
Allahabad High Court Acquits Man in 100-Year-Old Woman’s Rape and Murder Case
The Allahabad High Court acquitted a man accused of raping and murdering a 100-year-old woman, saying he was falsely implicated to claim government compensation.
The Allahabad High Court acquitted a man accused of raping and murdering a 100-year-old woman, saying he was falsely implicated to claim government compensation.
A Delhi court has ordered an FIR against a woman and her father for falsely accusing her husband and his family of gangrape and dowry harassment. The court strongly condemned the misuse of serious criminal laws.
Gurugram police arrested a woman for falsely accusing a man of rape and demanding Rs 10 lakh to withdraw the case. The truth came out through a recorded phone call during the investigation.
The Bombay High Court ruled that the absence of a wisdom tooth is not enough to prove a survivor’s age in a POCSO case. The accused was acquitted as the prosecution failed to confirm that the victim was under 18.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court quashed a rape FIR after confirming that the accused was in London during the alleged incident. The court called the case a misuse of law and blackmail.
The Delhi High Court ruled that a rape survivor’s statement cannot be blindly accepted as truth without proper evidence. The judgment came while upholding the acquittal of an Army man accused of rape by his fiancée.
A man spent over three years in jail after being falsely accused of rape by his daughter under her uncle’s influence. A Ghaziabad court has now acquitted the father and punished the uncle for provoking the false charge.
The Supreme Court has quashed a rape case, ruling that a genuine promise to marry which later could not be fulfilled does not amount to a false promise. The court said filing an FIR years later amounted to misuse of criminal law.
A Delhi court has acquitted a Dalit man who was falsely accused of raping minors. The court found that the case was fabricated due to caste hatred and personal grudges. ₹1 lakh compensation was ordered for the accused.
A Chennai court granted ₹15 lakh compensation to a man who was wrongly accused of rape during his college years. A DNA test confirmed he was not the father of the woman’s child, and he was later acquitted.