In a landmark ruling, the Bombay High Court has recently confirmed that sexual intercourse with a minor wife under the age of 18, regardless of consent, constitutes rape. Justice Govind A. Sanap... Read more »
The Bombay High Court has granted permission to an 11-year-old sexual assault survivor to terminate her 30-week pregnancy. A vacation bench, comprising Justices Sharmila Deshmukh and Jitendra Jain, ordered that the procedure... Read more »
A horrific crime shook the Siddharthnagar district in Uttar Pradesh when a 60-year-old Muslim man, Nisar Qureshi, allegedly raped a 9-year-old Hindu girl. The accused lured the victim to a secluded area... Read more »
The Delhi High Court recently ruled that all proceedings, including bail hearings, under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act of 1989 (SC/ST Act) must be video recorded, even... Read more »
The Bombay High Court on Thursday described the sexual assault of two minor girls at their school in Badlapur as “absolutely shocking” and emphasized that there can be no compromise on the... Read more »
The police have arrested the aunt of a 15-year-old girl who was allegedly raped by former block head Nawab Singh Yadav at a private college in Kannauj, Uttar Pradesh. The girl’s aunt... Read more »
The Allahabad High Court has dismissed the bail plea of a temple priest (pujari) who was charged under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act) for allegedly engaging... Read more »
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal from the NGO Just Rights for Children Alliance. The appeal challenges a Kerala High Court ruling which stated that simply downloading child pornography... Read more »
The Rouse Avenue court on Tuesday heard the testimony of Sub Inspector Rashmi, who is involved in the investigation of the sexual assault case against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. She testified about... Read more »
The Delhi High Court has revoked the bail of a 60-year-old man accused of raping a 13-year-old girl. Justice Subramonium Prasad, presiding over a single bench, emphasized that although courts typically refrain... Read more »