‘Consent Paramount’: Allahabad HC Clears 31-Week Abortion For Minor Rape Survivor Despite Medical Board Warning

‘Consent Paramount’: Allahabad HC Clears 31-Week Abortion For Minor Rape Survivor Despite Medical Board Warning

Last Updated:July 31, 2025, 04:53 is The minor, aged 17 and a half, had approached the court through her father, seeking medical termination of pregnancy resulting from sexual assault Calling it a ‘difficult but necessary’ decision, the court allowed the termination and directed the principal of SN Medical College, Agra, to form a team of…

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Calcutta HC Commutes Death Penalty For Child’s Rapists, Cites Possibility Of Reform

Calcutta HC Commutes Death Penalty For Child’s Rapists, Cites Possibility Of Reform

Last Updated:July 27, 2025, 01:28 is The court imposed a non-remittable life sentence of 60 years, effectively ensuring the men remain in prison for the remainder of their lives Despite arguments from the defence about inconsistencies in witness statements and procedural lapses during evidence collection, the High Court found the chain of circumstances ‘complete and…

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Days After Kolkata Horror, Bengal Guv Calls For ‘Elimination Of Violence’ From Universities

Days After Kolkata Horror, Bengal Guv Calls For ‘Elimination Of Violence’ From Universities

Last Updated:July 16, 2025, 14:27 is The governor’s statement came days after a 24-year-old student of the South Calcutta Law College was allegedly raped. West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose (PTI file photo) Amid the ongoing cases of violence and assaults in West Bengal Universities, Governor CV Ananda Bose said that the elimination of violence…

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Calcutta HC Commutes Death Penalty For Child’s Rapists, Cites Possibility Of Reform

‘Not Rarest Of Rare Case’: Calcutta HC Commutes Convict’s Death Sentence In Rape-Murder Of Minor

Last Updated:June 26, 2025, 22:13 is However, the court unequivocally upheld the conviction, noting that the evidence established his guilt beyond any reasonable doubt The court found merit in the prosecution’s case, noting that medical and circumstantial evidence ‘safely established’ that the victim was subjected to repeated sexual assault and subsequently murdered. File pic The…

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Dani Alves Still Under Fire; Prosecutors To Appeal ‘Irrational’ Reversal Of Rape Conviction – News18

Dani Alves Still Under Fire; Prosecutors To Appeal ‘Irrational’ Reversal Of Rape Conviction – News18

Last Updated:May 08, 2025, 07:57 is Alves was sentenced to four-and-a-half years in jail in February last year after being found guilty of raping a young woman. Dani Alves walking out of court (AFP) Spanish prosecutors on Wednesday said they were appealing at the Supreme Court the “irrational” reversal of ex-Brazil and Barcelona star Dani…

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