Today, On 10th March, The Supreme Court has stayed the death sentence of Atul Nihale, who was convicted for raping and murdering a five-year-old girl. The court’s order now puts the execution on hold pending further legal proceedings.
A sessions court acquitted a man accused of rape on the false promise of marriage due to insufficient evidence. Additional Sessions Judge Harjeet Singh Jaspal ruled the prosecution failed to prove charges under Indian Penal Code Sections 376 and 506 in the 2017 case.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court rejected a woman’s plea to prosecute the parents and grandmother of the man she accused of rape on a false promise of marriage, holding that her claims of their alleged assurance did not constitute abetment.
The Calcutta High Court dismissed criminal proceedings, holding that a prolonged consensual relationship cannot be termed rape in marriage. Chaitali Chatterjee Das noted that years of intimacy, shared travel, and voluntary hotel stays reflected mutual consent, not misconception.
The Supreme Court observed that a boy and girl before marriage are “total strangers” and advised caution while engaging in pre-marital physical relationships. The remarks came during a bail hearing in a false promise of marriage rape case, where the Court also suggested mediation.
The Supreme Court questioned the Maharashtra government over issuing a Blue Corner Notice in a rape case based on an alleged false promise of marriage, while granting anticipatory bail to an NRI accused and staying coercive measures against him.
The Bombay High Court dismissed a woman’s plea seeking to reopen a rape and criminal intimidation case against JSW Group MD Sajjan Jindal. The Court held that once the complainant accepted the closure report and declined to pursue the case, no further interference was warranted.
The Kerala government has moved the High Court against the anticipatory bail granted to MLA Rahul Mamkootathil in a second rape case. The State argues the trial court’s relief was unjustified amid serious allegations of sexual assault.
A Thiruvananthapuram court granted anticipatory bail to MLA Rahul Mamkootathil in a second rape case, noting his claims of political motive and delayed complaint. The Crime Branch registered the case after the complainant’s email was forwarded by the KPCC President.
Today, On 5th December, Congress MLA Rahul Mamkootathil has approached the Kerala High Court seeking anticipatory bail in a rape case after the Thiruvananthapuram Sessions Court rejected his initial plea. He faces multiple sexual misconduct allegations and was suspended by the Congress party.
