The Chhattisgarh High Court ruled that having sexual intercourse with a dead body, called necrophilia, is a horrible and disgusting act but does not count as rape under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) or the POCSO Act. The Court explained that for the crime of rape, the victim must be alive. Even though the act is deeply unethical, it is not covered under the current rape laws.
In a verdict that has resonated across Kerala, a special court in Ernakulam sentenced 29-year-old Asfaq Alam to death for the rape and murder of a five-year-old girl. This ruling, delivered on November 4, comes as a response to a crime that shocked the state for its brutality and callousness. Additional district and sessions Judge […]
