SC dismisses Asaram Bapu’s bail plea in sexual assault case in Gujarat
Supreme Court: The Court has dismissed the bail plea of self-styled preacher Asaram Bapu in connection with a sexual assault case lodged
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Raj HC | Punishment of Life Imprisonment set aside under SC/ST Act; “offence was not to sexually assault a member of ‘SC Community’ but to satisfy carnal desires”
Rajasthan High Court: A Division Bench of Sandeep Mehta and Abhay Chaturvedi, JJ. contemplated an appeal where the appellant had been convicted
Bom HC | Application for quashing FIR under S. 376 IPC rejected where prima facie material warrants trial
Bombay High Court: S.S. Shinde, J. denied to quash the charges under Sections 376 and 420 IPC as prayed by the petitioner
Tri HC | Consent obtained for intercourse on false promise of marriage attracts S. 90 IPC; conviction for rape under S. 376 IPC upheld
Tripura High Court: Sanjay Karol, CJ, dismissed a criminal appeal filed against the decision of the Additional Sessions Judge whereby the appellant was
P&H HC | Observation in grant of regular bail not be construed as an expression on merit of the case; bail application allowed on the ground that culpability to be determined at trial
Punjab and Haryana High Court: Fateh Deep Singh, J. allowed the application of bail on the ground that petitioner was behind the
Del HC | Presumption under S. 114-A of Evidence Act to be attracted only when facts of sexual intercourse is proved
Delhi High Court: A Bench of Manmohan and Sangita Dhingra Sehgal, JJ. dismissed an appeal filed by the prosecutrix under Section 372 CrPC
SA HC | If no material misdirection by the Trial Court found, it is to be presumed to be correct
South Africa High Court, Kwazulu-Natal Division: This appeal was filed before a Division Bench of Gorven, J and Ntshulana, AJ preferred against
SA HC | Child incapable of understanding the consequence of lying is incompetent witness under S. 164(1) of Criminal Procedure Act, 1977
South Africa High Court, Kwazulu–Natal Division: This appeal was preferred before the Bench of Ploos Van Amstel, J., against the order of
Bom HC | Even where victim turned hostile, conviction for rape upheld on basis of material corroboration of evidence
Bombay High Court: Sadhana S. Jadhav, J. dismissed an appeal filed against the Judgment of the Additional Sessions Judge whereby the appellant was
Megh HC | To contend that re-trial helped prosecution fill up gaps and lacuna is otiose theory where no such plea agitated during the re-trial
Meghalaya High Court: A Bench of Mohammad Yaqoob Mir, CJ, and H.S. Thangkhiew, J. dismissed an appeal filed against the trial court decision
NHRC issues notice over — Abduction, Rape and Murder of a 9-Year old girl
National Human Rights Commission issues notice on 08-04-2019 to Maharashtra DGP and Mumbai Police Commissioner over the reported abduction, rape, and murder
Del HC | Not abnormal for a girl not to make complaint against her father; order discharging accused-father of offence of rape set aside
Delhi High Court: Observing that the trial court, in the present case, did not seem to be alive to realities, Sanjeev Sachdeva, J.
Bom HC | Conviction for rape reversed where love affair between youngsters landed in prosecution of a young boy
Bombay High Court: Sadhana S. Jadhav, J. allowed an appeal filed against the decision of the trial court whereby the appellant was convicted
Pat HC | No infirmity in order rejecting renewal of service, where complaint of rape is pending against contractual employee
Patna High Court: The Bench of Ashutosh Kumar, J. dismissed a petition filed by a contractual employee holding that there was no
SC acquits man in an 18-year-old rape case
Supreme Court: The bench of Abhay Manohar Sapre and Dinesh Maheshwari, JJ acquitted a man convicted for the offence of rape and
Sikkim HC | Conviction under POCSO Act maintained on failure of rebutting presumption of culpable mental state
Sikkim High Court: A Bench of Vijay Kumar Bist, C.J., and Meenakshi Madan Rai, J., dismissed an application filed against the judgment of
Madras HC | Pollachi Rape Case– TN Govt. asked to pay Rs 25 lakh compensation due to revelation of survivor’s identity
Pollachi Sexual Assault Case: In the barbarous and shameful act that took place in the State of Tamil Nadu the first FIR
CoA Tanzania | Corroboration of material witness required for the offence of rape
Court of Appeal of Tanzania: The Bench of K.M. Mussa, S.A. Lila and R.K.Mkuye, JJ., decided in an appeal concerning the conviction
SC acquits 6 falsely implicated death row convicts in a 16 year old crime; orders reinvestigation
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Dr. AK Sikri, SA Nazeer and MR Shah, JJ has acquitted 6 death row convicts and
J&K HC | Charges not established against rape accused since victim’s consent was established through circumstantial evidence
Jammu and Kashmir High Court: The Bench of Gita Mittal, CJ and Tashi Rabstan, J. dismissed the application filed to assail the