Aarohi Girish Dhumale A court in West Bengal has formally charged Sanjay Roy, the individual accused of raping and murdering a 31- year old resident doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata. The Sealdah court in West Read more
Radhika Mittal The West Bengal Legislative Assembly passed the Aparajita Woman and Child (West Bengal Criminal Laws Amendment) Bill, 2024, on September 3, 2024. The Bill, also known as the Anti-Rape Bill, introduces stricter punishments for rape convicts, including a 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 On 3rd April 2024, the Supreme Court held that the Accused has no burden or liability to prove his innocence before the Court or Prosecution unless mentioned by law. The Court cleared that the burden of proof 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
Anadi Tewari In a significant verdict, the Himachal Pradesh High Court while dismissing a bail application of a man accused of raping a minor has observed that the word “NO does not mean YES, it does not mean that the Read more