हिंदी
Chhattisgarh HC

Chhattisgarh HC Commutes Death Penalty to Life Imprisonment of Child Murderer

The Chhattisgarh High Court has commuted the death sentence of a child murderer to life imprisonment. He was found Guilty in the case of kidnapping, sexually assaulting, and murdering a 4-year-old child... Read more »
Iran

Three individuals executed in Iran for luring women into a counterfeit clinic and committing rape

Three men convicted of raping women at a fraudulent cosmetic surgery clinic and administering anaesthetic drugs were executed in Iran on Tuesday. The men were found guilty of conspiring in 12 sexual... Read more »

Kevin Spacey Faces Trial In London Over Decade-Old Sexual Assault Allegations

Kevin Spacey, a two-time Oscar winner, is set to stand trial in a London court, facing charges of sexually assaulting four men dating back as far as two decades ago. The 63-year-old... Read more »

Kesha & Dr. Luke Settle Defamation Lawsuit Over Sexual Assault Allegations

Singer Kesha and her former producer Dr. Luke has recently released separate statements, announcing that they have reached a settlement in the defamation lawsuit he filed against her. The lawsuit stemmed from... Read more »
POCSO

Absence of Witnesses To Sexual Assault Not Ground To Absolve Accused Under POCSO: Meghalaya HC

The Meghalaya High Court recently held that the absence of witnesses in sexual assault cases under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO Act) cannot be used as a basis... Read more »
K’taka HC Denies Bail To Teacher Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Students, Says “Teachers Are Gods In India”

K’taka HC Denies Bail To Teacher Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Students, Says “Teachers Are Gods In India”

The Karnataka High Court recently denied bail to a teacher accused of sexually abusing and assaulting his minor female students. Justice Umesh M Adiga noted that the offences were heinous in nature... Read more »

Calcutta HC Orders State To Pay ₹7 Lakh Compensation To Minor Who Was Trafficked & Forced Into Prostitution

The Calcutta High Court has recently ordered the West Bengal government to pay compensation of ₹7 lakh to a minor survivor of human trafficking and rape. Single-judge Justice Moushumi Bhattacharya passed the... Read more »

Woman Tells New York Court That Donald Trump Molest Her On Flight

A woman has recently told a New York trial court that Donald Trump sexually assaulted her in the late 1970s on a flight in the United States. Jessica Leeds related the alleged... Read more »

Bengal Police Directed To File Progress Report In Probe Over Teen’s Death: Calcutta HC

The Calcutta High Court today directed West Bengal police to file a progress report on its probe into the unnatural death of a minor girl at Kaliaganj in the Uttar Dinajpur district.... Read more »

Ejaculation Of Semen Not Necessary To Constitute Penetrative Sexual Assault Under POCSO Act: Andhra Pradesh HC

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has recently held that merely because semen wasn’t detected at the time of examination of a rape survivor, doesn’t mean that there was no act of penetrative... Read more »
Lawyers Outraged Over Gang Rape Of Law Student Delhi HC Directs MCD, Police To Address Issues In Chandni Chowk Delhi HC Issues Notice On Shabir Shah’s Plea For Phone Access In Custody Judge Recommends Sending Terror Case Against Engineer Rashid To MP/MLA Court Bombay HC Imposes Rs.25,000 Cost On Nashik Prison Jailor