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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in POCSO Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction for Aggravated Penetrative Sexual Assault Set Aside as Medical Evidence and Witness Testimony Failed to Establish Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt.

The appellant, Manoj s/o Harihar Shukla, was convicted by the Special Judge (POCSO), Ahmednagar, in Special (POCSO) Case No.199 of 2017 for offences u...

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High Court of Karnataka Upholds Convictions in Gang Rape and Murder Case Based on Circumstantial Evidence. The court affirmed life sentences for four accused and convicted the fifth accused for causing disappearance of evidence under Section 201 IPC.

The case involves the gang rape and murder of a young woman in Belgaum district. The prosecution alleged that on 24th April 2008, the deceased was abd...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Rape FIR in Breach of Promise to Marry Case — No Offence of Rape Made Out as Sexual Intercourse Was Consensual Based on Promise of Marriage. Court holds that failure to marry due to incompatibility does not constitute rape under Section 375 IPC or cheating under Section 417 IPC.

The petitioners, including the main accused Bharat Devdan Salvi and his family members, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution re...

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Supreme Court Upholds Death Sentence for Six Accused in Brutal Dacoity, Murder, and Gang Rape Case. The court restored the death penalty for all six accused, reversing the High Court's reduction of sentence for three of them, based on the 'rarest of rare' doctrine.

The Supreme Court of India heard a batch of appeals arising from a brutal home invasion and massacre that occurred on the night of June 5-6, 2003, in ...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Rape and Atrocities Case Against Boyfriend: Consent Under Promise of Marriage Not Vitiated When Promise Was Not False From Inception. Distinction Between 'Breach of Promise' and 'False Promise' Reiterated Under Section 376(2)(n) IPC and SC/ST Act.

The applicant, Vaibhav Deshpande, filed a criminal application under Section 482 CrPC seeking quashing of FIR No. 338/2022 and the charge-sheet regist...

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Gujarat High Court Confirms Death Sentence for Rape and Murder of 9-Year-Old Child Under POCSO Act and IPC. The court held that the case falls within the 'rarest of rare' category due to the brutal nature of the crime and the vulnerability of the victim.

The case involves the confirmation of a death sentence awarded to the appellant, Pradip Rajesh Rajkumar Gupta, by the Additional Sessions Court at Val...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses State Appeal Against Acquittal in Rape and Robbery Case — Prosecution Fails to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt. Evidence of Victim and Witnesses Found Unreliable, Medical and Forensic Evidence Not Supporting Prosecution Case.

The State of Karnataka filed an appeal under Section 378(1) and (3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 against the judgment of acquittal dated 18...