The Karnataka High Court has called on the Central government to amend Section 184 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) to ensure that adult rape victims are examined exclusively by female... Read more »
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to the Uttar Pradesh government and the state’s police chief following reports that a village panchayat instructed the mother of a rape victim... Read more »
The Kerala High Court’s recent ruling marks a significant victory for reproductive rights, particularly in cases involving sexual violence. Justice Kauser Edappagath’s emphasis on the victim’s right to terminate her pregnancy at... Read more »
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has granted permission for the termination of the pregnancy of a teenage rape victim beyond eight weeks. The court instructed the victim’s father to submit an affidavit... Read more »
The Delhi High Court on Thursday granted time to Police to file their response on a plea seeking registration of an FIR against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. The plea alleges that Gandhi... Read more »
The Madras High Court on Friday upheld the order of lower court convicting and sentencing 215 persons, including Forest and Police personnel for atrocities on tribals, including sexual assault of women, during... Read more »
The Supreme Court on Saturday held a special sitting to urgently hear a plea of a rape victim who is approaching the 28th week of her pregnancy and seeking termination. The woman... Read more »
The Allahabad High Court recently held that a woman can’t be compelled to give birth to the child of a man who sexually assaulted her. While considering a plea for terminating a... Read more »
The Allahabad High Court has recently ordered the State government to recover compensation paid to the rape victims who have turned hostile during the trial. Notably, while hearing a bail application, Justice... Read more »
Maharashtra’s District court recently relied on the deposition of prosecution witnesses and medical evidence to convict a 42-year-old man for raping his 18-year-old niece, even though she turned hostile, and sentenced him... Read more »