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Notifications & Circulars

Amending of PNDT Act(29.11.2016)

The PC & PNDT Act, 1994 was enacted for prohibition of sex selection before or after conception and for prevention of misuse of pre-conception and pre.....

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Disclosure of compliance under Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act in Annual Reports of Private companies now made Mandatory(13.08.2018)

For ensuring safety of women at workplaces in the private sector, disclosure regarding implementation of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (.....

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Judgments

An inquiry would commence only when Disciplinary Authority is of the opinion that there are grounds to enquire into the matter(12.12.2017)

The Petitioner has filed the present petition, impugning a "status report" prepared by Respondent No. 5, holding that, the complaint of sexual harassm.....

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Court cleans up pre-natal sex determination legislation(17.02.2016)

Section 2(p) of the Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994 defining a Sonologist or Imaging Speci.....

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Government to receive suggestions on protecting children from pornography(26.02.2016)

The Supreme Court directed the Union of India to receive comments on ways and means to curb the viewing of pornography in public places and further st.....

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Disclosure of compliance under Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act in Annual Reports of Private companies now made Mandatory(13.08.2018)

For ensuring safety of women at workplaces in the private sector, disclosure regarding implementation of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (.....

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Handbook on Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013(07.12.2015)

The Minister for Women and Child Development released a handbook providing easy to understand and practical information on provisions of the Sexual Ha.....

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Blast from the Past

Preventing sex-selective abortions(22.02.2016)

1994 saw the introduction of two pieces of legislation that hoped to stem the practice of terminating pregnancies mid-term if the child to be born was.....

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International Cases

Appellate Court must not substitute its own opinion for that of sentencing magistrate merely because it has exercised its sentencing discretion in a manner different from sentencing magistrate(26.07.2018)

Mr Sevim was charged with one offence of indecent assault contrary to Section 323 of the Criminal Code (WA). Mr Sevim pleaded guilty on the first day .....

Tags : Sexual offending, Sentence, Excessive

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Snapchat’s Discover feature revealing more than expected(07.07.2016)

Popular video and photo sharing platform Snapchat is facing a lawsuit over its recently launched ‘Snapchat Discover’ feature.

Snapchat Dis.....

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A person subject to a supervision order who, without reasonable excuse, contravenes a requirement of the order commits an offence(09.03.2018)

The Respondent has a history of violent sexual offending. He was last convicted of a serious sexual offence on 1st September, 2017. The offence was co.....

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News

Delhi HC: Protect Identity of Minors Subjected to Sexual Offences(13.12.2016)

Delhi High Court has said that identity of minors subjected to sexual offences should not be disclosed anywhere in judicial record.

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Supreme Court: Need for Having Survivor-centric Approach Towards Sexual Assault Victims(16.12.2016)

Supreme Court while restoring conviction of a man for raping his nine-year old niece in 2009, has said that there is a dire need to have a survivor-ce.....

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Supreme Court Issues Important Directives to protect privacy and reputation of Sexual Assault Victim(12.12.2018)

SC while issuing important directives to protect privacy and reputation of sexual assault victims has barred any agency from revealing the identity of.....

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Supreme Court Directs States to Ensure Supply of Dry Ration to Sex Workers(29.10.2020)

Supreme Court has directed State Governments to follow the Standard Operation Procedure formulated by National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) and to.....

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Allahabad High Court Grants Protection to Homosexual Couple from Harassment(04.11.2020)

Allahabad High Court has granted protection from harassment to a homosexual couple from Uttar Pradesh stating that the Petition highlights the stark r.....

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Allahabad High Court Grants Protection to Homosexual Couple from Harassment(04.11.2020)

Allahabad High Court has granted protection from harassment to a homosexual couple from Uttar Pradesh stating that the Petition highlights the stark r.....

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Delhi HC Cancels Qualification Clause in Law Against Sex Determination Tests(19.02.2016)

Delhi High Court has struck down a clause in Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act, 1994, laying down post-graduate qualification for.....

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Kerala High Court Grants Bail to Accused Manikandan in Actor Sexual Assault Case(16.11.2021)

Kerala High Court has granted bail to Manikandan, the third accused in the 2017 sensational case relating to the abduction and sexual assault of a Mal.....

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Allahabad High Court Orders Protection For Same-Sex Couple(18.11.2021)

Allahabad High Court has granted police protection to a same-sex couple after observing that the court is not against live-in relationships.

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Kerala HC: Substantial Distinction Between Consent and Submission to Sexual Intercourse(19.11.2021)

Kerala High Court has held that there is a substantial distinction between consent and submission to sexual intercourse. The Court has observed that m.....

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Meghalaya HC Grants Bail to Teenager in Sexual Assault Case Under POCSO Act(23.11.2021)

Meghalaya High Court has granted bail to a teenager in a sexual assault case lodged against him under the provisions of Protection of Children from Se.....

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Allahabad High Court: Oral Sex with Minor Not Aggravated Sexual Assault(24.11.2021)

Allahabad High Court has concluded that oral sex with a minor is not aggravated sexual assault and only a lesser offence coming into category of penet.....

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Delhi HC Orders Rs 3 Lakh Compensation to Boy Sexually Assaulted in School(25.07.2016)

Delhi HC has awarded Rs 3 lakh as compensation to a minor boy who was sexually assaulted in school by 3 senior students in 2013, observing that provis.....

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Homosexuality Doesn't Lead to Diseases Like AIDS, Says Supreme Court(18.07.2018)

Supreme Court has said that victorian-era morality, prohibitions, unsafe sex and living in denial have led to the spread of sexually transmitted disea.....

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Supreme Court Seeks Records in Kerala Church Sex Scandal Case(27.07.2018)

Supreme Court has called for records of the investigation carried out by the Crime Branch in the case of alleged rape and molestation charges against .....

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Delhi HC: Survivors of Sexual Offences Must Have a Say in Bail Pleas of Accused(18.05.2020)

Delhi High Court has stated that the survivor of sexual offences have an obligatory say in the hearing of bail pleas of accused.

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Orissa HC: Sex on Pretext of Marriage Not Rape(25.05.2020)

Orissa High Court has observed that indulgence in sexual intercourse on false promise of marriage does not amount to rape.

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Kerala HC Denies Bail to Prime Accused Pulsar Suni in Sexual Assault Case(30.03.2022)

Kerala High Court has refused to grant regular bail to Pulsar Suni in 2017 sexual assault case where a well-known actress was abducted and raped in a .....

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Kerala High Court Directs Government To File Report In Bishop Abuse Case(11.09.2018)

Kerala HC has directed state to file an affidavit detailing the steps taken on the complaint of a nun alleging that a bishop sexually abused her for t.....

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Allahabad HC Grants Interim Relief from Arrest to Govt Counsel Accused of Sexual Harassment(04.08.2020)

Allahabad High Court has restrained the Police from arresting a Government counsel in connection to a rape case lodged against him by a young lawyer.

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P&H HC: No Ground for Default Bail U/S 167(2) CrPC(03.05.2022)

Punjab and Haryana High Court, Has held that, for an offense of sexual assault, final report would be complete on statement of the prosecutrix and For.....

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Delhi HC: Convict Under POCSO Act Not Barred From Seeking Parole(09.05.2022)

Delhi High Court has reiterated that a convict under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 is not barred from seeking parole, as d.....

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Delhi HC: Film Can’t Project, Prohibited Pre-Birth Sex-Determination is Available With No Fetters(10.05.2022)

Delhi High Court has held that Ranveer Singh starrer Yashraj film Jayeshbhai Jordaar based on female foeticide, though intends to give a good message .....

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Delhi HC Criminalizes Marital Rape; Holds Exception 2 Of Section 375 IPC Unconstitutional(11.05.2022)

Delhi High Court has passed a split verdict challenging the Exception 2 of Section 375 of Indian Penal Code, 1860, exempting forceful sexual intercour.....

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Delhi HC Upholds Jail Term of Two Men Who Raped a Minor(24.10.2016)

Delhi High Court, while taking a serious view of sexual offences against children, has upheld the jail term of two men who raped a minor girl.

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Patna HC Grants Bail to Suspended BJP MLC in Harassment Case(25.10.2016)

Patna High Court has granted bail to suspended BJP MLC Tunna Ji Pandey in connection with a case of alleged sexual harassment of a minor girl onboard .....

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Kerala HC to State: Publicize Toll-Free No. “112” as Emergency Response Support System(24.05.2022)

Kerala High Court while suggesting State to consider to assist child abuse or sexual violence survivors, has emphasised the need to take steps to publ.....

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SC Directs UIDAI to Issue Aadhaar Cards to Sex Workers Without Insisting on Proof of Residence(25.05.2022)

Supreme Court, has directed Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) to issue Aadhaar Cards to sex workers on the basis of a proforma certific.....

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SC: Police Should not Abuse Sex Workers, Media Should not Publish Their Pictures(26.05.2022)

Supreme Court has directed that the police should treat sex workers with dignity and should not abuse them, verbally or physically. The Court also dir.....

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Allahabad HC Rejects Bail Plea of High Court Advocate Accused of Sexually Assaulting Law Student(27.05.2022)

Allahabad High Court rejected bail application of High Court advocate who has been accused of sexually and physically assaulting a 20 year old law stu.....

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Meghalaya HC: Act of Holding Hands Of Child Can’t be Considered As Sexual Assault Under POCSO Act(30.05.2022)

Meghalaya High Court has ruled that the act of holding the hands of a child and saying that her hands are beautiful cannot be considered an act of sex.....

