41 result(s) found
Conviction and Sentence Confirmed – Consent Obtained Under Misconception of Fact – Victim Below Eighteen Years of Age (a) Consent of Minor Irrele...
The term ‘repeatedly’ in Section 354-D of the IPC requires recurring acts over a continuous period, which the prosecution failed to establish. De...
Judicial Review of Court Martial Proceedings: The High Court, under Article 226, can review Court Martial proceedings if there is a denial of fundamen...
High Court of Judicature at Bombay emphasized the reformative theory of punishment while granting bail to the accused involved in serious offences und...
1. Background: The appellant, Sikandar Somsingh Chavhan, was convicted for rape under Section 376(2)(l) IPC and Sections 3, 4, 5(k), and 6 of the POC...
The Supreme Court addressed the quashing of an FIR against a teacher accused of sexual harassment and caste-based abuse of a minor girl. Initially, th...
The Supreme Court of India in its 2024 judgment, under Chief Justice Dr. Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, addressed the persistent issue of child marriages i...
The Bombay High Court examined the evidence against the accused, initially convicted of rape under Section 376-AB IPC and Sections 4 and 6 of the POCS...
The Case Ofcharges under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the Bombay High Court at Auranga...
Scope of Section 15 of the POCSO: The primary legal issue was whether mere possession of child pornographic material without intent to distribut...
