Women Can’t Misuse Rape Laws as a Tool to Criminalise Breakups in Consensual Relationships: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court ruled that consensual relationships between adults cannot be criminalised after a breakup. The Court cautioned that…
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False Promise of Marriage Or Failed Relationship: Allahabad High Court Sends Section 69 BNS Case With Rape Allegations To Trial After 11-Year Relationship Dispute
An 11-year relationship has turned into a criminal case involving Section 69 BNS and rape-related legal issues. Allahabad High Court…
Marital Rape Law Still Unchanged After 75 Years. It is My Biggest Regret: Ex-CJI Chandrachud
Ex-CJI Chandrachud said Indian law still does not allow a wife to complain of marital rape and admitted this was…
Innocent Man Convicted Without Proof: Allahabad High Court Overturns 10-Year Rape Conviction After Finding Contradictions, Ignored Medical Evidence and No Proof of Non-Consent
The Allahabad High Court set aside a 10-year rape conviction after finding major contradictions in testimony and medical evidence showing…
Consensual Relationship Is Not Rape If Marriage Fails Or There’s A Breakup: Patna High Court Quashes False Prosecution Against Man U/S 376 IPC
The Patna High Court has ruled that a failed consensual relationship cannot be converted into a rape case merely because…
Forced Unnatural Sex By Husband Is Cruelty U/S 498A, Not Rape U/S 375 IPC Due To Marital Exception: MP High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court ruled that forced unnatural sex by a husband is cruelty under Section 498A IPC but…
Minor Daughter Rape Case | Right To Earn Livelihood Cannot Be Crushed. Accusation Is Not Conviction: Allahabad HC Suspend POCSO Conviction of Govt Servant
The Allahabad High Court has suspended the conviction and sentence of a government servant convicted under the POCSO Act, holding…
False Rape Cases Don’t Just Destroy Men, It Leads To Unfortunate Doubts On Women Who Are Real Victims: Delhi High Court
Delhi High Court warns that false sexual offence complaints harm not just the accused but also genuine women victims. Court…
Delhi High Court: Rape by In-Laws Can Be Treated as Cruelty Under Section 498A, No Separate Trial Needed
The Delhi High Court has held that sexual assault by a husband’s family members can amount to cruelty under Section…
Father Spent 7 Years in Jail, Acquitted of Raping Daughter Due to 0 Evidence: Court Slams Wife and Her Family for Filing a False POCSO Case
A Pune man spent seven years in jail after facing serious POCSO allegations by relatives. All key witnesses later denied…