Gender and Sexuality

Petition filed with NCSC seeks justice in Tirunelveli honour killing of Dalit techie

As the brutal caste killing of Kavin Selva Ganesh shocks Tamil Nadu, a petition urges the NCSC to form a fact-finding committee and arrest Sub-Inspectors named in the FIR.

Bihar: FIR filed against DSP for minor’s rape after four years

Gaya Police said it has acted upon the instructions of the CID

Cleric arrested for allegedly raping minor girl in Delhi mosque, trolls fuel communal fire

Right wing’s dedicated online troll army have begun drawing parallels with Kathua rape case, though the accused was arrested the very next day

Bombay HC issues notice in State’s appeal against Tarun Tejpal’s acquittal

The court has called for the records of his case from the trial court, observing that there was a prima facie case to grant leave for the appeal

Allahabad HC grants bail to man charged under anti-conversion law

The court observed that the girl was a major and was in a relationship with the accused and accompanied him to the hotel room on her own will

Dowry death cases: SC observes casual approach of trial courts, issues guidelines

The top court held that even though dowry death is a menace and increasing by the day, some innocent families are unnecessarily roped in

Tarun Tejpal case: Bom HC directs trial court to redact statements revealing survivor’s identity

It was brought to the court’s attention that several identifiers were included in the 572-page judgement which is yet to be uploaded on the court’s website

Rape allegations become false once marriage is admitted: Allahabad HC

 The HC granted anticipatory bail after noting that the woman clearly got involved in sexual relationship with the man and admitted to marrying him

Tarun Tejpal case: What should a rape survivor look like?

Judgement aquitting Tarun Tejpal of sexual assault, states complainant “did not demonstrate any kind of normative behaviour” that a survivor “might plausibly show”

Goa court acquits journalist Tarun Tejpal in rape case

In 2013, Tejpal was accused of sexually assaulting a junior colleague in a hotel elevator in Goa

NCW seeks expedited probe in Patna Covid patient’s alleged gang rape

The Commission has written to DGP as well as Chief Secretary with regards to the incident

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