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Delhi HC: ICC Not to Presume Guilt of Sexual Harassment Accused, Until Proved Guilty(28.11.2016)

Delhi High Court has said that Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) is meant to tackle sexual harassment at workplace and help affected women, not to t.....

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Media can't Identify Sex Assault Victims, Even Dead: Supreme Court(13.12.2018)

Supreme Court has barred media organisations and law-enforcement agencies from revealing the identity of sexual assault victims, even if they are dead.....

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Educated Woman Should be Aware of Consequences of Having Sex Before Marriage: J&K HC(17.12.2018)

Jammu and Kashmir High Court has observed that when a woman is major and educated, she is supposed to be fully aware of the consequences of having sex.....

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Phone Sex with Husband’s Friend can’t be Ground for Abetment to Suicide Charge: Bombay HC(17.12.2018)

Bombay High Court has discharged a woman from a case registered against her for abetment of her husband’s suicide by indulging in phone sex with his f.....

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Bombay HC Grants Interim Stay on CIC’s Order Directing RBI to Disclose Wilful Defaulters’ List(17.12.2018)

Bombay High Court has discharged a woman from a case registered against her for abetment of her husband’s suicide by indulging in phone sex with his f.....

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Delhi HC Transfers Plea Seeking Legal Recognition of Same Sex Marriage(05.11.2020)

Delhi High Court has transferred to another bench a Public Interest Litigation seeking legal recognition of same sex marriage under the Hindu Marriage.....

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Delhi HC: Sex Worker Entitled to All Rights But Cannot Claim Special Treatment if She Violates Law(08.08.2022)

Delhi High Court has held that although a sex worker is entitled to all rights available to a citizen, but at the same time, if she violates the law, .....

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Bombay HC: Sex Partners Cannot be Compelled to Marry(17.01.2017)

Bombay High Court has observed that just because two individuals are sexually involved they cannot be compelled to marry.

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Bombay HC Upholds Conviction of Boarding House Owner for Sexually Assaulting Boys(22.01.2019)

Bombay High Court has upheld the conviction and 10-year sentence awarded to a 28-year-old man for sodomising and sexually assaulting three minor boys .....

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Kerala HC: Any Form of Sexual Approach That is Unwelcome is ‘Sexual Harassment’(08.12.2020)

Kerala High Court has held that any form of sexual approach or behaviour that is unwelcome will come under the definition of 'sexual harassment' under.....

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Bombay HC Grants Pre-Arrest Bail to Engineering Student Accused of Sexual Assault on Minors(14.12.2020)

Bombay High Court has granted pre-arrest bail to a 19-year-old engineering student accused of aggravated penetrative sexual assault on two minors and .....

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SC Dismisses SLP Seeking Change of Judge Holding Trial in 2017 Actor Sexual Assault Case(15.12.2020)

Supreme Court has dismissed the special leave petition filed by the State of Kerala seeking the change of the judge holding trial in the 2017 actor se.....

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Delhi HC: Sex on Promise of Marriage Not Rape if Consensual Sex Over Long Period(17.12.2020)

Delhi High Court has held that sex on promise of marriage doesn’t constitute rape if a woman has consensual sex over a long period. The Court has stat.....

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Delhi HC: Witness Not to be Re-Summoned in Sexual Offence Case if Cross Exam. Conducted Extensively(22.09.2022)

Delhi High Court while observing that right to fair trial is a constitutional goal and a fundamental right of every individual, has held that where cr.....

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Delhi HC Applies Sexual Harassment Provision of IPC to Transgenders(26.12.2018)

Delhi High Court has affirmed the application of Section 354A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 to transgender victims of sexual harassment.

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Delhi HC Issues Notice in Plea Seeking Marriage Equality for Same-Sex Couples(14.10.2020)

Delhi High Court has issued notice in a couple of writ petitions seeking marriage equality for same-sex couples in India.

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Delhi HC Seeks Govt Response on Plea of Two Women Seeking to Get Married(15.10.2020)

Delhi High Court has sought the stand of the Centre and Delhi government on a petition by two women seeking to get married under the Special Marriage .....

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Kerala HC Stays Order Granting Bail to Activist Civic Chandran in Sexual Harassment Case(24.08.2022)

Kerala High Court while staying order granting bail to activist Civic Chandran, has held that lower Court’s observation under Section 354A of Indian P.....

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Allahabad HC to Legal Services Committee: Appoint Lady Counsels to Represent Sexual Violence Victims(26.08.2022)

Allahabad High Court while noticing that very few lady counsels have appeared for the victims, has requested the High Court Legal Services Committee t.....

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Madras HC Raises Concern Over Rise in Sexual Exploitation of Children(26.08.2022)

Madras High Court while upholding life imprisonment of man convicted for sexually abusing five children, has held that rising trend of sexual exploita.....

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Ker. HC to Govt.: Stipulate Prevention-Oriented Curriculum on Sexual Abuse(29.08.2022)

Kerala High Court has directed the State Government and the CBSE to issue necessary orders making it mandatory for every school in the state under the.....

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Madras HC: Hormonal Imbalance/Irregular Menstruation of Women Can’t be Considered Female Impotency(12.08.2022)

Madras High Court has held that hormonal imbalance or irregular periods would not amount to impotency of a woman and would not mean that she is unfit .....

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Meghalaya HC: Redness & Swelling in Vaginal Walls Sufficient to Show Penetrative Sexual Assault(12.08.2022)

Meghalaya High Court has held that redness and swelling in the vaginal walls by a woman who was sexually assaulted coupled with difficulty in passing .....

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Meghalaya HC Quashes POCSO Charges Against Man Accused of Having Consensual Sex With Minor Wife(12.08.2022)

Meghalaya High Court while setting aside charges against man under provisions of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act for allegedly.....

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SC to Trial Courts: Hold In-Camera Trial in All Sexual Harassment Cases Apart from Rape Cases(16.08.2022)

Supreme Court has directed the trial that in-camera trials should be allowed in all cases relating to sexual harassment and ensure that the cross-exam.....

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Kerala Court: Sexual Harassment Not Prima Facie When Woman Was Wearing Sexually Provocative Dress(17.08.2022)

Kerala Court while granting anticipatory bail to accused in sexual harassment case, has held that offence under Section 354A of the Indian Penal Code .....

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AP HC: Brothel Customers Indulging in Sexual Intercourse With Prostitutes Can't be Booked Under ITPA(17.08.2022)

Andhra Pradesh High Court while quashing criminal proceeding against brother customer under Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 (ITPA) has held tha.....

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Calcutta HC: Same-Gender Sexual Harassment Complaints Maintainable Under POSH Act(14.01.2021)

Calcutta High Court has held that same-gender complaints are maintainable under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition a.....

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Bombay HC: Groping Without ‘Skin-to-Skin Contact’ to Amount to Molestation, Not Sexual Assault(25.01.2021)

Bombay High Court has held that groping a child's breasts without 'skin-to-skin contact' would amount to molestation under the Indian Penal Code, 1860.....

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Kerala HC Expunges ‘Provocative Dress’ Remarks in Civic Chandran Bail Order(13.10.2022)

Kerala High Court while expunging 'sexually provocative dress' remark of Kozhikode Sessions Court while granting anticipatory bail to accused in sexua.....

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Delhi HC Sentences Man To 5 Years In Jail For Sexual Assault Of 4-Year-Old(17.10.2022)

Delhi High Court has sentenced the man to five years rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting a four-year-old minor victim.

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Delhi HC Upholds Conviction, Life Sentence of Man For Rape of 1-Year-Old Niece(19.10.2022)

Delhi High Court while noting the alarming rise in the number of sexual offences against minors, has upheld the conviction and life sentence of a man .....

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Ker. HC Directs State To Provide Security, Education To Two Assam Girls who was Sexually Exploited(20.10.2022)

Kerala High Court has ordered the State government to ensure the safety and education of two minor girls from Assam who had migrated to the State with.....

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CIVIL - Unnatural Sex, Excess Sexual Act of Husband Not Instigation for Wife's Suicide: Chhattisgarh HC(11.03.2019)

Chhattisgarh High Court, while discharging a man accused of instigating his wife's suicide, has observed that excess sexual acts by a husband and unna.....

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CRIMINAL - Unnatural Sex, Excess Sexual Act of Husband Not Instigation for Wife's Suicide: Chhattisgarh HC(11.03.2019)

Chhattisgarh High Court, while discharging a man accused of instigating his wife's suicide, has observed that excess sexual acts by a husband and unna.....

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Allahabad HC Directs Reinstatement of Home Guard Sacked for Being Homosexual(10.02.2021)

Allahabad High Court has directed reinstatement of a home guard who had been sacked on the charge of “indecency” on the basis of a video in which he w.....

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Kerala HC: Non-Reporting of Child Sexual Abuse is Bailable Offence Under POCSO Act(25.11.2022)

Kerala High Court while observing that if statute does not declare a particular offence as bailable or non-bailable, reference has to be made to sched.....

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SC: Failure to Send Seized Clothes to Forensics Insignificant Once Court Believes Survivor's Story(25.11.2022)

Supreme Court has held that once court believes statement of a survivor of sexual assault, it is sufficient to establish an offence punishable under S.....

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Choices of Sexual Preference Protected Under Scheme of Constitutional Morality: Calcutta HC(05.02.2019)

Calcutta High Court has observed that consensual cohabitation between two adults of same sex cannot be termed as illegal and also observed that such .....

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Delhi HC Sets Aside LCC’s Order on Sexual Harassment Complaint(07.02.2019)

Delhi High Court has set aside an order of a Local Complaints Committee (LCC) which had rejected an employee’s sexual harassment at work place complai.....

