Delhi HC: Broken Relationships Are Not a Canvas for Legal Retribution
Educated and independent adults must be aware of the inherent uncertainties attached to relationships, the Court said. The Delhi High […]
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Delhi High Court: Breach of Marriage Promise Not ‘False Promise’ Amounting to Rape
While granting bail to a 20-year-old accused in a rape case, the Delhi High Court clarified the distinction between a
Delhi High Court Directs Authorities to Decide on Plea for Database of Multiple Rape Complaints
The Delhi High Court has recently directed the police and other competent authorities in the national capital to take a
MP High Court: Both Genders Liable for Abetment to Rape Under Section 109 IPC
The Madhya Pradesh High Court was considering a Criminal Revision Petition against the order passed by the Additional Sessions Judge
Age gap cannot be used as a defence in rape cases based on a promise to marry: Delhi High Court
The submission that a woman must assume additional responsibility and foresee marriage-related difficulties solely because she is elder to her
Jammu & Kashmir High Court Grants Bail to Rape Accused Following Complainant’s Admission of Marriage
Background The Jammu & Kashmir High Court grants bail to rape after the complainant acknowledged that she was legally married
Supreme Court: Refusal of Medical Examination by Alleged Rape Victim Leads to Adverse Inference Against Her
The criminal appeal before the Apex Court was directed against the impugned judgment of acquittal passed by the Himachal Pradesh
Chhattisgarh High Court Rules That Unnatural or Non-Consensual Sex with a Major Wife Is Not an Offense
The Court acquitted a man who was convicted for causing death of his wife by inserting his hand up the
Delhi High Court: Courts Must Differentiate Between Rape and Consensual Sex in Failed Relationships
The Court observed that relationships at workplaces often become sour and lead to criminal cases. The Delhi High Court on
Victim Engaged in Intimate Relations Willingly, Not Due to False Promise of Marriage: Supreme Court Dismisses Rape Case Against Accused
The Apex Court allowed Criminal Appeals of an accused against the Allahabad High Court’s Order upholding a Summoning Order issued
Supreme Court Highlights Concerning Trend of Filing Rape Cases After Consensual Relationships Sour
A Bench of Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice N Kotiswar Singh flagged the “worrying trend” of attributing criminality to the
Supreme Court: A Breakup Alone Cannot Lead to a Rape Case Against a Man
The Court was of the view that it was inconceivable for the girl-complainant to maintain a prolonged relationship with the
Sex with a minor wife is considered rape; marital rape exception does not apply
The Court affirmed the apex court’s decision in Independent Thought vs. Union of India, which read down the marital rape
Allahabad High Court Rules: Consensual Long-Term Adulterous Relationship Does Not Constitute Rape
The Court observed that a promise of marriage does not automatically render consensual intercourse as rape unless it is proven
Centre argues that thae Supreme Court cannot criminalize marital rape, stating that married women are already protected under existing laws
Centre said that it is not as if a woman’s consent is obliterated by marriage, but only that consent violations
Married Woman Cannot Allege Rape on the Pretext of Marriage, Rules Bombay High Court
Single-judge Justice Manish Pitale made the observation while granting anticipatory bail to a man arrested by the Pune police in
Gujarat High Court Observes Surge in Consensual Relationships Being Reported as Rape Cases
The Court was dealing with a case where a man had been accused of having committed rape by being in
Bombay HC Clears Man of Rape Charges, States No Reasonable Woman Would Visit Hotel Room on Initial Meeting
The Bombay High Court has cleared a man of rape charges, stating that the woman’s actions were not what one
Kerala High Court Rules Settlement in Rape Case Invalid and Contrary to Public Policy
In a plea seeking quashing of a rape case, the Court considered the legality of agreements to settle public offences
Calcutta High Court: DNA Evidence Not Definitive Proof in Rape Cases
Therefore, single-judge Justice Ajay Kumar Gupta refused to discharge a rape accused even after the DNA report concluded that he
The Rajasthan High Court refuses bail for three individuals accused of participating in the lynching of a rape suspect
Justice Anil Kumar Upman observed that mob-lynching is unacceptable in a civilized society and that we are not living in