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...corroborative evidence was an imperative component of judicial credence in rape cases.5. We do not agree. For one thing, Pratap Misra case...to a close in 1980. What a pity! Now that there is considerable public and parliamentary attention to the violent frequency of rape cases it is time that the Court reminds the nation that deterrence...V.R Krishna lyer, J.— This special leave petition relates to a conviction and sentence for an offence of rape. The escalation of such crimes has reached proportions to a...
...Y.K Sabharwal, J.— It is necessary for the courts to have a sensitive approach when dealing with cases of child rape. The effect of such a crime on the mind of the child is...such cases are not even brought to light because of the social stigma attached thereto. According to some surveys, there has been a steep rise in child rape cases. Children need special care and...that childhood and youth are protected against exploitation and against moral and material abandonment. In the present case, the victim at the time of occurrence of rape was a child aged eight years...
...), New Delhi.”2. The grievance of the petitioner is that to avoid unnecessary delay in disposal of the rape cases, this Court should pass direction for establishing separate court for...dealing with the rape cases like those special courts established as CBI Court, Family Court, Negotiable Instrument Court, Income Tax Tribunal, Sales Tax Tribunal, Debt Recovery Tribunal, Revenue...showing the data regarding pendency of rape cases in the various criminal courts of this State. The petitioner has, however, given the data relating to offences against women under...
...that in a case of rape, no self-respecting woman would come forward in a court just to make a humiliating statement against her honour such as is involved in the commission of rape on her. In cases.... Seeking corroboration of her statement before relying upon the same, as a rule, in such cases amounts to adding insult to injury. Why should the evidence of a girl or a woman who complains of rape...great responsibility while trying an accused on charges of rape. They must deal with such cases with utmost sensitivity. The courts should examine the broader probabilities of a case and not get swayed by...
..., but found that such compromise is of no relevance when deciding on cases of rape and sexual assault.6. The appellants brought to the notice of this Court, various...of Atrocities) Act, 1989 for the purpose of solemnizing marriage with the prosecutrix. The appellants submit that in POCSO and rape cases, no observation/condition should be made, which takes note of...cases (under Section 376 IPC) were registered in 2019; 4038 cases of attempt to rape were registered the same year (under Section 376 read with Section 511, IPC). As many as 88,387 cases under Section...
...petitioner in regard to taking proper steps to prevent crime in the area within the jurisdiction of this Court. By way of this amendment application, it is pleaded that there has been increase of rape cases in...the State of Madhya Pradesh. It is further pleaded that between the period from 30th October, 2011 to 31st January, 2012, near about 796 rape cases have been reported in the State of Madhya Pradesh...and in all the rape cases, 414 are minors and 27 are cases of gang rape.Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that recently 16 years old school girl was abducted and gang...
...affidavit and tag the same with the record. Admit. Call for the LCR. The sole appellant has faced the trial u/s 417 of the IPC and the learned 2nd Additional Sessions Judge, F.T.C. (Rape Cases) Deoghar.... (Rape Cases) Deoghar has enlarged the appellant on provisional bail till 22.07.2017 in S.T. No.155/2008. In the facts and circumstances of the case, the provisional bail earlier granted to the...appellant vide order dated 22.06.2017 passed by 2nd Additional Sessions Judge, F.T.C. (Rape Cases) Deoghar in S.T. No.155/2008 is hereby confirmed on the condition that appellant is directed to pay 50% of the...
...on 08.07.2016 by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-II cum F.T.C. ( Rape Cases) Deoghar in S.T. No. 102 of 2009. Accordingly, provisional bail granted to appellant no. 5, namely, Jairam Singh and...appellant no. 6, namely, Janardan Singh, on 08.07.2016 by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-II cum F.T.C. ( Rape Cases) Deoghar in S.T. No. 102 of 2009, is hereby confirmed.
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...S.P Kohli (Dr) v. High Court of Punjab and Haryana (1979) 1 SCC 212.] In rape cases, if the...legislative intention to make a difference between the cases of a mere preparation and an attempt.11. In order to find an accused guilty of an attempt with intent to commit a rape...Arijit Pasayat, J.— Two appellants faced trial for having allegedly committed rape on a girl of tender age whose name need not be indicated and she can be described as the...
...25.08.2017 and order of sentence dated 28.08.2017, passed by learned 2nd Additional Sessions Judge Cum Fast Track Court,(Rape Cases) Deoghar, in S.T. No.26/2008 whereby the appellants have been convicted and..., hereby, suspend the sentence of the appellants awarded by the learned 2nd Additional Sessions Judge Cum Fast Track Court,(Rape Cases) Deoghar, in S.T. No.26/2008. During pendency of these criminal...learned 2nd Additional Sessions Judge Cum Fast Track Court,(Rape Cases) Deoghar, in S.T. No.26/2008. Accordingly, I.A. No. 8432/2017 and 8434/2017 are hereby allowed and disposed of. (Anant Bijay Singh, J.) Fahim/- ...
