Delhi High Court Holds Woman Can Be Charged With Gang Rape Without Personally Committing Rape

The Delhi High Court has held that a woman can be charged with gang rape under Section 376D IPC and Section 70 BNS even if she did not personally commit the act, while leaving open whether a woman can commit rape herself.

Supreme Court to Reevaluate IPC’s Rape Laws: Can Women be Charged Under Sections 375 and 376D?

The Supreme Court of India is poised to delve into a complex legal question: whether a woman can be charged under Section 375 for rape or under Section 376D for gang rape, as per the Indian Penal Code (IPC). This issue has emerged in a case involving a 61-year-old widow, co-accused in a rape case […]