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    “Law Can’t Punish Heartbreak”: Educated Adults Can’t Use Rape Law After Failed Relationship, Says Delhi High Court
    “Law Can’t Punish Heartbreak”: Educated Adults Can’t Use Rape Law After Failed Relationship, Says Delhi High Court
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    Consensual Relationship Turning Sour Cannot Be Termed Rape: Delhi High Court Quashes Rape FIR

    The Delhi High Court quashed a rape FIR, holding that a consensual romantic relationship between adults cannot be retrospectively labelled as rape merely because it failed. The Court cautioned against using criminal law to settle personal grievances.

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    Mockery of the Judicial System: Delhi HC Slams Parties, Denies Interim Protection to Lawyer Accused of Rape
    Mockery of the Judicial System: Delhi HC Slams Parties, Denies Interim Protection to Lawyer Accused of Rape
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    Mockery of the Judicial System: Delhi HC Slams Parties, Denies Interim Protection to Lawyer Accused of Rape

    The Delhi High Court refused interim protection to a lawyer accused of raping a fellow advocate, questioning the credibility of a sudden settlement. The Court said the parties had made a “mockery of the judicial system” by involving judicial officers and levelling counter-allegations.

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    Presence or Absence of Smegma on the Accused’s Genitalia Cannot be Treated as Conclusive Proof: Supreme Court
    Presence or Absence of Smegma on the Accused’s Genitalia Cannot be Treated as Conclusive Proof: Supreme Court
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    Presence or Absence of Smegma on the Accused’s Genitalia Cannot be Treated as Conclusive Proof: Supreme Court

    The Supreme Court has ruled that the presence or absence of smegma on an accused’s genitalia is not conclusive proof regarding sexual intercourse. The Court dismissed the rape convict’s appeal, emphasizing the limited medico-legal value of smegma evidence.

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    Maharashtra Doctor Death: Techie Named in Palm Note Arrested from Pune, Sent to 4-Day Police Custody
    Maharashtra Doctor Death: Techie Named in Palm Note Arrested from Pune, Sent to 4-Day Police Custody
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    Police Officer Raped 4 Times, Mentally and Physically Abused: Maharashtra Woman Doctor’s Suicide Note Exposes Horror

    A Maharashtra woman doctor has revealed in her suicide note that a police officer raped her four times and subjected her to mental and physical abuse over several months, exposing shocking allegations of harassment and police atrocities.

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    Delhi High Court: ‘Physical Relations’ Alone Not Enough to Prove Rape, Justice Highlights Lack of Evidence
    Delhi High Court: ‘Physical Relations’ Alone Not Enough to Prove Rape, Justice Highlights Lack of Evidence
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    Delhi High Court: ‘Physical Relations’ Alone Not Enough to Prove Rape, Justice Highlights Lack of Evidence

    Delhi High Court acquitted a man in a 2023 sexual assault case, ruling that vague references to “physical relations” without detailed testimony or supporting evidence are insufficient to prove rape or POCSO offences.

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    POCSO Rape Case | "Child Victim’s Testimony Alone Enough to Convict": Delhi High Court
    POCSO Rape Case | "Child Victim’s Testimony Alone Enough to Convict": Delhi High Court
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    POCSO Rape Case | “Child Victim’s Testimony Alone Enough to Convict”: Delhi High Court

    The Delhi High Court in a POCSO rape case ruled that a child victim’s credible testimony alone is enough to convict, even without forensic evidence.

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    POCSO Case| System That Lets Rapists Walk Free Is a Failure: Supreme Court Restores Conviction Of 2 Men Who Raped 12-Year-Old
    POCSO Case| System That Lets Rapists Walk Free Is a Failure: Supreme Court Restores Conviction Of 2 Men Who Raped 12-Year-Old
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    POCSO Case| System That Lets Rapists Walk Free Is a Failure: Supreme Court Restores Conviction Of 2 Men Who Raped 12-Year-Old

    Supreme Court restores conviction of 2 men in Bihar POCSO case, calling the system a failure if rapists walk free. Upholds life sentence for raping a 12-year-old girl.

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    Classroom to Courtroom | Allahabad HC Grants Bail To AMU Professor Accused of Linking Rape to Hindu Texts
    Classroom to Courtroom | Allahabad HC Grants Bail To AMU Professor Accused of Linking Rape to Hindu Texts
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    Classroom to Courtroom | Allahabad HC Grants Bail To AMU Professor Accused of Linking Rape to Hindu Texts

    Allahabad High Court grants bail to AMU professor accused of linking rape to Hindu texts during a classroom lecture, highlighting academic freedom, FIR allegations, and ongoing legal proceedings.

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    Gujarat High Court Extends Asaram Bapu’s Interim Bail Till August 21: “His Condition Is Critical”
    Gujarat High Court Extends Asaram Bapu’s Interim Bail Till August 21: “His Condition Is Critical”
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    Gujarat High Court Extends Asaram Bapu’s Interim Bail Till August 21: “His Condition Is Critical”

    Gujarat High Court extended the interim medical bail of rape convict Asaram Bapu till August 21, noting “his condition is critical” as he remains in ICU at Jupiter Hospital following serious health complications, including elevated troponin levels.

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    Renukaswamy Murder Row | "Strong Message Against Misogynistic Aggression": 2 Men Jailed For Rape & Death Threats To Actress Ramya
    Renukaswamy Murder Row | "Strong Message Against Misogynistic Aggression": 2 Men Jailed For Rape & Death Threats To Actress Ramya
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    Renukaswamy Murder Row | “Strong Message Against Misogynistic Aggression”: 2 Men Jailed For Rape & Death Threats To Actress Ramya

    Two men were sent to 15-day judicial custody by a Bengaluru court for giving rape and death threats to actress Ramya. The police are still investigating over 48 abusive accounts involved in the case.

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