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…
Tag: Sexual Assault
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…
No Proof of Stalking or Sexual Intent. Girl Herself Sent the Friend Request: Pune Court Acquits 19-Year-Old Bus Driver Accused Under POCSO Act
A Pune court has acquitted a young bus driver accused of online stalking and sexual harassment of a 13-year-old student….
Forcing a Wife to Testify Against Her Husband Is ‘An Instrument of Harassment’: Allahabad HC Quashes POCSO Case Lodged by Father In Law
The Allahabad High Court has quashed kidnapping and POCSO charges against a Farrukhabad man after the alleged victim – now…
MP High Court Restores Professor’s Job Amid Sexual Harassment Case: “Relationship With Female Student Began Years Before She Joined University”
The Madhya Pradesh High Court set aside the termination of a university professor accused of sexual harassment, noting that his…
Kerala High Court Quashes Wife’s 8-Year-Old Rape Case Filed After Divorce: “Judicial Process Cannot Be Used for Vengeance”
The Kerala High Court has quashed an 8-year-old sexual assault case filed by a woman against her ex-husband, ruling that…
Lack of Medical Proof. No Signs of Sexual Assault or Smothering: Kerala High Court Grants Bail to Youth Accused of Killing Girlfriend
The Kerala High Court has given bail to a 26-year-old man accused of assaulting and smothering his 19-year-old girlfriend. The…
Courtship Is Not Consent, Nor a Crime: Delhi High Court Frees Naveen Yadav, Slams Misuse of Promise-to-Marry Cases
Justice Arun Monga grants bail to Naveen Yadav, accused under Section 69 BNS, observing that a failed relationship cannot be…
Delhi High Court Quashes False Sexual Assault FIR Against 70-Year-Old Lt. General
Delhi High Court quashed an FIR against 70-year-old Lt. Gen. Inderjit Singh (Retd.), calling the sexual assault allegations “baseless and…
Ex-CJI UU Lalit Slams BNS & New Rape Laws for Ignoring Male Victims of Sexual Assault
Former Ex-CJI UU Lalit raised strong concerns over the new criminal laws, saying India “lost an ideal opportunity” to protect…
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