The Supreme Court of India has overturned a 1998 verdict that granted immunity to lawmakers from prosecution for taking bribes for speeches and voting...
Issue: The Calcutta High Court considered whether calling an unidentified lady “darling” violates Section 354A(i) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) as a sexually...
Issue: A 45-year-old man, posing as a tantrik, was found guilty of sexually abusing six girls with intellectual disabilities. The Bombay High Court subsequently...
Introduction: Radheshyam Bhagwandas Shah, a convict in the notorious Bilkis Bano gangrape case, has stirred fresh controversy by moving a plea before the Supreme...
Introduction: On March 1, the Supreme Court of India dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition that aimed to digitally monitor the activities of...
Issue: The Kerala High Court discussed the state convention that only gynecologists—preferably women—are called upon to evaluate those targeted of sexual assault. A physician...
Issue: A petition against the destruction of business buildings in Lucknow’s Akbar Nagar is brought before the Supreme Court. The demolition was started by...
Introduction: In a recent ruling, the Supreme Court of India acquitted an accused individual charged under Section 364A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC),...