Megh HC | Court affirms trial court’s conviction on the basis of victim’s testimony in POCSO matter
Meghalaya High Court: The Division Bench of Sanjib Banerjee and W. Diengdoh, JJ., while hearing an appeal which challenged the judgment of
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On pretext of removing evil spirit from body of a woman who was bipolar in nature, a man lured woman and committed sexual intercourse, but ADJ granted bail: Will HC cancel his bail? Del HC analyses
Delhi High Court: Mukta Gupta, J., cancelled the bail of an accused who lured a female on the pretext of removing an
7-year-old’s “brutal” rape and murder: SC commutes Death sentence; No premature release/remission during 30 years’ LI as “conscience of the society cannot be ignored”
Supreme Court: In a case where a man had brutally raped and murdered a 7-year-old girl, the 3-judge bench of AM Khanwilkar,
Cal HC | Penetration even of the slightest degree is necessary to establish the offence of rape; Court modifies order after 8 years of imprisonment
Calcutta High Court: The Division Bench of Joymalya Bagchi and Bivas Pattanayak, JJ. modified a sentence imposed which was given in relation
82 Reports from 21 High Courts: Hijab Row, Uphaar Case, Child Custody Battles, Drug Menace and more | February RoundUp 2022
82 reports on High Court Judgments to read from February 2022. Allahabad High Court Bail 22-year-old woman, burnt and buried due to
Children less than 12 years of age are “asexual” and normally take time to recognize that disguised love, affection or warmth by perpetrator is sinful: Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi
Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi: Dharmesh Sharma, Principal District & Sessions Judge, found a 28-year-old man guilty of committing aggravated penetrative sexual assault
Megh HC | Unequivocal confession leads to dismissal of appeal in a Rape case with minor
Meghalaya High Court: The Division bench of Sanjib Banerjee, CJ. and W. Diengdoh, J. dismissed the appeal which was filed on behalf
SL CoA | Court not satisfied with the delay caused by pandemic in filing revision, application dismissed in rape of minor case
Court of Appeal of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: Menaka Wijesundera and Neil Iddawala, JJ. while deciding on a revision
Utt HC | Compelling to continue pregnancy, infringement under Art. 21; Rape victim allowed to terminate Intrauterine Fetus of 28 weeks 5 days
Uttaranchal High Court: Alok Kumar Verma, J., decided on a petition which was filed by the father of the minor petitioner to
Conviction and Death Sentence on the same Day for kidnapping, rape and murder of an 11 Year Old: SC commutes sentence from death to life
Supreme Court: In a case where the order of conviction and sentence was passed on the same day, the 3-judge bench of
Bishop Franco Mulakkal; A victim of faction feud in the Church and group fights of nuns? Read why Sessions Court acquitted the Bishop in nun rape case
Court of Session (Kottayam): While hearing a case which had lead nation to one of the most controversial outbreak and had lifted
Rape on the Pretext of Marriage: Are the Relationships Going Sour?
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Will Delhi HC allow waiving off alleged offence of rape in view of compromise and subsequent marriage between complainant and accused? Read to know
Delhi High Court: Stating that, Rape is an act against society, Rajnish Bhatnagar, J., held that simply entering into a compromise allegation
3-year old raped and strangulated to death; Read why Supreme Court commuted Death Sentence to life imprisonment
Supreme Court: In a case where a 3 year old girl was raped and strangulated to death, the 3-judge Bench of L.
SL CoA | Is it practically impossible to commit Rape without committing Grave Sexual Abuse? Court discusses
Court of Appeal of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: The Division Bench of K Priyantha Fernando and Sampath B Abayakoon,
Significance of ‘sterling witness’ in a matter wherein a daughter alleges that her father raped her: Bom HC examines whether daughter’s evidence was of ‘sterling quality’ or not
Bombay High Court: Anuja Prabhudessai, J., while addressing a matter of a daughter alleging rape by her father expressed the significance of
‘To sexually violate innocent child within filial relationship descends on different path of depravity’: Del HC convicts father, friend under S. 377 IPC; emphasises on ingredients of ‘carnal intercourse against the order of nature’
Delhi High Court: The Division Bench of Siddharth Mridul and Anup Jairam Bambhani, JJ., while addressing a very unfortunate incident, involving sexual
Ker HC | “The accused hugged and impregnated me”; Is mere oral testimony of victim sufficient to attract offence of rape?
Kerala High Court: Kauser Edappagath, J., reversed the concurrent findings of Lower Courts, whereby the accused was convicted for the offence of
‘Purpose of POCSO Act is to treat minors as a class by itself so that an attempt to abuse minor entails graver consequences’: Del HC stresses upon purpose of POCSO Act
Delhi High Court: While observing that, rape is an offence which not only violates the physical body of the survivor but is
Kar HC terminates 24 + week pregnancy of a rape surviving major who was a minor at the time of crime, on the opinion of Medical Board
Karnataka High Court: N S Sanjay Gowda, J., directed the Medical Practitioners to terminate the pregnancy in accordance with the provisions of