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Supreme Court Quashes FIR and Proceedings Under Section 376(2)(n) IPC Against Advocate -- Consensual Relationship With Married Woman Does Not Constitute Rape on False Promise of Marriage

The Supreme Court quashed criminal proceedings against the appellant-advocate accused of rape under Section 376(2)(n) IPC by a married woman complaina...

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High Court of Bombay at Goa confirmed conviction of Appellant in Sexual Assault Case Under IPC and Goa Children's Act Due to consistent Evidence and Corroboration

The Appellant was convicted by the Children's Court for offences under Sections 341, 354, 375(b), and 376(2)(i) of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) r...

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Supreme Court Strikes Down Caste-Based Discrimination in Prison Manuals as Unconstitutional. Prison Rules Dividing Labour and Segregating Barracks by Caste Violate Articles 14, 15, 17, 21, and 23 of the Constitution.

The petitioner, Sukanya Shantha, a journalist, filed a writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution seeking directions for the repeal of offendi...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Ex-Husband's Petition in Execution of Maintenance Decree for Muslim Divorced Wife. Court Emphasizes Expeditious Execution of Maintenance Decrees and Lamented Two-Decade Delay.

The case involves a writ petition filed by Ezazur Rehman, the ex-husband, challenging an order on I.A.No.10 passed by the I Additional Principal Famil...

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Supreme Court Reviews Its Own Guidelines on Arrest and Anticipatory Bail Under SC/ST Act. Directions Requiring Preliminary Enquiry and Approval for Arrest Quashed as Legislative Overreach, but Anticipatory Bail Direction Upheld.

The Union of India filed a review petition against the Supreme Court's judgment dated 20.3.2018 in Criminal Appeal No.416 of 2018, which had issued gu...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Challenging Internal Complaints Committee Report in Sexual Harassment Case — Violation of Natural Justice and Vishaka Guidelines. Committee Constituted Without Independent Member and Proceedings Conducted Without Proper Opportunity of Hearing to Complainant.

The petitioner, Vidya Akhave, an employee of IFCI Ltd., filed a complaint of sexual harassment against respondent No.2, Suneet Shukla. An Internal Com...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Censor Board's 'A' Certificate with Cuts for Film 'Wounded'. Court Upholds Restrictions on Scenes Glorifying Violence and Use of Weapons Under Cinematograph Act, 1952.

The petitioner, a film producer/director, produced a Hindi feature film titled 'Wounded' based on the life of a woman dacoit, Seema Parihar, who herse...