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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 Acquits Appellants in Criminal Appeal. Conviction Under Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Goa Children's Act, 2003 Set Aside Due to Inconsistent Evidence and Property Dispute

The Appellants, were convicted by the Children's Court for offences under Section 504 and 324 read with Section 34 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Sect...

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High Court Quashes Charges Against Doctor in POCSO Case for Failure to Report Sexual Offence — Mandatory Reporting Duty Under Section 19 of POCSO Act Applies Only to Persons Having 'Reason to Believe' Based on Concrete Information, Not Mere Suspicion.

The petitioner, Dr. Lata Krishnaraddi Mankali, a gynecologist and Chief Medical Officer at KLE's Society's Dr. Kamala Hospital, Ankola, was arrayed as...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes POCSO Proceedings Against Accused Due to Lack of Sexual Intent — Allegations of Slapping and Wrongful Confinement Do Not Attract Sections 11 and 12 of POCSO Act, 2012

The petitioner, Smt. Thahseen Begum @ Tasi, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India read with Section 482 of the...

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Supreme Court Upholds Father's Custody of Minor Daughter in Guardianship Dispute — Child's Welfare Paramount, Mother's Paranoid Schizophrenia and Unsubstantiated Allegations of Sexual Abuse Considered

The Supreme Court disposed of a Special Leave Petition filed by the mother (DSG) challenging an interim order of the Delhi High Court dated 26.03.2019...

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Karnataka High Court Dismisses Pontiff's Appeal Against FIR Quashing in Criminal Defamation Case — Allegations of Sexual Assault and Criminal Intimidation by a Seer Against a Woman and Her Family Not Quashed at Threshold.

The appellant, a 39-year-old pontiff of Shree Samsthana Gokarna – Shree Ramachandrapura Mutta, filed a writ petition under Article 226 and Article 2...