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    Trying to Remove Salwar Amounts to Outraging Modesty, Not Attempt to Rape: Patna High Court
    Trying to Remove Salwar Amounts to Outraging Modesty, Not Attempt to Rape: Patna High Court
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    Trying to Remove Salwar Amounts to Outraging Modesty, Not Attempt to Rape: Patna High Court

    The Patna High Court quashed a photo studio owner’s conviction for attempted rape, holding that the allegations constituted outraging modesty but did not satisfy the legal ingredients of attempt to rape. The Court cited absence of medical evidence and any unequivocal overt act establishing attempted rape.

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    "Love, Not Lust": Supreme Court Quashes POCSO Conviction After Victim Marries Accused
    "Love, Not Lust": Supreme Court Quashes POCSO Conviction After Victim Marries Accused
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    “Love, Not Lust”: Supreme Court Quashes POCSO Conviction After Victim Marries Accused

    In a rare move under Article 142, the Supreme Court set aside a man’s POCSO conviction, noting the relationship was driven by “love, not lust.” The court observed the couple is now married with a child and living a peaceful life.

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    Allahabad High Court Quashes Abbas Ansari’s 2022 Hate Speech Conviction, Gives Major Relief
    Allahabad High Court Quashes Abbas Ansari’s 2022 Hate Speech Conviction, Gives Major Relief
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    Allahabad High Court Quashes Abbas Ansari’s 2022 Hate Speech Conviction, Gives Major Relief

    The Allahabad High Court has set aside the conviction of Abbas Ansari, son of Mukhtar Ansari, in a 2022 hate speech case. Justice Samir Jain quashed the two-year jail term imposed by the special MP-MLA court.

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