The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court granted bail to a man arrested for kidnapping and raping a minor girl, while observing that the alleged sexual relationship was out of attraction between the two. This raises many legal questions and is not the only one of its kind
Though India does not recognise rape by a woman, there are nuances in law by which she can be prosecuted for rape or gang rape. This makes it imperative to have gender neutral laws on rape
A recent verdict by a Karnataka sessions court judge, transferring the onus of proving rape on the victim, needs to be seen in the context of the elements of the POCSO Act
Gender-based presumptions have no place within the justice system. The Delhi High Court has confirmed this once again in the light of the recent judgment passed by it wherein it has set aside a trial court order and remanded the case, involving attempt to murder and kidnapping allegations, back to the trial court
The move by Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh to bar people accused of crimes against women from government jobs seems a populist one. Will it curb such crimes and does it not violate the right to a fair trial?
In a sign of changing times, the Uttarakhand High Court quashed proceedings against a man accused of rape after he refused to marry a woman with whom he had consensual ties