Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 377

Supreme Court Upholds Aggravated Penetrative Sexual Assault Conviction Under POCSO Act: State of UP vs. Sonu Kushwaha (2023)

/ Aggravated Penetrative Sexual Assault, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 377, Offences Against Human Body, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 with Section 5(m), Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 with Section 6

Supreme Court Upholds Aggravated Penetrative Sexual Assault Conviction Under POCSO Act: State of UP vs. Sonu Kushwaha (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused is guilty of aggravated penetrative sexual assault under Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act). CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, specifically relating to child sexual abuse […]

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Supreme Court Upholds Life Sentence for Father in Daughter’s Rape Case, Sets Minimum 20-Year Term

/ Abhay S. Oka, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 20(1), Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 with Section 432, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 with Section 433, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 with Section 433A, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 376, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 377, Judges, Offences Against Human Body, Sanjay Kumar

Supreme Court Upholds Life Sentence for Father in Daughter’s Rape Case, Sets Minimum 20-Year Term LEGAL ISSUE: Can the Supreme Court impose a minimum term of imprisonment beyond 14 years for life sentences in cases not involving the death penalty? CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Ravinder Singh vs. The State Govt. of NCT of

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Supreme Court Enhances Punishment for Rape of Minor Daughter: Ravinder Singh vs. State (25 April 2023)

/ Abhay S. Oka, Code of Criminal Procedure, Code of Criminal Procedure with Section 432, Code of Criminal Procedure with Section 433, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 161, Constitutional Law with Article 20, Constitutional Law with Article 72, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 376, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 377, Judges, Offences Against Human Body, Sanjay Kumar

Supreme Court Enhances Punishment for Rape of Minor Daughter: Ravinder Singh vs. State (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Can the Supreme Court impose a fixed-term life sentence, specifying a minimum period of imprisonment beyond 14 years, even when the law does not prescribe a death sentence for the offense? CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Ravinder Singh

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Supreme Court Directs Nationwide Implementation of Vulnerable Witness Deposition Centers: Smruti Tukaram Badade vs. State of Maharashtra (2022)

/ Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 with Section 273, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 with Section 327, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 21, Criminal Procedure, Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, Fundamental Rights, Gita Mittal, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 354, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 377, Judges, Mental Healthcare Act, 2017, Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 with Section 2(s), Offences Against Human Body, Surya Kant

Supreme Court Directs Establishment of Vulnerable Witness Deposition Centers Across India (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Ensuring a safe and barrier-free environment for recording the evidence of vulnerable witnesses. CASE TYPE: Criminal Procedure Case Name: Smruti Tukaram Badade vs. State of Maharashtra & Anr. [Judgment Date]: January 11, 2022 Date of the Judgment: January 11, 2022 Citation:

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Supreme Court Directs Nationwide Implementation of Vulnerable Witness Deposition Centers

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Supreme Court Directs Establishment of Vulnerable Witness Deposition Centers Across India LEGAL ISSUE: Implementation of Vulnerable Witness Deposition Centers. CASE TYPE: Criminal. Case Name: Smruti Tukaram Badade v. State of Maharashtra & Anr. [Judgment Date]: 11 January 2022 Date of the Judgment: 11 January 2022 Citation: Not Available Judges: Dr Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, J and

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Landmark Supreme Court Judgment Decriminalizes Homosexuality in India: Navtej Singh Johar vs. Union of India (2018)

/ A.M. Khanwilkar, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 14, Constitutional Law with Article 21, D.Y. Chandrachud, Dipak Misra, Fundamental Rights, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 377, Indu Malhotra, Judges, R.F. Nariman

LEGAL ISSUE: Constitutional validity of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, specifically concerning consensual same-sex relations between adults. CASE TYPE: Criminal, Constitutional Law Case Name: Navtej Singh Johar & Ors. vs. Union of India [Judgment Date]: 6 September 2018 Date of the Judgment: 6 September 2018 Citation: (2018) 10 SCC 1 Judges: Dipak

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