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Rape Case Cannot Be Quashed Merely Because Survivor Has Forgiven The Accused: Meghalaya HC
Tenzin Tsephel vs Meghalaya that was seeking quashing of rape case while observing most forthrightly that there is nothing in law that can result in quashing of rape case based on forgiveness.Hits: 12784 -
R Mohankrishnan vs DIG that even an isolated offence of sexual harassment at the workplace must be considered as a ‘continuing offence’ if it is grave in nature and is causing constant trauma and...Hits: 10687
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Informant/Victim vs UP that: No doubt, chapter XVI ‘Sexual Offences’ (of the IPC), is a women-centric enactment to protect the dignity and honour of a lady and girl and rightly soHits: 11762
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Goutam Dey Vs The State of West Bengal that the mere commission of suicide by a married woman is insufficient to invoke the presumption of abetment under Section 113A of the Indian Evidence Act.Hits: 10661
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CB Prakash vs Karnataka that such frivolous complaints must be nipped in the bud has quashed a case under Section 498-A of the Indian Penal Code registered by a woman against her father and...Hits: 13480
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Some Wives Lodge S. 498A IPC Cases Against Husband and His Family to Wreak Vengeance: Kerala HC
Shyamala Bhasker vs Kerala that certain wives initiate criminal cases based on vague allegations to defame the image of the husband and his relatives.Hits: 16443 -
XXX Vs Union of India granted the victim’s plea for the medical termination of pregnancy highlighting the fundamental right to live with dignity, enshrined under Article 21 of the Constitution of...Hits: 17327
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SC Quashes FIR Alleging Rape By False Promise Of Marriage
XXX vs Madhya Pradesh while quashing an FIR alleging rape on the false promise of marriage and allowing the appeal holding clearly, concisely and cogently that the complainant was mature and...Hits: 15902 -
Mehboob Ali vs Nisar Fatima that while no offence for outraging the modesty of a woman was made out, the charges under Section 323, IPC for causing hurt would be attracted.Hits: 11147
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Sachin Kumar @ Sanju vs H.P. the State government to pay Rs 5 lakh as compensation to a minor rape victim who was subjected most humiliatingly to a two-finger test which is strictly prohibited and...Hits: 10671
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The Secretary, Managing Committee of Loreto Convent Tara Hall School vs Sharu Gupta that the right to become a mother is a fundamental/human right of a woman and the provisions of Maternity...Hits: 10865
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X vs State that the rape victims are promptly made aware of their rights to terminate pregnancies that culminate from rape so that they are not later forced to approach courts for permission to get...Hits: 10216
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Nabal Thakur v. State that the investigating officer concerned should produce the sexual assault victim for the purpose of medical termination of pregnancy within 24 hours of passing of such order...Hits: 9096
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Vivek Kumar Maurya vs UP It was also clearly pointed out by the Court that since girls/women have the upper hand when it comes to the protection of the law, they easily succeed in implicating a...Hits: 10355
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Sanjeev Kumar v/s Sushma Devi to ensure their compliance in handling cases related to the Domestic Violence ActHits: 9838
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H.P. v/s Sita Devi has reiterated that every woman, irrespective of her employment status is entitled to maternity leave.Hits: 8829
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Rajasthan HC Reunites Teenage Mother With Her 9 Months Old Baby
MK vs Rajasthan has directed adoptive parents of a child to hand over the custody of the nine-month-old to her biological mother, after finding that the child was illegally taken away by the...Hits: 9703 -
every unmarried daughter has right to get reasonable marriage expenses from her father irrespective of religion.Hits: 8984
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Delhi HC Directs Registry To Ensure Confidentiality Of Victims Of Sexual Offences
Saleem vs NCT of Delhi that the name, parentage, address, social media credentials and photographs of the prosecutrix of victim must not be disclosed including in the memo of parties..Hits: 14674 -
S Salma v. Tamil Nadu directed the State government of Tamil Nadu to ensure compliance with Section 46 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) and frame guidelines for obtaining ‘prior permission’ of...Hits: 5973
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Suneeta Pandey vs State of U.P. that a woman cannot commit the offence of rape but if she facilitates the act of rape with a group of people then she may be prosecuted for gang rape under Section...Hits: 9255
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Sr. Sephy v. CBI that conducting a virginity test on a female detainee or on an accused under investigation is unconstitutional and in violation of her right to dignity enshrined under Article 21...Hits: 5801
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Woman Entitled To Termination Of Pregnancy In Rape Cases: Delhi HC
Minor R Thr Mother H vs NCT of Delhi that denying a woman the right to medical termination of pregnancy in sexual assault cases and imposing the responsibility of motherhood on her, would amount to...Hits: 5655 -
Durgesh vs Madhya Pradesh that the mandatory provisions under Section 53-A of CrPC regarding DNA profiling in rape cases are implemented by the investigating agencies.Hits: 7141
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Dismissal By Apex Court Of Bilkis Bano’s Review Petition Is Most Disappointing
Bilkis Yakub Rasool vs UOI that Gujarat Government had the jurisdiction to decide the remission applications of 11 convicts who were sentenced to life for gangrape and murder during the 2002...Hits: 5987 -
Harassment Of Women Would Still Be An Offence Even If Not Committed In Public Place: Madras HC
MR Sivaramakrishnan vs State that harassment of a woman would still be an offence punishable under Section 354 IPC.Hits: 5527 -
Supreme Court Bans Two-Finger Test In Rape Cases
Jharkhand vs Shailendra Kumar Rai @ Pandav Rai that: It is regrettable that two-finger test continues to be conducted even today.Hits: 6084 -
Suo Moto M.P. Vs Father Of Prosecutrix held a girl and her father guilty of obtaining an order for termination of pregnancy on the false pretext that the prosecutrix was raped.Hits: 6047
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S Rawail Singh Vs Gurinder Jeet Kour that once a marriage stands validly dissolved by a competent foreign court, the domestic relationship between the parties as husband and wife which is necessary...Hits: 4448
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Relationship Was Consensual: Bombay High Court
Chetan Chandrakant Tambatkar v/s Maharashtra granted the bail that was being sought to a 26-year-old man accused in a rape case subject to the condition that he marries the survivor, currently...Hits: 6348
