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Supreme Court Recognizes Menstrual Hygiene as Integral to Right to Education and Dignity. Court Emphasizes State's Obligation to Provide Free Sanitary Pads and Separate Toilets in Schools Under Articles 14, 21, and 21A.

The writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution was filed by a social worker seeking judicial intervention to address the widespread lack of me...

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Bombay High Court Allows Victim Compensation Appeals Under Section 357A CrPC — State Must Compensate Victims Even if Accused Acquitted or Untraced. The court held that victim compensation is a mandatory duty of the State, not dependent on conviction of the accused.

The judgment concerns four criminal appeals (Criminal Appeal Nos. 991, 992, 331, and 854 of 2011) heard together by the Bombay High Court. The appeals...

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Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence to Life Imprisonment in Rape and Murder of Minor - Rarest of Rare Doctrine Not Satisfied. Circumstantial Evidence and Possibility of Reformation Mitigate Against Death Penalty Under Section 302 IPC.

The Supreme Court of India heard an appeal against the death sentence imposed on Raju Jagdish Paswan for the rape and murder of a 9-year-old girl. The...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Criminal Proceedings in Dowry Harassment Case Due to Lack of Territorial Jurisdiction. Proceedings under Sections 324 and 498A IPC initiated at Mangaluru set aside as no part of cause of action arose within that jurisdiction.

The petitioner, Dr. Aakash Shetty, filed a petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking quashing of proceedings in C.C.No.1712/2017 (P.C.No.100/2016) pe...

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High Court of Bombay Considers Confirmation of Death Sentence in Gangrape Case: First Conviction Under Section 376E IPC After 2013 Amendment. Trial Court Imposed Capital Punishment for Repeat Offenders in the Shakti Mill Incident, and the High Court Reviewed Procedural Propriety of the Sentence.

The judgment under analysis is a confirmation case arising from the brutal gangrape of a young photo journalist at Shakti Mill premises in Mumbai on 2...