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BOD can Proceed Against CA for Sexual Harassment for Work Unrelated to Profession: Delhi HC(12.02.2019)

Delhi High Court has held that the Board of Discipline (BOD) under the Chartered Accountants Act 1949 can proceed against a Chartered Accountant (CA) .....

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SC Stays Bombay HC Judgment Holding 'Skin to Skin' Contact Necessary for 'Sexual Assault'(27.01.2021)

Supreme Court has stayed a Bombay High Court order acquitting a man accused of child abuse on the grounds that groping a child's breasts without 'skin.....

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Bombay HC: Holding of Minor Girl’s Hand and Opening Zip Not ‘Sexual Assault’ Under POCSO Act(28.01.2021)

Bombay High Court has held that the act of holding a minor girl's hands and opening the zip of pants will not come under the definition of "sexual ass.....

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Gujarat HC Quashes POCSO Charges Against Surat Teachers(14.11.2022)

Gujarat High Court while quashing POCSO charges against teachers of Surat school who are accused of slapping, passing derogatory remarks and threateni.....

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SC to HCs: Appoint Special Prosecutors to Deal With Cases of Crime Against Children(07.04.2017)

Chief Justice of India has directed high courts to appoint special public prosecutors to deal with cases of crime against children and to create child.....

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Supreme Court: Ban on Online Info On Prenatal Sex Determination Curtails 'Right to Know'(12.04.2017)

Supreme Court has observed that a general ban on all online content about prenatal sex determination will curtail fundamental right to know of a genui.....

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Delhi HC Directs Police to Provide Protection to Run-away Homosexual Wife(11.03.2021)

Delhi High Court has directed Police to provide protection to a woman who ran away from her matrimonial home saying she was a homosexual, but was thre.....

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Delhi HC: Sexual Harassment During Childhood Have Insurmountable Long-Term Effects(20.12.2022)

Delhi High Court while upholding dismissal of teacher accused of molestation, has observed that in matters relating to sexual harassment of children, .....

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Kerala HC: Form Committee for Sexual Harassment Complaints in All Colleges(23.12.2022)

Kerala High Court has directed competent authorities of colleges and other statutory authorities to constitute an Internal Complaints Committee for Se.....

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Gauhati HC to State: File Status Reports on Child Sexual Abuse Cases Before HC's JJC Every 6 Months(28.12.2022)

Gauhati High Court while issuing directions for proper enquiry in cases relating to sexual abuse of children has directed State and Assam State Commis.....

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Supreme Court Seeks Reply from Search Engines Over Ads On Sex Determination of Foetus(19.08.2015)

Supreme Court has sought reply from search engines like Google India, Yahoo India and Microsoft Corporation (I) Pvt Ltd on a plea that they were viola.....

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U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Sex Offender Social Media Ban(20.06.2017)

U.S. Supreme Court has unanimously struck down a North Carolina law that bars use of commercial social networking sites, including Facebook, by regist.....

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Delhi High Court: Offenders of Sexual Offences on Innocent Children are Psychosocial Deviants(13.06.2019)

Delhi High Court has noted that offenders of sexual offences on innocent children are psychosocial deviants, who cannot lay any claim to leniency. Mak.....

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Madras HC: Prohibit Attempts to Medically Change Sexual Orientation of LGBTQIA+ People(08.06.2021)

Madras High Court has directed the Union and the State Government to take steps to prohibit attempts by physical and health professionals to medically.....

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SC to Centre: Provide Update on the Status of Sex Workers' Rehabilitation Bill(05.05.2023)

Supreme Court has sought an update from the Centre on the status of Workers' Rehabilitation Bill which aims for prevention of trafficking, and the reh.....

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Delhi HC: Strictly Abide by Principles of Natural Justice in Sexual Harassment Complaints(24.08.2017)

Delhi High Court has ordered Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) to complete inquiry into complaints of sexual harassment against Ashok Kumar Singh, a.....

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Israel’s Supreme Court Rules Same-sex Marriage is Not a Right(01.09.2017)

Supreme Court of Israel has ruled same-sex marriage is not a right. “To all intents and purposes, Israeli civil law does not recognise same-sex marria.....

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Madras HC Directs Lower Court to Complete Trial in Sexual Assault Complaint of IPS Officer(03.08.2021)

Madras High Court has directed a lower court in Villupuram to complete the trial in the sexual assault complaint of a woman IPS officer against the su.....

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Kerala HC: Penetrative Sexual Act Between Thighs of Victim Held Together is Rape(04.08.2021)

Kerala High Court has held that when the body of the victim is manipulated to simulate a sensation akin to penetration of an orifice, the offence of r.....

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Ker. HC Quashes Case Against Rehana Fathima Over Video of Children Painting on Her Semi-Naked Body(05.06.2023)

Kerala High Court has quashed case against Rehana Fathima in the matter relating to the circulation of a video that showed her children painting on he.....

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Supreme Court: Child-Sex Offenders are Animals, Deserve No Leniency(27.10.2015)

Supreme Court while taking a note of increasing sexual offences against minors, has taken a stern view of the crime and said that those who sexually a.....

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Madras HC To State: Issue Circular on Sexual Harassment at Workplace Act to Colleges(11.09.2017)

Madras High Court has directed Department of Higher Education and Directorate of Collegiate Education to issue a circular on implementation of Sexual .....

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Calcutta High Court: Sex Workers Should not be Arrested, or Treated as Accused(12.08.2019)

Calcutta High Court has directed that sex workers exploited for commercial sex should not be arrayed as accused for offences under the Immoral Traffic.....

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Madras HC Affirms Orders Convicting and Sentencing Auto-Rickshaw Driver for Sexual Harassment(13.07.2021)

Madras High Court has affirmed the orders of a lower Court convicting and sentencing an auto-rickshaw driver to seven years of rigorous imprisonment f.....

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P&H HC Denies Bail to Man Accused of Committing Unnatural Sex with 8 Year Old Child(16.07.2021)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has denied bail to a man accused of committing unnatural sex with an 8 year old child after observing that he may victim.....

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Meg. HC: 16 Year Old Person is Capable of Making Conscious Decision Regarding Sexual Intercourse(23.06.2023)

Meghalaya High Court has observed that looking into the physical and mental development of an children of age around 16 years, it is logical that such.....

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Calcutta High Court Allows Sex Workers to Rent Community Hall For Durga Puja(07.09.2015)

Calcutta High Court has allowed sex workers of Sonagachi, considered Asia's largest red light area, to take on rent a community hall for organising th.....

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Supreme Court Issues Notice on Plea to Protect Identity of Accused in Sexual Offences(30.07.2019)

Supreme Court has issued notice on a plea seeking protection of identity, reputation and integrity of individuals accused of sexual crimes till comple.....

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Lok Sabha Passes Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill, 2019(02.08.2019)

Lok Sabha has passed the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill, 2019. The Bill, which has already been passed in Rajya Sabha, d.....

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SC: Name of Victim in Sexual Offences Shall Not Be Mentioned in Any Proceedings(02.07.2021)

Supreme Court has taken strong objections to a Sessions Court Judgment where the names of rape victim are mentioned. The Court has held that all the s.....

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Delhi HC Issues Notice on Plea Seeking Recognition to Same-Sex Marriages(06.07.2021)

Delhi High Court has issued notice to the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Ministry of External Affairs and the Consulate General of India, New York on a.....

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MP HC to UOI: Consider Lowering the Age of Consent Back to 16(03.07.2023)

Madhya Pradesh High Court while observing that the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013 which increased the age of consent for sexual intercourse by a g.....

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Bombay HC Constantly Following or Watching Child With Bad Intention Is Offence Under POCSO Act(04.10.2017)

Bombay HC has ruled that if a person with sexual intent repeatedly or constantly follows or watches or contacts a child either directly or through oth.....

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SC Closes Suo Moto Case for Monitoring Sexual Harassment Complaint Against Senior Special DGP(19.08.2021)

Supreme Court has closed the suo moto case registered by the Madras High Court for monitoring investigation of sexual harassment complaint made by a I.....

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Delhi HC Denies Bail to Basketball Coach Allegedly Sexually Assaulting 13 Yr-Old(19.08.2021)

Delhi High Court has refused to grant bail to a 57-year old basketball coach accused of allegedly sexually assaulting a 13-year old girl after observi.....

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Delhi Court Grants Interim Bail to MP Brij Bhushan Singh in Sexual Harassment Case(19.07.2023)

Rouse Avenue District Court, Delhi has granted interim bail to MP and former Wrestling Federation of India President Brij Bhushan Singh in sexual hara.....

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SC Takes Suo Moto Cognizance of Manipur Sexual Violence Video(20.07.2023)

Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognizance of the video showing two women in Manipur being paraded naked and subjected to sexual violence amidst the .....

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Supreme Court: Web Majors Objecting to Panel Recommendations Strange(19.09.2017)

Supreme Court has said it was “very strange” that internet majors were objecting to making public certain recommendations in a report of a panel set u.....

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Sexual Harassment: Gujarat High Court Quashes Probe Against Judge(25.09.2017)

Gujarat High Court has quashed a probe against a judge accused of sexually harassing a woman lawyer in the courtroom on the ground of delay in inquir.....

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Madras HC Directs State to Install Complaint Boxes in Schools for Sexual Abuse Complaints(21.07.2021)

Madras High Court has directed the State government to install complaint boxes in every school to encourage students to shun hesitation and complain f.....

