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No 2-finger test, free education for rape survivors' children: Jharkhand HC issues landmark guidelines
June 09, 2026 7:08 pm
The Jharkhand High Court directed the state to appoint nodal officers to ensure free and compulsory education for children born out of rape incidents till Class 12, and provide scholarships if they got selected in IITs, NITs, AIIMs or IIMs.
27 weeks pregnant, minor rape survivor seeks abortion: Why court refused to override experts
June 02, 2026 1:32 pm
The minor rape survivor’s counsel submitted that forcing a child to continue an unwanted pregnancy would infringe her right to life guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution.
Prioritising survivor’s peace over ‘wrong social message’, Himachal Pradesh High Court bins rape case against Army man
May 15, 2026 1:52 pm
Himachal Pradesh High Court quashed the FIR lodged against the Army personnel under IPC Section 376 after the survivor said she wanted to move on with life and avoid further trauma.
Partially blind girl had ‘capacity to identify’ abuser: Gauhati High Court backs 20-year jail for stepfather who raped minor
May 01, 2026 11:59 am
The Gauhati High Court was hearing the appeal filed by a man convicted of sexually assaulting his minor stepdaughter and impregnating her.
‘Classic case of complex human ties’: Himachal Pradesh High Court refuses to cancel bail of rape accused
April 15, 2026 2:41 pm
The Himachal Pradesh High Court was hearing the plea of the survivor who sought cancellation of the bail of the accused, pointing to a violation of bail conditions.
Gujarat High Court invokes ‘best interest’ theory to allow 25-week pregnancy termination for minor survivor
April 07, 2026 1:48 pm
The Gujarat High Court directed the hospital to ensure that if the baby is alive at birth, it should be "offered the best medical treatment available, so that it develops into a healthy child."
'Minor discrepancies do not affect core truth’: Meghalaya High Court affirms 7-year jail awarded to man for raping girl
March 23, 2026 10:52 am
The medical report revealed signs of sexual assault on the girl, the Meghalaya High Court noted, adding that the delay in filing the FIR has no negative impact on the case.
Rape survivor points to 'negligence' in investigation by Noida cop
February 05, 2023 9:50 pm
Last month, the woman, a Ghaziabad resident, had alleged she was raped on the pretext of admission to an LLB course.
Court rejects bail pleas of two doctors accused of carrying out abortion on minor rape victim
February 14, 2022 3:47 am
The bail pleas of the two were rejected on Friday. They were booked last month after a complaint was received from the minor’s parents.
Delhi HC sends 16-year-old ‘rape survivor’ to shelter home, grants ‘accused’ bail and custody of her child
October 13, 2021 1:13 pm
The court last month granted bail to the accused, a 19-year-old Hindu, after the minor girl, a Muslim, gave a statement that it was a consensual relationship and that she had married him out of her own will and that there was no coercion.
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