Source: hindustantimes.com The Bombay high court (HC) on Thursday issued a notice to the Central and state governments, after two men convicted for the rape and murder of a Pune BPO employee in 2007 filed separate petitions seeking to halt their execution and commute their sentence to life imprisonment. Purushottam Borate and Pradeep Kokade have
Source- zeenews.india.com The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned the case of Tarun Tejpal for three weeks after the Goa government had earlier sought deferment of the matter, news agency ANI reported. The founding editor of Tehelka magazine, Tarun Tejpal, is accused of sexual assault on his junior woman colleague in a Goa hotel in November
Source- indianexpress.com Writer-producer Vinta Nanda Tuesday accused actor Alok Nath of sexually assaulting her on multiple occasions 19 years ago when they worked together on the sets of the 1993 TV show Tara. Nanda detailed the account on Facebook Monday in which she referred to Nath as “the most sanskaari (cultured) person”, before naming him the next day. Speaking to ABP
Source – thehindu.com The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered that minor survivors of rape or sexual assault will get compensation on par with women victims. The apex court extended the National Legal Services Authority’s (NALSA) compensation scheme for women rape and sexual assault survivors to minor children. A three-judge Bench led by Justice Madan B. Lokur directed that
Source – indianexpress.com The Supreme Court on Monday rejected the anticipatory bail plea of two Christian priests — Sony Verghese and Jaise K George — facing rape charges, and directed them to surrender by August 13. A bench of Justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan said it was not a fit case for grant of anticipatory bail
Source: thehindu The Supreme Court on Thursday asked Uttar Pradesh Minister Azam Khan to unconditionally apologise for his controversial remarks about the Bulandshahr gang-rape case. He had allegedly said that the case was a “political conspiracy” against his ruling Samajwadi Party. Noting that “words once spoken cannot be re-called,” a Bench led by Justice Dipak
Source: indialivetoday Shivpuri (Madhya Pradesh), Nov 18 (IANS) The woman head of a Bal Ashram (children’s home) in Madhya Pradesh has been taken into custody over allegations that her father, now on the run, was drugging and sexually molesting the minor girls, police said on Friday. The centre, Madhav Bal Ashram, is run by a
Source: timesofindia A rape survivor is eligible for medical termination of pregnancy (MTP) as the unwanted pregnancy is a threat to her life, the Kerala High Court has held. The court’s ruling came even as a bill containing a recommendation for allowing MTP in rape cases, if the pregnancy is less than six months old,
Supreme Court Cancels Bail Of Rape-Accused Bihar Lawmaker Raj Ballabh Yadav Source: ndtv NEW DELHI: Rajballabh Yadav, a Bihar lawmaker accused of raping a 15-year-old school girl, will remain in jail the Supreme Court has ordered. Yadav was granted bail by a Bihar court last month and the state government of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar
Source:- news18.com Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked the office of Lieutenant Governor to clearly state whether the rape crisis and other cells, run on court orders by Delhi Commission for Women, should be shut down over alleged illegal appointment of staff by the women’s panel. Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva also asked the LG’s office to
