A single-judge bench of Allahabad High Court while hearing an application under Section 482 filed by Sunil @ Moni And Another has said that the right of fair trial cannot be denied to an accused who has been charged with a serious offence.
The Delhi High Court has upheld the judgement of Additional Sessions Judge-1 (POCSO), Shahdara district, Karkardooma Courts, Delhi, whereby a man was convicted for the rape of his eight-year-old daughter.
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a Special Leave Petition preferred by the state of Uttarakhand against an order of the Uttarakhand High Court, observing that if a woman willingly allows a person, who is not her husband, to behave like her husband, then he cannot be prosecuted for rape.