Supreme Court On Rape
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Supreme Court On Lapse In Carrying Out DNA Profiling In Rape Cases
The Supreme Court Friday said lapse or omission to carry out DNA profiling cannot be permitted to decide the fate of trial for the offence of rape, especially when it is combined with murder.
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"Abhorrent" Crime Not Sole Criterion For Death Sentence: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court Wednesday commuted the death sentence, awarded to a man for raping and murdering a seven-year-old girl, to life imprisonment saying it cannot be said that there is no probability of the convict being reformed and rehabilitated.
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Rape of even woman of 'easy virtues' impermissible: Supreme Court
Even if a woman is of 'easy virtues', she cannot be subjected to rape, the Supreme Court has held, saying courts have a duty to determine whether the offence has been committed or not.
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Rape victim's statement not always truth: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that in rape cases the testimony of the victim cannot be considered to be the gospel truth, though in normal circumstances her statement has to be relied upon.
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Supreme Court On Lapse In Carrying Out DNA Profiling In Rape Cases
The Supreme Court Friday said lapse or omission to carry out DNA profiling cannot be permitted to decide the fate of trial for the offence of rape, especially when it is combined with murder.
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"Abhorrent" Crime Not Sole Criterion For Death Sentence: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court Wednesday commuted the death sentence, awarded to a man for raping and murdering a seven-year-old girl, to life imprisonment saying it cannot be said that there is no probability of the convict being reformed and rehabilitated.
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Rape of even woman of 'easy virtues' impermissible: Supreme Court
Even if a woman is of 'easy virtues', she cannot be subjected to rape, the Supreme Court has held, saying courts have a duty to determine whether the offence has been committed or not.
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Rape victim's statement not always truth: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that in rape cases the testimony of the victim cannot be considered to be the gospel truth, though in normal circumstances her statement has to be relied upon.