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Karnataka HC Enquires Legality of SIT Probe in Alleged Sex CD Scandal(28.07.2021)

Karnataka High Court has raised questions at the legality of the SIT probe in the alleged sex CD scandal involving former State Minister Ramesh Jarkih.....

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SC: Penetrative Sexual Assault Against Child Below 12 Years is Aggravated Sexual Assault(06.07.2023)

Supreme Court while observing that if accused commits ‘penetrative sexual assault’ on a child below twelve years it is ‘aggravated penetrative sexual .....

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Bombay HC: Age of Consent Must be Distinguished from Age of Marriage(14.07.2023)

Bombay High Court has held that age of consent necessarily has to be distinguished from the age of marriage as sexual acts do not happen only in the c.....

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CIC: Accused Entitled to Copy of Complaint in Sexual Harassment Cases(10.12.2015)

Central Information Commission (CIC) has clarified that if a complaint of sexual harassment is made against an individual/individuals, they are entitl.....

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Orissa HC to Dist. Magistrate: Constitute Local Complaints Committee To Probe Sexual Harassment(23.10.2017)

Orissa High Court has directed Collector-cum-District Magistrate, Ganjam to constitute a Local Complaints Committee (LCC) that would investigate compl.....

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Delhi High Court: All Physical Contact Not Harassment(03.11.2017)

Delhi high court has ruled that unwelcome or accidental physical contact without undertones of a sexual nature doesn't amount to sexual harassment.

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Bombay High Court Denies Rescued UP Girl's Parents Custody Amid Sex Trafficking Scare(23.09.2019)

Bombay High Court has declined to hand over the custody of a girl, rescued from a prostitution ring, to her parents noting that the possibility of the.....

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Apex Court Stays Madras High Court Order Transferring Sexual Harassment Probe Against DVAC Director(30.09.2019)

Apex Court has stayed the Madras High Court's order transferring the investigation into sexual harassment allegations against S Murugan, Joint Directo.....

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Del HC: Absence of Injuries on Private Parts Doesn’t Establish Absence of Penetrative Sexual Assault(16.08.2023)

Delhi High Court has held that mere absence of injuries on private parts of the POCSO victim cannot be a ground to hold that penetrative sexual assaul.....

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SC to Centre: Provide Response on PIL to Decriminalise Consensual Sex Between 16-18 Year Olds(21.08.2023)

Supreme Court has sought response from the Centre on seeking a direction to decriminalise consensual sexual acts of 16 to 18 year old adolescents. The.....

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Kerala HC Directs Submission of Grounds for Non-Admission of Sexual Harassment Victim in School(26.11.2021)

Kerala High Court has directed the Government Pleader to get instructions and submit as to why the victim child cannot be accommodated in the responde.....

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Delhi HC Issues Notice on Plea for Live Streaming Proceedings of Pleas on Same Sex Marriage(30.11.2021)

Delhi High Court has issued notice on a plea seeking live streaming of proceedings in the case concerning recognition and registration of same-sex mar.....

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Karnataka HC Asks SIT to File Application for Permission to Submit Final Report in Sex CD Case(01.12.2021)

Karnataka High Court has directed the Special Investigation Team (SIT) to file an application to permit it to file its final report in the alleged sex.....

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Calcutta HC: Act of Dragging Orna, Pulling Hand, Proposing to Marry Not Sexual Assault(01.12.2021)

Calcutta High Court has held that the act of dragging orna (women scarf), pulling hand of the victim and proposing her to marry does not come within t.....

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Kerala High Court: Incident of Rape not Implausible Just Because Family Lives in a Small Hut(23.01.2024)

Kerala High Court while upholding father’s conviction for sexually assaulting and raping his minor daughter has held that merely because the family of.....

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Delhi High Court Asks JNU to Consider Sexual Harassment Victim's Plea to Finish Course(05.06.2018)

Delhi High Court has asked Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) administration to sympathetically consider the plea of a student to allow her to complete.....

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Bermuda's Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Same-Sex Marriage(08.06.2018)

Bermuda's Supreme Court has struck down part of The Domestic Partnership Act, a law that had barred same-sex couples from marrying, saying it was unco.....

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Bermuda's Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Same-Sex Marriage(08.06.2018)

Bermuda's Supreme Court has struck down part of The Domestic Partnership Act, a law that had barred same-sex couples from marrying, saying it was unco.....

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Kerala HC Invites Suggestions to Shield Sexual Assault Survivors from Trauma During Investigation(07.01.2022)

Kerala High Court has reiterated its stand that survivors of sexual assault have to be thoroughly protected from further harassment or ridicule as it.....

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Kerala High Court: Advocate Not to be Arrested Without Giving Notice of Appearance U/S 41A CrPC(05.02.2024)

Kerala High Court has directed that the Advocate who allegedly committed sexual harassment of a woman client, cannot be arrested without issuance of n.....

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Supreme Court: Petition Against 2013 Judgment Infructuous Since Homosexuality Decriminalised(09.02.2024)

Supreme Court has held that the curative petition filed against the judgement of 2013 which upheld Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 that cri.....

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Supreme Court Agrees to Review Section 377 Ruling(09.01.2018)

Supreme Court has referred to a larger Bench a writ petition filed by five petitioners to quash Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code which criminalise.....

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Del HC Refuses to Interfere with DU's Decision to Compulsorily Retire Prof in Sexual Harassment Case(26.11.2019)

Delhi High Court has refused to interfere with the decision of Delhi University to compulsorily retire a professor who was accused of sexually harassi.....

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P&H HC: Ejaculation of Semen Not a Pre-Requisite to Establish Penetrative Sexual Assault(21.12.2023)

Punjab & Haryana High Court while observing that ejaculation of semen is not a necessary pre-requisite for proving penetrative sexual assault, has hel.....

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Ker. HC: Subjecting Wife to Sexual Perversions Against her Will Amounts to Cruelty(03.01.2024)

Kerala High Court while granting divorce to the wife, has held that compelling the wife to engage in sexual activity in a manner to which objects on t.....

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Tel. HC: Can’t Assume Sex Trade Based on Recovery of Non-Biological Children from Accused(05.01.2024)

Telangana High Court has held that in the absence of any other material showing that the minor girls were illegally procured or trafficked by the accu.....

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Supreme Court: Sexual Harassment at the Workplace is an Affront to Women's Fundamental Rights(11.03.2020)

Supreme Court has said that sexual harassment at the workplace is an affront to the fundamental rights of a woman to equality under Articles 14 and 15.....

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SC: No Counselling to be Done to Influence Sexual Orientation of Person During HC Proceedings(12.03.2024)

Supreme Court has issued caution regarding counseling of detenue suggested by High Courts in Habeas Corpus (HC) Proceedings and has stated that no att.....

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SC: No Counselling to be Done to Influence Sexual Orientation of Person During HC Proceedings(12.03.2024)

Supreme Court has issued caution regarding counseling of detenue, suggested by High Courts in Habeas Corpus (HC) Proceedings and has stated that no at.....

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SC: Sexual Harassment Committed in a Room Requires Closer Scrutiny for Deciding Conviction/Acquittal(12.03.2024)

SC has held that sexual harassment committed within the confines of a room requires closer scrutiny and if doubt arises in the Court's mind regarding .....

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Ker HC: Challenge to Protocol Mandating Sexual Offence Survivor to be Examined Only by Gynae. Dism.(19.03.2024)

Kerala High Court has dismissed the petition that challenged Clause 6 of the Kerala Medico-legal Protocol for Examination of Survivor of Sexual Offenc.....

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SC: Sex Worker Can't Cry Rape if Denied Money(12.10.2016)

SC, while acquitting three persons of rape charges, has ruled that a sex worker cannot lodge a sexual assault complaint against her customers if they .....

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Delhi HC Allows Bail Petition in High Profile Sex Racket Case(13.10.2016)

Delhi HC has granted bail to a man, arrested in a high-profile sex racket case allegedly involving a cocktail of defence personnel, government servant.....

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Kerala HC Grants Anticipatory Bail to Makeup Artist Accused of Sexual Assault by Several Women(25.04.2022)

Kerala High Court has granted anticipatory bail to celebrity makeup artist Anez Anzare who has been accused of sexually abusing several women under th.....

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Kerala HC Dismisses Plea of Witness Alleging Harassment from Investigating Officer in Assault Case(04.04.2022)

Kerala High Court has dismissed a petition filed by Sagar Vincent, a witness in the 2017 actor sexual assault case alleging that investigating officer.....

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P&H HC: Section 377 IPC Attracted When Penetration With Sexual Intent Happens on Any Part of Body(07.03.2022)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that this offence is attracted even in a situation where the penetration happens to be on any other part of the.....

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Kerala HC Dismisses Plea by Dileep to Quash Further Investigation in Actor Sexual Assault Case(09.03.2022)

Kerala High Court has dismissed a petition filed by actor Dileep seeking to quash further investigation in the actor sexual assault case being conduct.....

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Karnataka High Court Disposes PIL Challenging SIT Probe in Ramesh Jarkiholi Sex CD Scandal Case(10.03.2022)

Karnataka High Court has disposed of a public interest litigation seeking to quash the order passed by the Commissioner of Police, forming a Special I.....

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Delhi High Court Nod for Panel to Look into Issue of Sexual Violence(01.08.2018)

Delhi High Court, while noting that there was urgent need to prevent sexual violence against women and children, has decided to set up a panel to look.....

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Kerala HC Grants One More Month to Wind up Further Investigation for Prosecution(20.04.2022)

Kerala High Court has granted one more month's time to conclude the further investigation to the prosecution in the 2017 sexual assault case.