....2. We had noted that the Fast Track Courts no doubt are being constituted for expeditious disposal of cases involving the charge of rape at the trial stage, but we are perturbed and...anguished to notice that although there are Fast Track Courts for disposal of such cases, we do not yet have a fast track procedure for dealing with cases of rape and gang rape lodged under Section...in relation to the offence and incident of rape cases should be straightaway produced preferably before the Lady Judicial Magistrate for recording their statement to be kept in sealed cover and...
...RTI application:1. The appellant filed an RTI application on 01.08.2013 seeking information pertaining to expenses incurred on investigations of rape cases and FIRs lodged...expenses incurred for investigation of rape cases in context of FIRs lodged at various police stations in Delhi for the period April 2012 to March 2013.5. The respondent stated that...lodging is maintained in the Police Stations of West District. The respondent further stated that however during the period April 2012 to March 2013, total 103 rape cases have been found registered in the...
...RTI application:
1. The appellant filed an RTI application on 01.08.2013 seeking information pertaining to expenses incurred on investigations of rape cases and FIRs...regarding expenses incurred for investigation of rape cases in context of FIRs lodged at various police stations in Delhi for the period April 2012 to March 2013.
5. The respondent stated...and lodging is maintained in the Police Stations of West District. The respondent further stated that however during the period April 2012 to March 2013, total 103 rape cases have been found registered...
...is as under:“376. Punishment for rape.—(1) Whoever, except in the cases provided for by sub-section (2), commits rape shall be punished with imprisonment of either...imprisonment of either description for a term of less than 10 years. Thus, the normal sentence in a case where gang rape is committed is not less than 10 years though in exceptional cases, the court by giving...sentence commensurate with the gravity of the offence. Courts must hear the loud cry for justice by the society in cases of the heinous crime of rape on innocent helpless girls of tender years, as in...
...victim.3. Fast Track Courts no doubt are being constituted for expeditious disposal of cases involving the charge of rape at the trial stage, but we are perturbed and...anguished to notice that although there are Fast Track Courts for disposal of such cases, we do not yet have a fast-track procedure for dealing with cases of rape and gang rape lodged under Section 376 IPC...relation to the offence and incident of rape cases should be straightaway produced before the Magistrate for recording their statement to be kept in sealed cover and thereafter the same be treated as...
...further factor which the impugned order ignores is that the respondent was not facing a criminal case for the first time. He was facing three cases of rape earlier and was well conversant with the legal...Courts no doubt are being constituted for expeditious disposal of cases involving the charge of rape at the trial stage, but we are perturbed and anguished to notice that although there are Fast Track...Courts for disposal of such cases, we do not yet have a fast-track procedure for dealing with cases of rape and gang rape lodged under Section 376 IPC with the result that such heinous offences are...
...lower than any other major crime and the women continue to argue even today that in rape cases the victimised women, rather than the rapists, were put on trial. A large number of women still fail to...parameters in assisting the victims of rape.(1) The complainants of sexual assault cases should be provided with legal representation. It is important to...flourish as they alone have the talents and capacity to shape the destiny and character of men anywhere and in every part of the world.10. Rape is thus not only a crime...
...3. The appellant filed RTI application on 6.1.2014 seeking information with regard to number of accused in the rape cases, who have been chargesheeted from 1.1.2013 to 31.12.2013 in a...possible for them to cull out the information in the format sought by the appellant in his RTI application. They apprehend that in the process the identity of victims of the rape cases might get...categorywise information/statistics regarding (1) number of rape cases pending, (2) the number of the accused who are on bail/under custody and (3) number of categorywise nature of cases i.e. (a) rape of the...
...and they never gave any advice. Normally in cases of rape there will be some delay in lodging F.I.R whether the victim is a married woman or not. There will be consultation amongst elders before...rushing to police station as the offence to be reported will have a bearing on the conduct and character of the victim concerned. The delay in lodging complaints in rape cases cannot be equated to that of...his evidence did not find favour with the lower court. He appears to be a chance witness. Therefore the lower court is justified in rejecting the testimony of P.W 2. In rape cases the evidence of...
...history-sheeter, gang leader, known name of terror, if any relief to be given to such type of criminals, who are publicly involved in rape cases, dacoity cases, fraud cases, land grabbing cases, extortion...cases including rape, dacoity and others.• The Accused Iqbal @ Bala, being Gang leader, and his gang members are criminal minded persons and indulges in anti-social...offence.The Accused Haji Iqbal @ Bala has been involved in more than 45 criminal cases including rape cases, illegal mining, land grabbing, fraud cases, assault cases and...