The Karnataka High Court dismissed the State’s appeal in a POCSO case, holding that the victim’s statements were inconsistent and unsupported by medical or age-proof evidence. The Court reaffirmed tha…
Delhi High Court granted bail to a young boy, observing that POCSO and rape charges cannot be used to punish a consensual romantic relationship with a girl near 18 years. The Court treated the girl’s…
The Rajasthan High Court protected a 19-year-old boy from prosecution, holding that a consensual relationship with a near-major 17-year-old girl who was with him of her own free will, cannot be crimin…
The Telangana High Court held that a marriage registered under the Hindu Marriage Act is legally void if one party is outside the Act’s scope. Consent, rituals, or registration cannot override statuto…
The Punjab and Haryana High Court held that a failed consensual relationship cannot be turned into a criminal rape case to compel marriage. The Court quashed the FIR, calling the prosecution an abuse…
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