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…
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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…
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…
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…
5 Years of Consensual Relationship Branded as Rape: Calcutta High Court Quashes Proceedings Against Man, Holds False Promise to Marry Must Exist From the Beginning
Calcutta High Court quashed rape proceedings arising from a 5-year consensual relationship between a man and a woman, holding that…
Rajasthan High Court Acquits Former Sarpanch in POCSO Case: “Unnatural Behaviour For Victim To Accompany Rapist To Hotel”, Stresses Proof Beyond Doubt
The Rajasthan High Court has set aside a POCSO conviction, holding that the prosecution failed to prove the victim’s minority…
Tripura High Court Upholds POCSO Conviction Despite DNA Mismatch: Negative Test Report Only Disproves Paternity, Not Rape Charges
The Tripura High Court ruled that a negative DNA report only rules out paternity, not the offence of rape, and…
Woman Herself Refused Marriage, Yet Filed a Fake Rape Case Over a False Promise: Karnataka High Court Upholds the Acquittal of a Man
The Karnataka High Court refused to interfere with the acquittal of a man accused of rape on the promise of…
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