The Karnataka High Court has dismissed a rape case and charges under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act against an accused after the victim, now a major, expressed her intention... Read more »
Thane district court in Maharashtra has acquitted a man who was accused of raping a 16-year-old girl, citing the prosecution’s failure to prove the charges. Special Judge D S Deshmukh stated that... Read more »
A POCSO court in Odisha has sentenced a man to 20 years imprisonment for raping his minor daughter at a slum in Bhubaneswar in 2018. The Ad hoc Additional Session Judge of... Read more »
The Supreme Court has reduced the sentence of a man convicted of raping an 11-year-old girl, noting her statement that she is happily married and not interested in pursuing the matter further.... Read more »
Ballia Court in Uttar Pradesh has sentenced a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for the abduction and rape of a minor girl five years ago. Superintendent of Police S Anand... Read more »
Thane district court in Maharashtra has sentenced a 44-year-old man to life imprisonment for the rape of his minor stepdaughter. Dr. Rachna Tehra, the Special Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO)... Read more »
The Delhi High Court has granted anticipatory bail to a 20-year-old student accused of raping his college professor, emphasizing that the alleged victim, a 35-year-old married woman and a highly educated professor,... Read more »
A court in Maharashtra’s Thane district has acquitted a 46-year-old man who was accused of raping a woman with whom he had been in a relationship for nearly 14 years. Thane Sessions... Read more »
A Court in Kannauj (Uttar Pradesh) has sentenced a 50-year-old man to 26 years of rigorous imprisonment for the abduction and rape of a three-year-old girl in a local village approximately two... Read more »
The Gujarat National Law University (GNLU) in Gandhinagar has informed the High Court that it has reconstituted its fact-finding committee (FFC) to investigate allegations of harassment of a queer student and the... Read more »