NEED FOR CRIMINALIZATION OF MARITAL RAPE IN INDIA
NEED FOR CRIMINALIZATION OF MARITAL RAPE IN INDIA “Sexual assault committed in familiar settingsby assailants known to the victim, including spouses, occur at agreater frequency than those committed in high risk situationsby unknown assailants“[1] Introduction Marital rape is not criminalized explicitly in many countries.[2] Even in developed countries like US , the penalty for sexual […]
Rupan Deol Bajaj and Anr vs. Kanwar Pal Singh Gill and Anr
Rupan Deol Bajaj and Anr. vs. Kanwar Pal Singh Gill and Anr. :Case Analysis- Our Legal World In the Supreme Court of India Case No. Criminal Miscellaneous No. 9041-M of 1989 Equivalent Citation: 1996 AIR 309, 1995 SCC (6) 194 Petitioner Mrs. Rupan Deol Bajaj & Anr Respondent Kanwar Pal Singh Gill & Anr Decided […]
Consent in rape case allows anticipatory bail to the accused : Bombay HC
Consent in rape case allows anticipatory bail to the accused : Bombay HC In the instant case an Fir was lodged by a lady police constable of 31 years against the Police sub Inspector of the Vashi Police Station alleging that the accused had raped her several times before against her consent. It was alleged […]
Death penalty commuted to life imprisonment due to delay in execution of Rape accused : Bombay HC
Death penalty commuted to life imprisonment due to delay in execution of Rape accused : Bombay HC Two accused named Pradeep Kokade and Purshottam Borate were convicted for gang rape and murder of a woman of 22 year old and later disposed off her body in Pune in 2007. Both of them sought quashing of […]