The Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed a rape case filed after 18 years by a man’s second wife, stating that it was a false complaint made to pressurize him for money and property.
Mumbai Police now require approval from the zonal DCP and ACP’s recommendation before registering molestation and POCSO FIRs, aiming to avoid false cases and protect innocent reputations.
Johnny Depp’s lawyer revealed that the actor may not ask ex-wife Amber Heard to pay the $10.35 million awarded in the defamation trial, saying the case was about reputation, not money.
After 6 years of trial, a Delhi court acquitted a man accused of rape, saying the woman’s statements were inconsistent and not reliable. The court found that their relationship was consensual.
A 41-year-old man was acquitted in a POCSO case after spending 7 years in jail. The special court cited weak and doubtful identification by the victim as the main reason for the verdict.
The Delhi High Court has quashed a rape FIR against a father-in-law, stating that resolving matrimonial disputes through settlement is encouraged if done without pressure or threat.
The Bombay High Court quashed a POCSO case after the victim, now over 18, stated she wants to marry the accused. The court accepted the couple’s decision and the man’s promise to marry her.
The Kerala High Court has said that Indian rape laws are not gender-neutral. It pointed out that while men can be prosecuted for sex under false promise of marriage, women cannot.
The Bombay High Court ruled that touching private parts and kissing do not amount to unnatural offences under IPC Section 377 and granted bail to an accused in a POCSO case.
The Rajasthan High Court has reduced the death penalty of a man wrongly convicted for the rape and murder of a 7-year-old girl, ordering a fresh investigation after key evidence pointed to false implication.