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Madras High Court Grants Bail to Godman Siva Shankar Baba in POCSO Case(21.04.2022)

Madras High Court has granted bail to CN Siva Sankaran, self styled godman (commonly known as Siva Sankar Baba) accused under the Protection of Childr.....

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Delhi HC Says Sexual Crimes Against Women Must Be Dealt With Strictly(25.04.2016)

Delhi High Court, while sentencing a rape convict, has said that sexual offences against women are increasing and such crimes have to be dealt with st.....

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Sexual Offences Against Children Involve Moral Turpitude & Delinquency: Bombay High Court(28.06.2018)

Bombay High Court has observed that offences committed against children involves moral turpitude or moral delinquency and requires exemplary treatment.....

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Sexual Offences Against Children Involve Moral Turpitude & Delinquency: Bombay High Court(28.06.2018)

Bombay High Court has observed that offences committed against children involves moral turpitude or moral delinquency and requires exemplary treatment.....

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UK Supreme Court Backs Heterosexual Civil Partnerships(28.06.2018)

UK Supreme Court has ruled that UK is discriminating against heterosexual couples who seek to formalise their relationships as civil partnerships inst.....

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Rajasthan HC Allows Termination of Sex-Worker's Pregnancy, Deeming Her Akin to Victim of Rape(13.04.2020)

Rajasthan High Court has allowed the plea of a forced sex-worker to abort her foetus treating her mental agony to be equal to that of a victim of rape.....

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SC Directs to File Report on Officers Involved in Muzzafarpur Shelter Home Sexual Assault Case(24.03.2022)

Supreme Court has directed Bihar to file a report on action taken against State officers involved in the Muzaffarpur shelter home sexual assault case......

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Delhi HC Temporarily Suspends Sentence of Man Convicted for Sexual Assault of Minor(23.04.2020)

Delhi High Court has granted interim suspension of sentence to a man convicted and sentenced for 10 years of imprisonment for committing sexual assaul.....

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Bombay HC Grants Bail to Stepfather Accused of Sexually Assaulting Minor Step-Daughters(16.07.2020)

Bombay High Court has allowed a bail application of a man accused of sexually assaulting his step daughters, one of whom is a minor.

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Calcutta HC Upholds Conviction For Aggravated Sexual Assault In POCSO Case(16.05.2022)

Calcutta High Court upheld conviction for the offence of aggravated sexual assault under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO Act) b.....

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Delhi HC: Denial of Sex During Pregnancy is No Ground for Divorce(07.11.2016)

Delhi High Court has said that denial of sex by a woman during her pregnancy is not cruelty towards her husband entitling him to get divorce on that g.....

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SC to HCs: Set up Panel to Monitor Sex-Test Cases(10.11.2016)

Supreme Court has stepped up efforts to punish sex-determination of fetuses under PNDT Act and said India could ill-afford a socially explosive situat.....

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Why No Action Against Media Houses Revealing Identity of Sexual Offences Victims? SC to Media Bodies(23.10.2018)

Supreme Court has sought the response of media bodies like Press Council of India, News Broadcasting Standards Authority, Editors Guild of India and t.....

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Orissa HC Allows Petition of Same-Sex Live-In Couple to Stay Together(26.08.2020)

Orissa High Court has allowed the Petition of a 24-year-old woman to get back her same-sex partner who was forcibly separated from her by the partner'.....

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Gujarat HC: Bail Granted to 16 Years Old Accused of Committing Un-Natural Sex with 13 Year Old(01.06.2022)

Gujarat High Court has granted bail to 16 years old boy, accused of forcibly committing unnatural sex (sodomy) with a minor boy, aged about 13 years. .....

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Delhi HC: Question of Sexual Perversity Amounts to Mental Cruelty(03.11.2016)

Delhi High Court, while upholding a Lower Court order dissolving a marriage, has said that, raising questions of sexual perversity against a husband a.....

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Bal Niketan Sexual Abuse Case: P&H High Court Upholds Conviction of Former Supervisor(31.10.2018)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has upheld the conviction of former supervisor of Bal Niketan, Manish Arora, who had been accused of molesting inmates b.....

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Delhi High Court: Ensure Sensitive Photos in Sexual Assault Cases Not Displayed on E-Court Monitors(02.11.2018)

Delhi High Court has issued a “practice direction”, directing counsel in sexual harassment cases to ensure that intimate and sensitive photographs of .....

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Bombay HC: Forwarding of Woman's Nude Video is ‘Sexually Explicit Act’ Under IT Act(17.06.2022)

Bombay High Court has in a plea for anticipatory bail held that a man accused of forwarding a married woman's nude video to several people would be an.....

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Supreme Court to Search Engine Companies: Block Pre-Natal Sex Determination Ads(16.11.2016)

Supreme Court has directed companies that operate search engines like Google India, Yahoo India and Microsoft Corp. India Pvt. Ltd to block advertisem.....

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SC Slams Centre for Failure to Check Cyber Crimes Against Women(22.11.2016)

Supreme Court has slammed Centre for not being “serious” in dealing with increasing number of cyber crimes related to sexual offences against women.

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Enquire ‘Motive’ of Sexual Harassment Complaints Filed Against Public Servants: MP HC(19.11.2018)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has observed that it is the duty of the Investigating Officer to investigate thoroughly in a sexual harassment complaint fil.....

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Calcutta High Court Issues Directions to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse in Schools(19.11.2018)

Calcutta High Court has directed authorities to appoint counsellors in about one lakh educational institutions in West Bengal to protect students from.....

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J&K&L HC: Repeated Sexual Activity With Child Not Possible Without Any Injury in Genital Area(11.07.2022)

Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court while setting aside the conviction order of the trial court passed against a rape accused, has held that repea.....

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Delhi HC Denies Relief to 60 Year Old Person Accused of Sexual Harassment(03.10.2016)

Delhi HC, while upholding five-year jail term to a 60-year-old man, who had sexually assaulted an eight-year-old girl, has held that convict Raman Kum.....

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Allahabad High Court Denies Protection to Homosexual-Transgender Couple(03.10.2018)

Allahabad High Court has refused protection to a couple—a homosexual and a transgender— who had approached the court alleging that they were being har.....

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SC Directs Governments to Provide Food, Aid to Starving Sex Workers(22.09.2020)

Supreme Court has told the Centre and States to urgently consider providing relief to jobless and starving sex workers in the form of dry rations, mon.....

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Bombay HC Orders Release of 3 Sex Workers from Corrective Institution(28.09.2020)

Bombay High Court has set free 3 sex workers from the Corrective Institution observing that prostitution has not been made an offence under Immoral Tr.....

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SC Directs States to Provide Dry Rations for Identified Sex Workers(29.09.2020)

Supreme Court has directed State Governments to provide dry rations for identified sex workers by National Aids Control Organisation (NACO) and State .....

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Bombay HC Grants Bail to Father in Sexual Assault Case, Blames Girl(06.02.2017)

Bombay High Court has granted bail to a man who was accused of sexually assaulting his 17-year-old adopted daughter, stating that victim had sexual in.....

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Delhi HC Dismisses Plea for CBI Probe Into Allegations of Sexual Abuse Against Clergy(30.01.2019)

Delhi High Court has dismissed a PIL for a thorough investigation by CBI or an SIT into all allegations of sexual abuse made against the clergy.

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Delhi HC Shuns Moral Policing by Internal Committee in Cases of Sexual Harassment at Workplace(21.12.2020)

Delhi High Court has held that the jurisdiction of Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) established under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (.....

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Delhi HC Shuns Moral Policing by Internal Committee in Cases of Sexual Harassment at Workplace(21.12.2020)

Delhi High Court has held that the jurisdiction of Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) established under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (.....

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Supreme Court Seeks Centre’s Opinion over Conflict Between POSCO, IPC(06.01.2017)

Supreme Court has asked Central Government to examine need to amend a colonial-era provision in IPC that provides immunity to a man from being prosecu.....

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Delhi HC: Industrial Tribunal to Decide Pachauri’s Appeal in Sexual Harassment Case(09.01.2017)

Delhi High Court has "left it open" for Industrial Tribunal, which is hearing former TERI chief R K Pachauri's plea against Internal Complaints Commit.....

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Delhi HC Permits Minor Rape Survivor to Terminate 26 Weeks Pregnancy(21.07.2022)

Delhi High Court has permitted a minor victim of sexual assault to terminate her pregnancy of 26 weeks old pregnancy. The Court highlighted that in ex.....

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Kerala HC Stresses on The Need for Proper Sex Education(22.07.2022)

Kerala High Court has expressed its concerns over the glaring absence of adequate sex education in schools amid the rising number of child pregnancies.....

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Kerala HC Issues Directions for Victim Protection Protocol for Sexual Assault Survivors(25.07.2022)

Kerala High Court has notified a list of directions to the State authorities to set up a gender-neutral victim protection protocol to ensure that all .....

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Kerala HC: Courts Must be Sensitive Towards Victim But Shouldn’t Accept Allegation as Gospel Truth(26.07.2022)

Kerala High Court has held that in matters of alleged sexual offences, especially against minor victims, the courts must be sensitive to the plight of.....

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Delhi High Court Allows Judoka Jasleen Saini to Participate in CWG 2022(28.07.2022)

Delhi High Court has granted interim relief to Judoka Jasleen Singh Saini by staying the order of suspension imposed on him by the Judo Federation of .....

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Delhi HC to State: Decide On Banning Medically Unnecessary Sex-Selective Surgeries on Intersex Infant(29.07.2022)

Delhi High Court has directed Delhi Government to take appropriate decision on recommendation given by Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights.....

