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Accused In Minor's Rape Can't Serve Parole Where Survivor Lives: Rajasthan High Court
In a significant ruling, the Rajasthan High Court ordered that an accused charged under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 cannot serve parole in the same city or village where the survivor lives.
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African Businessman Arrested For "Very Great Number" Of Rapes
A businessman suspected of "a very great number" of cases of rape or sexual assault was arrested on Wednesday in Cameroon, the CRTV state broadcaster announced.
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Man Accused Of Rape Escapes From CISF Custody At Delhi Airport
A man accused of rape fled from the custody of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi on December 20.
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No Charges Against Rape Accused As Court Says "Suspicion Not Grave Enough"
In a significant order, a Delhi court allowed a man walk free in a rape case after finding there was no "grave suspicion" warranting framing of charges against him.
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Out On Bail, Rape Accused Throws Acid On Teen, Then Dies By Suicide
A rape accused - out of jail on bail - attacked the minor daughter of the complainant with acid and then died by suicide in central Delhi yesterday, the police said.
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Delhi Court Grants Bail To Government Official Accused Of Rape
A court in Delhi granted bail to a man accused of rape, saying the apprehension that he would abscond was without any basis as he was a government employee.
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Ujjain Rape Accused's House Demolished
The administration in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain city on Wednesday demolished a house belonging to a man accused of raping a 12-year-old girl.
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High Court Acquits Rape-Accused Man, Says Cannot Rule Out "False Accusation"
The Delhi High Court on Monday upheld the acquittal of a man accused of forcibly keeping a minor girl in his house and repeatedly raping her.
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Man Accused Of Raping Granddaughter Acquitted By Mumbai Court
A special POCSO court in Mumbai acquitted a 60-year-old man accused of raping his granddaughter as it didn't find the girl's testimony "trustworthy".
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Rape Accused Must Be Protected Against False Implication: Supreme Court
While rape causes the greatest distress and humiliation to a victim, a false allegation can cause equal distress, humiliation and damage to the accused and he must be protected against such implication, the Supreme Court has said.
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Man Gets Life In Jail For Raping 5-Year-Old Daughter In Maharashtra
"Such cases are on rise now a days and to tackle the same a deterrent theory of punishment has to be used," the court said in its order.
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Out On Bail, Rape Accused Kidnaps Minor Girl In Uttar Pradesh
A year after getting bail in a rape case, a man was arrested here again for kidnapping the minor victim, police said on Sunday.
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Man Accused Of Raping Teen Found Hanging In UP, Family Allege Murder
A 24-year-old rape accused allegedly hanged himself at a village in Faridpur, police said on Tuesday. The victim, identified as Sunil Kumar, was found hanging from a tree on Monday, they said.
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Delhi High Court Grants Protection To Unnao Rape Survivor In Forgery Case
The Delhi High Court has granted interim protection from "precipitate action" to the 2017 Unnao rape survivor in an FIR registered by the Uttar Pradesh police for allegedly forging her date of birth.
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Rape Accused Should Not Be Discharged Merely Because...: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has said an accused should not be discharged of the offence of rape merely because the survivor had not levelled the allegation at the stage of the FIR.
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Accused In Minor's Rape Can't Serve Parole Where Survivor Lives: Rajasthan High Court
In a significant ruling, the Rajasthan High Court ordered that an accused charged under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 cannot serve parole in the same city or village where the survivor lives.
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African Businessman Arrested For "Very Great Number" Of Rapes
A businessman suspected of "a very great number" of cases of rape or sexual assault was arrested on Wednesday in Cameroon, the CRTV state broadcaster announced.
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Man Accused Of Rape Escapes From CISF Custody At Delhi Airport
A man accused of rape fled from the custody of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi on December 20.
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No Charges Against Rape Accused As Court Says "Suspicion Not Grave Enough"
In a significant order, a Delhi court allowed a man walk free in a rape case after finding there was no "grave suspicion" warranting framing of charges against him.
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Out On Bail, Rape Accused Throws Acid On Teen, Then Dies By Suicide
A rape accused - out of jail on bail - attacked the minor daughter of the complainant with acid and then died by suicide in central Delhi yesterday, the police said.
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Delhi Court Grants Bail To Government Official Accused Of Rape
A court in Delhi granted bail to a man accused of rape, saying the apprehension that he would abscond was without any basis as he was a government employee.
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Ujjain Rape Accused's House Demolished
The administration in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain city on Wednesday demolished a house belonging to a man accused of raping a 12-year-old girl.
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High Court Acquits Rape-Accused Man, Says Cannot Rule Out "False Accusation"
The Delhi High Court on Monday upheld the acquittal of a man accused of forcibly keeping a minor girl in his house and repeatedly raping her.
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Man Accused Of Raping Granddaughter Acquitted By Mumbai Court
A special POCSO court in Mumbai acquitted a 60-year-old man accused of raping his granddaughter as it didn't find the girl's testimony "trustworthy".
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Rape Accused Must Be Protected Against False Implication: Supreme Court
While rape causes the greatest distress and humiliation to a victim, a false allegation can cause equal distress, humiliation and damage to the accused and he must be protected against such implication, the Supreme Court has said.
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Man Gets Life In Jail For Raping 5-Year-Old Daughter In Maharashtra
"Such cases are on rise now a days and to tackle the same a deterrent theory of punishment has to be used," the court said in its order.
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Out On Bail, Rape Accused Kidnaps Minor Girl In Uttar Pradesh
A year after getting bail in a rape case, a man was arrested here again for kidnapping the minor victim, police said on Sunday.
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Man Accused Of Raping Teen Found Hanging In UP, Family Allege Murder
A 24-year-old rape accused allegedly hanged himself at a village in Faridpur, police said on Tuesday. The victim, identified as Sunil Kumar, was found hanging from a tree on Monday, they said.
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Delhi High Court Grants Protection To Unnao Rape Survivor In Forgery Case
The Delhi High Court has granted interim protection from "precipitate action" to the 2017 Unnao rape survivor in an FIR registered by the Uttar Pradesh police for allegedly forging her date of birth.
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Rape Accused Should Not Be Discharged Merely Because...: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has said an accused should not be discharged of the offence of rape merely because the survivor had not levelled the allegation at the stage of the FIR.
