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.
Arnab Ganguly, a 43-year-old businessman, wrote to the PMO after being falsely accused of rape by a woman he was in a relationship with. He spent eight months in jail and took six years to prove his innocence.
The Allahabad High Court has quashed a rape FIR filed during a marital dispute, as both parties resolved their differences and agreed not to pursue the case further.
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.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has ruled that a woman who falsely accused a man of rape must return the compensation paid by the state, emphasizing accountability in misuse of legal provisions.
After spending 20 years in prison for a rape case based on false charges, Vishnu Tiwari, now 43, struggles to begin life again with no family, education, or future. The NHRC has taken note of this injustice.
