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'She remembered bus number': Court upholds 10-year jail term for driver who raped stranded 16-year-old

June 10, 2026 1:01 pm

Upholding the conviction, Sikkim High Court noted, that night, inside the bus, he forced himself on her and raped her despite her protests.

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2005 child sexual assault: Why conviction was reduced to ‘attempt to rape’, sentence halved to 5 years

May 25, 2026 3:48 pm

The Kerala High Court reduced a 2005 child sexual assault convict's 10-year sentence by half, citing lack of penetration proof under pre-2013 laws for rape.

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‘Can’t ask child to raise another child’: Gujarat High Court allows 16-year-old rape survivor to end 22-week pregnancy

May 01, 2026 6:12 pm

The Gujarat High Court said pregnancies arising from rape are presumed to cause grave mental injury. It referred to earlier judgments affirming that right to reproductive choice is a core facet of a female's fundamental rights.

Why was there no mention of minor rape victim’s injuries: Allahabad HC asks POCSO judge who acquitted the accused

March 23, 2026 4:31 am

Also pulls up prosecution for not examining the doctor who conducted the medical examination of the girl.

The offence of rape fall in the category of “serious and heinous” category and is crime against the society.

'Woman’s body her temple': Madhya Pradesh High Court refuses to quash rape case despite survivor's 'compromise'

February 14, 2026 10:33 am

Madhya Pradesh High Court Latest News: The Madhya Pradesh High Court was hearing a petition filed by a rape and POCSO accused man for quashing of an FIR based on settlement with the survivor.

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POCSO charge upheld: Chhattisgarh High Court says refusing rape survivor’s testimony in Indian society insult to injury

January 16, 2026 1:30 pm

Pocso act conviction: Chief Justice Sinha said that when we question survivor's tetimony, we should remember that in conservative Indian society, girls or women are often extremely reluctant to admit incidents affecting their chastity.

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Jharkhand High Court commutes man’s death penalty in rape and murder case to life term, cites lack of reform assessment

January 08, 2026 4:18 pm

Jharkhand High Court News: While citing the Supreme Court judgement, the bench said that the probability of reformation, rehabilitation and social re integration of the appellant, also can't be ruled out.

On Wednesday, co-accused Shiv Baran was arrested. The charges of abduction and the gangrape were added in the FIR, and sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act were also included. (Express Photo)

Kanpur teen 'kidnapped, gangraped' by cop & his aide; viral video on police inaction sparks outrage

January 09, 2026 12:25 pm

The girl alleged that the initial FIR did not mention that one of the accused was a man in a police uniform. The accused sub-inspector is on the run, while his associate has been arrested.

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‘Protect her honour, dignity': Karnataka High Court allows 26-week pregnancy termination of minor rape survivor

December 31, 2025 3:16 pm

While referring to a Supreme Court rulling, Justice R Nataraj said that forcing a girl, who is a survivor of sexual assault, to continue with her unwanted pregnancy would violate her right to life and dignity.

Two held for gang rape of minor near popular tourist site in Odisha

December 16, 2025 3:44 pm

Police then registered a gang rape case following the fresh complaint and arrested two persons. A scientific team visited the spot and collected evidence.