 2017 assault conspiracy case; convicts prime accused Pulsar Suni and five others for rape and related offences.

'Nuanced distinction between consensual intimacy, rape,' Ktka HC quashes rape case [Read Order]

Karnataka HC quashes rape case, observing a nuanced distinction between consensual intimacy and rape, calling prosecution a miscarriage of justice.

SC Quashes Rape Case on False Promise of Marriage, Terms It ‘Gross Abuse of Law’ [Read Order]

Supreme Court quashes rape case on false promise of marriage, calling it a gross abuse of law and slams frivolous, vexatious allegations.

SC restores conviction of two men in case of repeated rape of minor [Read Judgment]

SC restores life term for two men in repeated rape of minor, stressing sensitivity in handling inconsistencies and protecting victims under POCSO.

SC grants interim bail to 23-yr-old social media influencer in rape case lodged by 40-yr-old woman

SC grants interim bail to 23-year-old influencer accused of rape by 40-year-old woman; court questions Delhi Police on filing of Section 376 IPC.

SC Rules Sour Relationships Not Ground for Rape Charges, Flags Misuse of Law [Read Judgment]

SC: Sour relationships or distance not grounds to invoke rape charges; warns misuse burdens courts and stains accused’s identity.


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