Thursday, 18 August, 2022
TopicRape cases

Topic: Rape cases

A rape forgotten—50 years ago, Mathura was denied justice. Then society betrayed her

+TFP Jyoti Yadav -
Fifty years after she was raped, ThePrint tracks down Mathura who is still waiting for justice though her case paved the way for legal reform.

Rape is a war crime that goes unpunished

Ruth Pollard -
What’s happening in Ukraine is one of the worst large-scale campaigns of sexual violence in war since Islamic State’s attacks on the Yezidi minority in Iraq in 2014.

Meghalaya HC upholds rape conviction, says still penetration even if survivor wore underpants

Bhadra Sinha -
HC referred to IPC Section 375 (b) and (c) and said penetration does not have to be complete, dismissing accused’s appeal in 2006 case involving rape of a minor girl.

Shahdara rape shows we need to learn more about bodily autonomy

Ambar Rana -
Campus Voice is an initiative by ThePrint where young Indians get an opportunity to express their opinions on a prevalent issue.

‘Sexual activity with wife does not amount to rape, even if by force’ — Chhattisgarh HC

PTI -
Justice Chandravanshi stated an exception under Sec 375 of IPC, stating "sexual intercourse/sexual act by a man with his wife, her not being under 18 years of age, is not rape."

No sign of short circuit in water cooler, SIT says in Delhi’s Nangal minor rape, murder case

PTI -
During the investigation, it was found that the main accused, who was the priest of the crematorium, had tried to mislead the SIT by claiming he used to get shocks from the water cooler.

Woman who accused BSP MP Atul Rai of rape sets herself, friend ablaze outside Supreme Court

Bismee Taskin -
Woman had in 2019 accused Ghosi MP Atul Rai of rape, now accuses several police officers of trying to help Rai, posts Facebook live video of self-immolation.

India still conservative, girls don’t indulge in carnal activities just for fun: MP HC judge

Bhadra Sinha -
Justice Subodh Abhyankar’s observation came while dismissing bail plea of accused who claimed the complainant had consensual sex with him and it was not a forced relationship.

SC quashes rape case after marriage but leaves important legal questions unanswered

Apoorva Mandhani -
Accused had raised important legal questions whether rape can be equated to ‘consensual intercourse on the false promise of marriage amounting to the offence of rape’.

CRPF officer & swimming champion Khajan Singh, accused of running ‘sex scandal’, suspended

Sanya Dhingra -
A woman constable had accused Singh of sexually harassing, raping and intimidating her for several years.
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