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Kerala HC Cancels Anticipatory Bail Of Writer-Activist Civic Chandran In Sexual Harassment Case(20.10.2022)

Kerala High Court while allowing the state government and victim's petitions challenging the sessions court order, has rejected anticipatory bail of C.....

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Mumbai Court: Death of Victim Before Examination During Trial Can’t be Reason to Acquit Accused(28.10.2022)

Mumbai Court while convicting a man for sexually assaulting a minor victim has held that death of a minor sexual assault victim from cancer before she.....

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Meghalaya HC: Can't Equate Act of Mutual Love Between Young Boyfriend-Girlfriend to Sexual Assault(31.10.2022)

Meghalaya High Court while quashing POCSO charges against a minor's partner has held that the term 'sexual assault' as per POCSO Act can’t be attribut.....

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Canadian SC: Mandatory and Lifetime Registration on Sex Offender Registry is Unconstitutional(31.10.2022)

Supreme Court of Canada has held the country's mandatory and lifetime registration on the sex offender registry is unconstitutional.

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Delhi HC Issues Notice in Plea Seeking Marriage Registration for Same Sex Couples(19.11.2020)

Delhi High Court has issued notice in a plea seeking registration of marriages of the same-sex couples under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955.

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Mad. HC Restrains Media from Revealing Identity of Sexual Violence Victims & Publishing Depositions(05.09.2022)

Madras High Court has restrained print and electronic media from publishing details of the victims, their family members, and the witnesses or any mat.....

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P&H HC: No Right to Physically Exploit Fiancée During the Period Between the Engagement and Marriage(07.09.2022)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has ruled that merely because the parties are engaged and are meeting each other, it doesn't give any right or liberty t.....

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Kar. HC Refuses to Quash FIR Against Doctor Accused of Forcefully Performing Sex Change Operation(12.09.2022)

Karnataka High Court has refused to quash the FIR and chargesheet filed against a doctor under POCSO Act for allegedly conducting a forcible sex chang.....

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SC Refuses to Entertain PIL Seeking to Examine Link Between Pornography & Sexual Crimes(13.09.2022)

Supreme Court has refused to entertain a petition seeking to formulate a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) by the police to examine the impact of vie.....

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Ker. HC: Media Transgressed the Limits of Fairness, Reasonableness, and Rationality(23.09.2022)

Kerala High Court while dismissing petition filed by survivor of sexual assault to transfer case from Principal Session Court, has criticized media fo.....

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Delhi HC: Matrimonial Discord Between Parents No Ground to Quash FIR under POCSO(23.09.2022)

Delhi High Court while dealing with case where minor son was sexually abused by father, has held that it will be highly unfair to deny the child victi.....

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Delhi HC: Sexual Harassment of a Child is a Cognizable And Non-Bailable Offence(28.11.2022)

Delhi High Court has held that sexual harassment of a child, which is punishable under Section 12 of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCS.....

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Delhi HC Orders Blocking of Sexually Explicit Video of a Judicial Officer on Social Media(01.12.2022)

Delhi High Court has directed Centre and social media platforms to ensure that all appropriate steps are taken to prevent the sharing of a sexually ex.....

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Union Government: Now 90 Days Paid Leave For Victims of Sexual Harassment At Workplace(21.03.2017)

Women employees of Central Government who file complaints of sexual harassment at workplace now have option of getting 90 days paid leave during pende.....

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Delhi High Court Puts on Trial Private Airline Pilot in Unnatural Sex Case(27.03.2017)

Delhi High Court has said that a pilot with a private airline will face trial for allegedly having unnatural sex with a former air hostess of the carr.....

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Kerala HC Quashes Transfer Order of Judge Who Made ‘Sexually Provocative Dress’ Remark(02.11.2022)

Kerala High Court has set aside the order for transfer of Kozhikode Principal District & Sessions Judge, S. Krishnakumar, who made controversial 'sexu.....

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SC: Non-Reporting of Sexual Assault Despite Knowledge is Serious Crime(03.11.2022)

Supreme Court while observing that non-reporting of sexual assault against a minor child despite knowledge is a serious crime, has held that more ofte.....

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Delhi Court: F**K Off Is Sexually Colored American Slang(07.11.2022)

Delhi Court while observing that the remark ‘f**k off’ is a vulgar American slang and is not used in Indian society, schools, or colleges to ask anyon.....

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CRIMINAL - Madras HC Grants Bail to Nirmala Devi in MKU Sex Scandal(13.03.2019)

Madras High Court has granted bail to assistant professor Nirmala Devi who was arrested by CB-CID for luring college girls to do sexual favours for hi.....

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CRIMINAL - Pollachi Sex scandal: Madras HC says mainstream media 'deliberately avoids' Tamil Nadu(13.03.2019)

Madras High Court has slammed mainstream media for not covering Pollachi sex scandal as they did with the case of Nirbhaya, who was brutally raped by .....

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CRIMINAL - Pollachi Sex Scandal: Madras HC Says Mainstream Media 'Deliberately Avoids' Tamil Nadu(13.03.2019)

Madras High Court has slammed mainstream media for not covering Pollachi sex scandal as they did with the case of Nirbhaya, who was brutally raped by .....

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SERVICE - No Disciplinary Proceedings Against Employee for 'Illicit Sexual Relationship': Rajasthan HC(18.03.2019)

Rajasthan High Court has held that government shall not initiate departmental proceedings against a government servant on basis of a complaint allegin.....

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Madras HC Takes Suo Moto Cognizance of Alleged Sexual Harassment of IPS Cadre Woman Officer(02.03.2021)

Madras High Court has taken suo moto cognizance of alleged sexual harassment of a IPS cadre woman officer by her senior, a Special DGP, and has decide.....

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Mumbai Court Acquits TVF founder Arunabh Kumar in Sexual harassment Case(29.12.2022)

Mumbai court has acquitted Arunabh Kumar, the founder of The Viral Fever (TVF) in a sexual harassment case registered against him in 2017, citing that.....

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Gujarat High Court: Approaching ‘Voluntary’ Sex Worker is 'No Crime'(08.05.2017)

Gujarat High Court has observed that Section 370 of Indian Penal Code will have no application in a case wherein sex workers are engaged in prostituti.....

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Top Court Stays Trial in Sexual Assault Case Against Malayalam Actor Dileep(06.05.2019)

Supreme Court has stayed the trial against Malayalam Actor Dileep in the sexual assault he had been implicated in. The trial will remain stayed until .....

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Karnataka HC: Not Necessary to transfer Sex CD Case from SIT to CBI(19.04.2021)

Karnataka High Court has said that it was not necessary to transfer investigations in the alleged sex CD case involving former State minister Ramesh J.....

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Bombay HC Quashes FIR Against Man Accused of Sexually Harassing Minor Niece(07.02.2022)

Bombay High Court has quashed a first information report against a man accused of sexually harassing his minor niece after both the parties agreed tha.....

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Kerala HC Allows Anticipatory Bail by Actor Dileep in Alleged 2017 Sexual Assault Case(07.02.2022)

Kerala High Court has allowed the anticipatory bail plea moved by actor Dileep and other accused in the alleged criminal conspiracy to kill police off.....

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Delhi HC Upholds 5-year Jail Term of Man for Sexually Assaulting Minor(05.04.2017)

Delhi High Court has upheld a five-year jail term awarded to a man for sexually assaulting an eight-year-old girl and observed that the incident may h.....

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SC Transfers Petitions Pending Before HCs’ For Recognition of Same Sex Marriages to Itself(09.01.2023)

Supreme Court has transferred to itself petitions seeking recognition of same sex marriages in India and also granted liberty to petitioners to appear.....

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Del. HC: Can’t Quash Harassment Complaint Merely Because ICC Failed to Complete Enquiry in 90 Days(10.01.2023)

Delhi High Court has held that complaint of sexual harassment and inquiry proceeding can’t be quashed merely because internal complaints committee (IC.....

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Taiwan’s Constitutional Court Rules 'Illegal to Ban Marriages Between Two People of Same Sex'(25.05.2017)

Taiwan’s Constitutional Court, while paving the way for Asia’s first law allowing same-sex marriage, has ruled that it is illegal to ban marriages bet.....

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Kerala High Court: Mere Possession of Sexually Explicit Photos Not an Offence(10.06.2019)

Kerala High Court while holding that mere possession of sexually explicit photos in private custody without circulation or publication will not amount.....

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Ker. HC Pulls State for Non-Inclusion of Prevention-Oriented Programme on Sexual Abuse in Curriculum(24.02.2023)

Kerala High Court has pulled State for not taking measures to include prevention-oriented programmes on sexual abuse as part of school curriculum. The.....

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Delhi HC Allows Extradition of German National Accused of Sexual Abuse(02.03.2023)

Delhi High Court has upheld the order of Trial Court allowing the extradition of a German national, who is accused of sexually abusing children.

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Chhattisgarh HC: Can’t Assume Accused Sexually Exploited Victim Because She Belongs to ST Community(02.03.2023)

Chhattisgarh High Court has held that merely because victim belongs to Scheduled Tribe (ST) community, it cannot be assumed that accused was able to d.....

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Bombay HC Constitutes All-Women Committee to Avoid Sexual Exploitation of Minor Tribal Girls(19.04.2019)

Bombay High Court has issued a series of directions, after taking up a matter on urgent basis in view to protect hundreds of minor tribal girls and ha.....

