1998 Gang Rape Case | Guilt Not Established Beyond Reasonable Doubt: Supreme Court Sets Aside Conviction of 4 Men
The Supreme Court set aside the conviction of 4 men in a 1998 gang rape case, ruling that the prosecution…
Tag: Rape
False Rape Case | Holding Courts Will Become Forums for Personal Vendetta If Every Broken Relationship Is Criminalized: Karnataka HC Quashed FIR Against Innocent Man
The Karnataka High Court quashed a rape case based on an alleged false promise of marriage, noting the relationship was…
False Rape Allegation After Failed Relationship: Delhi High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail to Army Officer, Notes Roka Ceremony and 5-Year Association Supporting Man’s Case
Granting anticipatory bail to an Army officer in a false promise of marriage rape case, the Delhi High Court noted…
Army Major Gets Big Relief In Rape Case: P&H High Court Refuses to Reopen Case After FIR Was Quashed, Says Relationship Was Consensual
Can a rape case be revived after a High Court has already quashed the FIR on merits?The P&H High Court…
Rape Case on False Promise of Marriage | ‘No More Automatic Targeting of Families’: P&H High Court Rejects Plea to Prosecute Parents and Grandmother of Accused
Can a man’s entire family be prosecuted based on alleged assurances of marriage? The Punjab and Haryana High Court has…
PIL Exposes Criminal Law Weaponisation Against Innocent Men: Supreme Court Takes Cognisance of Fake Rape & SC/ST Cases Ruining Lives
For years, false rape and atrocity cases have been used as tools of intimidation, extortion and personal vendetta. The Supreme…
Jailed for Consensual Sex with Married Woman, Cleared of Rape but Convicted for Trespass: Orissa High Court Frees Man After Finding No Proof of Criminal Intent
Can a man be punished by presuming criminal intent merely because the woman was married? The Orissa High Court ruled…
False POCSO Case | “She Herself Eloped… Love Affair… No Sign Of Sexual Assault”: Karnataka HC Upholds Acquittal After Victim Turns Hostile
When the complainant herself does not support the case and medical findings show no injuries or proof of assault, can…
No Reliable Proof That Girl Was Minor, No Evidence of Lack of Consent: Chhattisgarh High Court Sets Aside Rape Conviction of Man After 21 Years
With no conclusive proof that the girl was a minor and no medical evidence of force, the Chhattisgarh High Court…
Delhi High Court: Woman Can’t Criminalise a Broken Alliance. Consent Cannot Be Withdrawn After 11 Year Consensual Physical Relationship
After nearly 11 years of an open, adult relationship, criminal charges were invoked when the relationship collapsed. The Delhi High…
