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SC quashes Allahabad HC's grabbing breast not 'attempt to rape' ruling; as
Updated : 3 weeks, 3 days ago IST
Supreme Court quashed Allahabad HC's ruling that reduced attempt to rape charges to a lesser offence, stating the alleged acts went beyond preparation, and asked the National Judicial Academy to constitute an expert committee to frame guidelines on sensitivity in sexual offence cases.
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SC continues stay on Allahabad HC's 'breast-grabbing not amounting to rape
Updated : 3 months ago IST
The Supreme Court has ordered that the Allahabad High Court's ruling which observed that acts like grabbing a woman's breast, breaking her pyjama-string and dragging her underneath the culvert are insufficient to charge the accused under provisions pertaining to Attempt to rape or Rape un
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"Lack of insensitivity", says SC as it stays Allahabad HC's 'grabbing brea
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The judgement showed a "lack of sensitivity" on the part of the Allahabad High Court judge, said the Supreme Court on Wednesday as it stayed the ruling, which stated that grabbing a minor girl's breasts, breaking her pyjama and trying to drag her beneath a culvert would not come under the of
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Grabbing breasts, snapping pyjama string not rape: Allahabad High Court
Updated : 11 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Grabbing the breasts of the victim and snapping her pyjama strings do not constitute rape or attempt to rape but serious sexual assault, Allahabad court observed in a Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) case of alleged rape of a minor girl.
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Filing frivolous litigation delays hearing of genuine case, Delhi HC asks
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The Delhi High Court in a recent judgement not only dismissed the plea seeking leave to appeal against acquittal in a false attempt to rape case, but also admonish the state authorities for filing a frivolous litigation.
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Telangana: NHRC takes suo motu cognisance of reported attempt to rape and
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report that an attempt to rape and murder a woman escalated into a situation of communal tension and violence amidst protests by the tribal organisations in the Jainoor town of Kumuram Bheem Asifabad distric
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Former SP leader Nawab Singh Yadav arrested for attempt to rape minor in K
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Sharing information about the matter, Kannauj Superintendent of Police (SP) Amit Kumar Anand said, "Last night around 1.30 am, a call was received on UP 112 wherein a girl said that she had been stripped and an attempt of assault had been made on her."
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Pakistan: Tenant sets woman on fire for 'resisting rape'
Updated : 2 years ago IST
A woman was allegedly set on fire by her tenant after she resisted his attempt to rape her, the local police reported, as reported by ARY News.
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UP: Youth booked for rape attempt found hanging in Bareilly
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
A youth wanted in the case of attempted rape of a minor was found hanging from a tree in the Faridpur area, informed Bareilly Superintendent of police Akhilesh Chaurasia on Wednesday.
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Odisha: Three arrested for attempting to rape woman
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Police arrested three persons for an alleged attempt to rape a woman, the police said on Wednesday.
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Minor girl student molested by teacher in Uttarakhand
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
A minor girl student was molested by her teacher who also tried to rape her in Uttarakhand's Chamoli, informed Investigating Officer Poonam Khatri.
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DCW issues notice to DG Prison over attempt to rape of female doctor by pr
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 29 (ANI): The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) on Wednesday issued a notice to the Director General of Prisons seeking details of the FIR and investigation report into the alleged attempt to rape a woman doctor by a prisoner in Mandoli Jail.
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