From ‘No Means No’ to ‘Only Yes Means Yes’ — Europe is rewriting the rules of consent
In a significant move, the European Parliament has called for a consent-based definition of rape, grounded in the principle that only an
Sexual Violence
Madras HC issues guidelines on disposal of products of conception after MTP of a pregnant minor girl, and on disclosure of her personal details
Madras High Court made the Superintendent of Police of the District concerned responsible if the identity of the minor victim girl or the personal details are revealed to the outside world.
‘Quashing of cases involving sexual violence based on monetary payments would imply that justice is for sale’; Delhi High Court refuses to quash FIR filed for sexual violence
The Delhi High Court opined that true justice, and the ends of justice would not be served by quashing the FIR without a trial, but by conducting a trial to fairly ascertain the real culprit, whether it be the accused or the complainant.
Bombay HC falls short of words to describe “mental, psychological and physical state of the victim” while rejecting bail for sexually abusing child for 9 years
Due to the horrendous nature of crime committed by the applicant, the victim, a 17-year-old child, turned into a nymphomaniac.
Women sexual violence in Manipur | Supreme Court constitutes all-women committee to oversee probe, suggest remedies
Supreme Court further ordered the judicial committee and Dattatray Padsalgikar to submit separate reports before the Court.
Fear of stigma, not being believed and being blamed: 17-year-old girl leaving a note to her mother explaining ill deeds of her uncle who sexually harassed her, ended her life | Bom HC delves to know what happened
Bombay High Court: Sexual violence knows no boundaries, it occurs in every country, across all parts of society, Bharati Dangre, J., while