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Bom. HC Directs Police To Not Take Action Against Rakhi Sawant In 'Obscene Video' Circulation Case(24.01.2023)

Bombay High Court has asked the Police not to arrest celebrity Rakhi Sawant till Tuesday in a case filed by another model. According to the prosecutio.....

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Bom. HC Grants Pre-Arrest Bail to Neighbour Booked Under SC/ST Act for Whistling(25.01.2023)

Bombay High Court has granted anticipatory bail to three persons accused of committing atrocities against a member of a Scheduled Caste observing that.....

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Allahabad High Court: Forcible Sex is an Illegal Intrusion in the Privacy of Wife(27.05.2019)

Allahabad High Court has held that forcible sex, unnatural or natural, is an illegal intrusion in the privacy of the wife and amounts to cruelty again.....

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Del. HC: Consent to Stay in Man’s Company Not Basis to Infer Woman Consented to Sexual Liaison(15.03.2023)

Delhi High Court while observing that distinction needs to be articulated between “consenting to a situation vs. “consenting to sexual liaison”, has h.....

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Madras High Court Permits Three Transsexuals to Attend Police Exam(26.06.2019)

Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services Recruitment Board to accept applications of transsexual candidates and permit them to.....

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Delhi HC Awards Rs. 6 Lakh Interim Compensation to Minor Sexual Assault Victim(17.05.2021)

Delhi High Court has awarded Rs. 6 Lakhs as interim compensation to a minor victim of sexual assault, directing the Delhi State Legal Services Authori.....

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Bombay HC Directs IO to Take Corrective Measures in Sexual Assault Case(05.04.2021)

Bombay High Court has directed the Investigating officer to take corrective measures and trace the victim girl in an incident wherein a girl, who was .....

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SC Stays HC’s Order Directing Counselling to Woman in Same-Sex Relationship(07.02.2023)

Supreme Court has stayed Kerala High Court’s order directing a 23-year old woman, who is stated to be in a same-sex relationship, to undertake counsel.....

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Del. HC: Mentioning Looks Without Reference to Dress or Body Part is not Sexually Colored Remark(20.02.2023)

Patiala House Court, Delhi has held that mentioning looks and gait of a person without any specific reference to the dress or any body part of a perso.....

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Del. Court: Mentioning Looks Without Reference to Dress or Body Part is not Sexually Colored Remark(20.02.2023)

Patiala House Court, Delhi has held that mentioning looks and gait of a person without any specific reference to the dress or any body part of a perso.....

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Del. HC to DSLSA: Provide Status Report on Payment of Compensation to Victims of Sexual Offences(10.04.2023)

Delhi High Court has sought a status report from Delhi State Legal Services Authority (DSLSA) on the payment of compensation to victims of sexual offe.....

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AP HC: Ejaculation Not Required for Proving Penetrative Sexual Assault Under POCSO(18.04.2023)

Andhra Pradesh High Court while upholding a conviction in a POCSO case has observed that under Section 3 of POCSO Act, only penetration and not ejacul.....

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Delhi HC to Registry: Ensure Confidentiality of Sexual Offences Victims(20.04.2023)

Delhi High Court while directing Registry to ensure anonymity and confidentiality of victim of sexual offences is strictly maintained in filings, has .....

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Del HC: Can’t Transfer Probe Merely Because Litigant Feels She is Being Unfairly Prejudiced(24.04.2023)

Delhi High Court while dismissing petition seeking transfer of further investigation in a sexual harassment case from the State Police to Central Bure.....

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SC Asks Lawyer for Proof on Claim of Conspiracy to Frame CJI(24.04.2019)

Supreme Court has asked a Punjab-based lawyer to furnish material in support of his claim that there was a conspiracy to frame Chief Justice Ranjan Go.....

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Madras HC Bans Sex Re-Assignment Surgeries on Intersex Children(24.04.2019)

Madras High Court has directed Tamil Nadu Government to ban sex reassignment surgeries on intersex infants and children in order to recognise human ri.....

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Delhi HC Dismisses Plea to Restrict Media from Reporting on CJI Sexual Harassment Issue(29.04.2019)

Delhi High Court has dismissed a petition seeking to restrict the media from reporting on the sexual harassment allegation against Chief Justice of In.....

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Madras High Court Directs Completion of Probe of Woman IPS Officer's Sexual Harassment Complaint(03.05.2021)

Madras High Court has directed the Crime Branch, Crime Investigation Department (CB-CID) to complete the probe into the alleged sexual harassment of a.....

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P&H HC to Police: Consider Protection Request of Same-Sex Couple(07.04.2023)

Punjab and Haryana High Court while observing that State can’t shirk its duty to ensure the safety of its citizens, has directed SSP (UT, Chandigarh) .....

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Delhi High Court Terms Child Sexual Abuse an 'Epidemic'(05.10.2015)

Delhi HC while refusing dismissal of FIR lodged against accused alleged for sexually abusing a child, has termed child sexual abuse as an "epidemic" a.....

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Gauhati HC Directs DLSA to Provide Immediate Rations to Identified Sex Workers(31.05.2021)

Gauhati High Court has directed the District Legal Services Authority, Cachar to provide immediate ration to sex workers and their family members iden.....

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Karnataka High Court Disposes of Habeas Corpus Petition in Alleged Sex CD Case(02.06.2021)

Karnataka High Court has disposed of a habeas corpus petition filed by the father of the victim in the alleged sex CD case, involving former State min.....

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Delhi HC: Sex-Determination Based Abortion Perpetuates Gender Inequalities, Misogyny(25.04.2023)

Delhi High Court while observing that sex-determination based abortion is a powerful method of perpetuating gender inequalities and is directly relate.....

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Del. HC: Both, a Sensitive Heart and an Alert Mind Required by Judges in Child Sexual Assault Cases(09.05.2023)

Delhi High Court has observed that it is duty of every Court to have a sensitive heart and an alert mind while recording and conducting trial in sexua.....

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SC Issues Directions to Strengthen Law Protecting Women from Sexual Harassment at Workplace(15.05.2023)

Supreme Court while issuing directions to strengthen law protecting women from sexual harassment at workplace has stated that it is indeed a sorry sta.....

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Ker. HC to State: Constitute Committee to Introduce Safe Sex Education(26.06.2023)

Kerala High Court while observing that ‘safe sex education’ among the youth is the need of the hour, has suggested State government to constituting a .....

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Bombay High Court: Can't Be Lenient in Cases of Sex Rules Violation(21.08.2017)

Bombay High Court has voiced concern over declining sex ratio and said a lenient approach cannot be taken while deciding matters pertaining to violati.....

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Rajya Sabha Passes Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill, 2019(25.07.2019)

Rajya Sabha has passed Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill, 2019 entailing amendments to the Protection of Children from Sexu.....

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Madras High Court Extends CB-CID Probe in Woman IPS Officer's Sexual Harassment Complaint(22.06.2021)

Madras High Court has extended by six weeks, the time granted to CB-CID for completing the probe into alleged sexual harassment of a woman IPS officer.....

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Ker. HC Lays Down Principles for Compounding Sexual offences Upon Compromise With Accused(26.05.2023)

Kerala High Court has laid down broad principles to be considered while hearing pleas to quash criminal proceedings involving non-compoundable sexual .....

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Kar HC Refuses to Quash FIR Against Gynecologist for Failing to Report Sexual Assault Against Minor(08.06.2023)

Karnataka High Court has refused to quash FIR filed against a Gynecologist under Section 21 of POCSO Act for failure to report incident of sexual assa.....

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SC to Centre: Have Any Schemes Been Formulated for Rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers?(14.07.2023)

Bombay High Court has held that age of consent necessarily has to be distinguished from the age of marriage as sexual acts do not happen only in the c.....

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Del HC: POSH can be Invoked by Victim When Sexually Harassed By Man Working in Other Department(03.07.2023)

Delhi High Court while observing that any interpretation of the POSH Act which downplays the complete achievement and implementation of its objectives.....

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Gau. HC Cancels Bail Granted to Hostel Warden Accused to have Sexually Assaulted 21 Children(24.07.2023)

Gauhati High Court while stressing the need to sensitize judges handling POCSO Cases, has Suo moto cancelled bail granted by the trial court to a Host.....

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Allahabad HC: Proviso on Recording of Sexual Offence Victim’s Statement Not Being Followed(16.08.2021)

Allahabad High Court has observed that in majority of cases, 1st and 2nd proviso to Section 161 (3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, which man.....

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SC to CBI in Manipur Sexual Violence Case: Refrain from Recording Survivor’s Statements Survivors(01.08.2023)

Supreme Court has directed Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to refrain from taking statements of the survivors of the Manipur sexual violence cas.....

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Ker. HC to State: Constitute Committee to Examine Requests for Sex-Selective Surgeries(08.08.2023)

Kerala High Court has directed State government to constitute a State Level Multidisciplinary Committee consisting of experts to examine requests for .....

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SC Transfers CBI Cases Related to Sexual Violence Cases During Manipur Ethnic Violence, to Assam(25.08.2023)

Supreme Court has transferred sexual violence cases related to Manipur ethnic violence, which had been transferred to CBI, to Assam due to overall sec.....

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Calcutta HC Disposes of Plea Alleging Police Inaction in Complaint Registered By Same-Sex Couple(25.08.2021)

Calcutta High Court has disposed of a plea moved by a same sex couple alleging police inaction after noting that the concerned police authorities had .....

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Bombay HC: Touching Cheeks Without Sexual Intent Wouldn't Attract Offence of 'Sexual Assault'(31.08.2021)

Bombay High Court has observed that touching the cheeks without sexual intent would not attract the offence of 'sexual assault', as defined under Sect.....

