Sex Assault Case

A controversial order from the Bombay High Court in a case involving alleged sexual assault on a minor would mean that "someone can wear a surgical glove, exploit a child and get away," Attorney General KK Venugopal told the Supreme Court today.

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd has fired a manager who allegedly sexually assaulted a female employee and will establish policies to prevent sexual harassment, Chief Executive Daniel Zhang said on Monday.

Considering gravity of controversy surrounding the Bombay High Court verdict holding that "groping a minor's breast without 'skin to skin contact' cannot be termed sexual assault", the Supreme Court today appointed an amicus curiae in the case

A US court overturned comedian Bill Cosby's conviction for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman 15 years ago on Wednesday, allowing his release from prison.

A Mumbai court has granted bail to a man suffering from 'Peter Pan Syndrome' in connection with a case of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl.

Delhi High Court has granted bail to a doctor of Safdarjung Hospital, accused of raping a woman on the promise of marriage, on the ground that it was "not a case of forceful sexual assault".

Supreme Court cancels Madhya Pradesh High Court order directing sex assault accused to get rakhi tied by woman as condition for bail

A special court in Mumbai has sentenced an octogenarian couple to ten years of rigorous imprisonment in a 2013 case of sexually assaulting a four-year-old girl, who lived in their neighbourhood in Mumbai's Girgaon.

A man who was jailed briefly in 2018 in a sex assault case, out on bail ever since, allegedly shot dead the survivor's father on Monday in a village in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras district, about 200 km from Delhi.

The Supreme Court today gave six more months as a "last opportunity" to complete the trial in the sexual assault case against Malayalam actor Dileep. The case is being heard by a local court in Kochi. A local Kerala court judge had sought six months because the trial was delayed due to litigation in the High Court. This is the second time such an e...

In a rare instance, the Supreme Court Collegium has withdrawn its recommendation to confirm the permanent status of a Bombay High Court judge who had passed two controversial orders on sexual assaults in the past few days. The decision to not grant permanent status has been based on the possible need for "more exposure" in such cases, according to ...

Three more people, including a youth wing member of the ruling AIADMK, were arrested on Wednesday in the 2019 Pollachi sexual assault case being investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

A woman actor who was allegedly kidnapped and sexually abused in Kerala's Ernakulam in 2017, has approached the Kerala High court to transfer the case from the trial court in Ernakulam, where the hearing is underway. In her petition, she said she has been aggrieved by the biased and hostile attitude of the court during the trial.

The Supreme Court on Monday sought the Centre's reply on a petition seeking equal protection in law to transgender people on the grounds that there was no penal provision, which protects them from offences of sexual assault.

Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap has arrived at the Versova Police Station for questioning in a rape case filed last week. The Producer-Director, who was issued summons on Wednesday, has called the rape allegations "baseless" and said he intends to take legal action in the matter.

A controversial order from the Bombay High Court in a case involving alleged sexual assault on a minor would mean that "someone can wear a surgical glove, exploit a child and get away," Attorney General KK Venugopal told the Supreme Court today.

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd has fired a manager who allegedly sexually assaulted a female employee and will establish policies to prevent sexual harassment, Chief Executive Daniel Zhang said on Monday.

Considering gravity of controversy surrounding the Bombay High Court verdict holding that "groping a minor's breast without 'skin to skin contact' cannot be termed sexual assault", the Supreme Court today appointed an amicus curiae in the case

A US court overturned comedian Bill Cosby's conviction for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman 15 years ago on Wednesday, allowing his release from prison.

A Mumbai court has granted bail to a man suffering from 'Peter Pan Syndrome' in connection with a case of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl.

Delhi High Court has granted bail to a doctor of Safdarjung Hospital, accused of raping a woman on the promise of marriage, on the ground that it was "not a case of forceful sexual assault".

Supreme Court cancels Madhya Pradesh High Court order directing sex assault accused to get rakhi tied by woman as condition for bail

A special court in Mumbai has sentenced an octogenarian couple to ten years of rigorous imprisonment in a 2013 case of sexually assaulting a four-year-old girl, who lived in their neighbourhood in Mumbai's Girgaon.

A man who was jailed briefly in 2018 in a sex assault case, out on bail ever since, allegedly shot dead the survivor's father on Monday in a village in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras district, about 200 km from Delhi.

The Supreme Court today gave six more months as a "last opportunity" to complete the trial in the sexual assault case against Malayalam actor Dileep. The case is being heard by a local court in Kochi. A local Kerala court judge had sought six months because the trial was delayed due to litigation in the High Court. This is the second time such an e...

In a rare instance, the Supreme Court Collegium has withdrawn its recommendation to confirm the permanent status of a Bombay High Court judge who had passed two controversial orders on sexual assaults in the past few days. The decision to not grant permanent status has been based on the possible need for "more exposure" in such cases, according to ...

Three more people, including a youth wing member of the ruling AIADMK, were arrested on Wednesday in the 2019 Pollachi sexual assault case being investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

A woman actor who was allegedly kidnapped and sexually abused in Kerala's Ernakulam in 2017, has approached the Kerala High court to transfer the case from the trial court in Ernakulam, where the hearing is underway. In her petition, she said she has been aggrieved by the biased and hostile attitude of the court during the trial.

The Supreme Court on Monday sought the Centre's reply on a petition seeking equal protection in law to transgender people on the grounds that there was no penal provision, which protects them from offences of sexual assault.

Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap has arrived at the Versova Police Station for questioning in a rape case filed last week. The Producer-Director, who was issued summons on Wednesday, has called the rape allegations "baseless" and said he intends to take legal action in the matter.