POCSO Act | Wife’s Forged Aadhaar, Hidden Age & Rape Trap: MP High Court Grants Bail To Jailed Husband
The Madhya Pradesh High Court granted bail to a man accused under POCSO after noting that the girl’s age was…
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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…
Refusal to Marry Is Not Suicide Abetment. You Can’t Jail a Man for Saying ‘NO’ In Love Affair: Gauhati High Court Quashes IPC 306 Charge
The Gauhati High Court ruled that a failed love affair or refusal to marry cannot automatically make a man guilty…
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…
False Rape Cases & Allegations Scars Men For Lifetime & Destroy Lives Beyond Repair: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court ruled that false rape cases cause irreversible damage to the accused, including loss of reputation, liberty,…
Delhi High Court Clears Ex-CISF Officer After 25 Years, Calls False Sexual Harassment Case “Vengeful”, Restores His Honour
Delhi High Court quashed a 2005 compulsory retirement order against a CISF officer, holding the sexual harassment allegations were motivated…
Consensual Relationship Is Not Sexual Harassment: Allahabad HC Calls Lecturer’s Career-Destroying Dismissal ‘Shockingly Disproportionate’
The Allahabad High Court held that a consensual relationship between a lecturer and a former student was misconduct but not…
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…
Supreme Court: Clicking Photos or Videos of Women Without Consent When She’s Not Engaged In Private Acts Won’t Amount To Voyeurism – 354C IPC
The Supreme Court ruled that taking photos or videos of a woman in public or non-private situations does not amount…