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Calcutta HC Seeks Response in Plea Seeking Adequate Ration and Financial Assistance for Sex Workers(02.09.2021)

Calcutta High Court has issued notice on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) highlighting the plight of sex workers in West Bengal who have been left i.....

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Justice Ranjan Gogoi to head probe on sexual harassment charges against judge(11.02.2016)

Justice Ranjan Gogoi of the Supreme Court has been appointed head of the panel probing sexual harassment charges against a judge of the Madhya Pradesh.....

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J&K HC Grants Bail to Man Accused of Sexually Assaulting Minor on Lack of Evidence(18.10.2021)

Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court has granted bail to a man accused of sexually assaulting a minor as it noted that the victim and her father had .....

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Madras HC Reverses Acquittal of School Teacher for Sexually Assaulting 4 Year Old Student(20.10.2021)

Madras High Court has set aside a trial court order acquitting a school teacher in Puducherry who had been charged with sexual assaulting a minor stud.....

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MP HC: S.375 Marital Sex Exemption Also Provides Exemption Under Section 377 of IPC(22.09.2023)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that Section 375 IPC includes all possible parts of penetration by penis and when due to marital sex exemption, the.....

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Madras High Court: Absence of Injury No Ground to Say there was No Sex Abuse(21.10.2019)

Madras High Court has ruled that mere absence of injury on the body of a sexually abused minor cannot be a ground to say there has been no offence com.....

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Punjab and Haryana High Court Rules Absence of Injury on Prosecutrix Implies her Consent for Sex(22.10.2019)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has declined to grant leave to appeal against the judgment of acquittal in a rape case while stating that absence of inj.....

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Madhya Pradesh High Court: Cannot Shift Officers Probing Sex Scandal(24.10.2019)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has prevented the authorities from changing the officer-in-charge and special investigation team probing a high-profile sex .....

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Supreme Court Reinstates Woman Who Accused Ex-Chief Justice of India(23.01.2020)

Supreme Court has reinstated a woman employee who had levelled sexual harassment charges against previous Chief Justice of India, Ranjan Gogoi in Apri.....

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Delhi HC Asks if Instagram Account Holder Wants to Represent All Who Alleged Sexual Harassment(23.01.2020)

Delhi High Court has asked the anonymous holder of the Instagram account 'Herdsceneand' to decide as to whether she would want to represent all women .....

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SC Constitution Bench Rules Against Recognition of Same Sex Marriages(17.10.2023)

Supreme Court five judge Constitution Bench has refused to grant recognition for same-sex marriages in India and held that it is up to Parliament to m.....

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Cal. HC: Equating Consensual Sexual Acts with Rape Undermines the Bodily Integrity of Adolescents(19.10.2023)

Calcutta High Court while observing that law’s unintended effect has been the deprivation of liberty of young people in consensual relationships, has .....

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Sex Determination: Supreme Court Asks Centre, Three Search Engines to Meet(14.12.2017)

Supreme Court has directed Centre to hold a meeting with stakeholders like search engines Google, Yahoo and Microsoft, to find a solution to ensure th.....

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Give Women Gadgets to Fight Sexual Violence: Madras High Court(18.12.2017)

Madras High Court has asked the Central and Tamil Nadu Governments to explore the possibility of providing gadgets to women to prevent sexual violence.....

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Allahabad High Court Grants Bail In Alleged Case of Sex on Marriage False Promise(01.11.2021)

Allahabad High Court has granted bail to a man accused of establishing a physical relationship with her on the false pretext of marriage, noting that .....

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JKL HC to State: Provide Recommendations Regarding Mandate of Sex Education in Schools(09.10.2023)

Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has sought recommendations from the State Government on specialized curriculum focusing on child protection, m.....

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SC: State Must Provide for Counselling for Child Victims of Sexual Offences(12.10.2023)

Supreme Court has suggested that whenever a child is subjected to sexual assault, the State or the Legal Services Authorities should ensure that the c.....

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Delhi HC: Merely Because Complainant Married to Accused Does Not Entail Quashing of Rape, POCSO FIR(10.11.2023)

Delhi High Court has observed that merely because the complainant married the accused does not entail quashing of an FIR registered against him for th.....

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SC Takes Suo Moto Cognizance of Cal. HC Judgment that Adviced Adolescents on Sexual Behavior(08.12.2023)

Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognizance of a Calcutta High Court judgment which had advised that every female adolescent should control her sexual.....

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Ker. HC Issues Guidelines on Handling Digital Evidence Containing Sexually Explicit Materials(08.12.2023)

Kerala High Court has issued comprehensive guidelines to be followed by investigating agencies and Courts while handling sexually explicit materials a.....

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Delhi HC : Judges Should Not Disclose Victim’s Name in Sexual Assault Case(30.05.2016)

Delhi HC has said that Judicial officers should not mention the name of victims in the judgements passed in sexual assault cases and they “must avoid”.....

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Delhi High Court: Matching of DNA Samples Not Needed to Prove Sexual Offence(03.05.2018)

Delhi High Court has said that the matching of DNA samples cannot necessarily be a ground to prove sexual offence.

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Set Up Sexual Harassment Probe Panels in Courts: Supreme Court(14.05.2018)

Supreme Court has asked Chief Justices of High Courts across the country to set up anti-sexual harassment at workplace committees in High Courts and d.....

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Kerala High Court Grants Pre-Arrest Bail to Former Chief Airport Officer in Sexual Assault Case(19.01.2022)

Kerala High Court has granted anticipatory bail to former Chief Airport Officer (CAO) of the Trivandrum International Airport, Giri Madhusudana Rao in.....

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Kerala HC Grants Prosecution to Complete Examination of Witnesses in 2017 Sexual Assault Case(25.01.2022)

Kerala High Court has granted the prosecution 10 more days from January 27 to complete the examination of witnesses before the trial court in the sens.....

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P&H HC: Consent During Prior Sexual Acts Won’t Extend to Future Occasions(27.01.2022)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed that the consent given during prior sexual acts won't extend to future occasions, stressing that law acknow.....

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Bom. HC: Touching Penis to Victim’s Private Part Constitutes Penetrative Sexual Assault under POCSO(30.01.2024)

Bombay High Court while denying bail to accused has held that mere touching the penis to the victim's vagina with sexual intent constitutes the offenc.....

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Mad. HC: Continuing Trial Without Identifying Accused Causes Embarrassment & Vilification of Victim(01.02.2024)

Madras High Court while quashing a sexual harassment case has held that since the accused person had not been identified for 3 years, continuing the p.....

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Bom HC: Merely Touching Penis to Private Part of Child Doesn’t Constitute Penetrative Sexual Assault(05.02.2024)

Bombay High Court while reducing the sentence of the convicts held that the mere touching of the child’s vagina with accused’s penis would not constit.....

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Delhi High Court Questions JNU For Inaction Against Professor in Sexual Harassment Case(26.04.2018)

Delhi High Court has directed the Jawaharlal Nehru University to treat the representations of women students as complaints and initiate a probe agains.....

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Bombay High Court: Minor Girls Have Right to Deny Sexual Abuse(26.04.2018)

Bombay High Court has observed that even a minor girl has the right to live with dignity and has the right to make a choice, which includes denying se.....

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Supreme Court Directs Issuance of Ration Cards, Voter IDs to Sex Workers(16.12.2021)

Supreme Court has directed the State Governments and Union Territories to commence the process of issuance of ration cards/ Voters Identity cards imme.....

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Delhi High Court Seta Outs Ingredients of Carnal Intercourse Under Section 377 IPC(21.12.2021)

Delhi High Court has observed that any physical act committed upon a minor is per-se carnal intercourse against the order of nature appearing in secti.....

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Supreme Court Says ‘Gay Sex is Not a Crime’, Decriminalizes Section 377 of IPC(06.09.2018)

Supreme Court, while decriminalizing gay sex in India, has said that Section 377 of Indian Penal Code is irrational, arbitrary and incomprehensible.

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Gujarat HC Directs DGP, Gujarat to Ensure All Police Stations Aid Victims of Sexual Assault Crimes(24.02.2022)

Gujarat High Court has directed the Director General of Police, Gujarat State to ensure that all the police stations in the state have a panel of lawy.....

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Mad HC: State Not to Insist on Certificate of Sexual Re-orientation Surgery for Publ. Change of Name(05.04.2024)

Madras High Court has held that the State Government should not ask for the production of medical examination reports and certificates of sexual re-or.....

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Bombay HC Raps Advocates for Attempt to ‘Settle’ Sexual Abuse Cases(29.08.2016)

Bombay HC has rapped advocate seeking settlement in sexual abuse case and said that offences against women do not deserve to be compromised even befor.....

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Supreme Court Expresses Concern Over Sexual Abuse of Children in Shelters(16.08.2018)

Supreme Court has expressed concern over sexual abuse of children living in shelter homes across the country and asked the centre what action was bein.....

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Delhi High Court Seeks Police, Government Response on Illegal Sex Trade(16.08.2018)

Delhi High Court has issued notice to Delhi Police and state government on a plea seeking action against illegal sex rackets in the national capital i.....

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Companies Rules Amended to Mandate Disclosure of Compliance With Sexual Harassment Act(16.08.2018)

Ministry of Corporate Affairs has amended Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 to mandate the disclosure regarding the implementation of Sexual Harassment.....

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Rajasthan HC: Educated Women to be Aware of Consequences of Sexual Intercourse Before Marriage(28.02.2022)

Rajasthan High Court has observed that married educated women, depending upon the facts of each case, is supposed to be well aware of the consequences.....

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