Shilpi Nama On 26th May, 2025, the Supreme Court annulled criminal proceedings against a 23-year-old accused of rape, stating that a consensual relationship that deteriorates cannot serve as a basis for filing a rape charge. A panel of justices, BV Read more
Shilpi Nama On 15th May 2025, the Supreme Court stayed the sentence of a man convicted of rape on a false promise of marriage, after both parties expressed a mutual intent to marry. This issue was reviewed by a panel Read more
Advocate Yash Jain Introduction Over the past few years, there has been an elevated rise in crimes against women. According to the National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB) report, a substantial escalation in reported crimes against women, soaring from 3,71,503 cases Read more
K Chakra Pani Introduction Rape is an abhorrent offence punishable under the Indian Penal Code 1860 (IPC) and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023 (BNS). Rape, as defined in both statutes, intends to protect women from such a grave offence which Read more
K Chakra Pani Introduction Rape is one of the most heinous offences punishable under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) 1860 and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 2023. The evolving nature of rape as an offence has consistently expanded the definition Read more
Amit Agarwal Recently a single Judge Bench of Justice Dr S.K. Panigrahi, while granting bail to a man allegedly accused of committing rape on a false promise of marriage, has questioned the extension of Section 90 IPC to determine the Read more
