Gender and Sexuality

MP: Beautiful woman ‘distracts, rape may follow’ says Cong MLA, outrage follows

Intemperate and insensitive remarks by Congress MLA Phool Singh Baraiya on women, rape and women from Dalit and Adivasi communities have left the Congress shame-faced on the eve of LoP Rahul Gandhi’s visit to the state

SC grants anticipatory bail to Goa restaurant owner accused of rape

A top court Bench held a special sitting on Holi to hear the accused’s plea after the Delhi High Court rejected his petition

Delhi HC quashes FIR, directs assaulter to do community service

The court took into consideration the complainant’s wish to not pursue the matter

Madhya Pradesh: Rape survivor tied, paraded with accused, as crowds chanted ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ 

Six persons, including the rape accused, have now been arrested and charged under various sections of IPC, and POSCO Act

Uttar Pradesh: Three men sentenced to death for teenage girl’s rape, murder

The 16-year-old was raped and murdered in 2018, the three men had been held guilty on March 20, 2021

Only 38.5% of Nirbhaya Fund disbursed; funds under-utilised: Parliament Committee Report

In Part – 1 of a three-part series examining the report of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on crimes against women, we discover how non-registration of cases, huge pendency and non-utilisation of funds are preventing women from getting justice

SC allows Permanent Commission to women officers

Holds Army’s evaluation criteria to grant PC to women as arbitrary, noting that structures in the society have been created by males for males

TN: Special DGP accused of sexual harassment, suspended

The Madras High Court, monitoring the investigation, had urged the government to take action against the accused

Gujarat: 16-year-old girl stabbed 32 times for refusing man’s marriage proposal

Congress working president Hardik Patel and NCP leader Reshma Patel questioned the law and order situation in the state

Bombay HC refuses to accept compromise affidavit in a sexual assault case

The Bench noted that the aim and objective of Vishakha guidelines will remain defeated if the complainant is coerced to withdraw her complaint

Plea in SC to allow consensual teenage relationships under POCSO Act

The Act is silent on the aspect where two minor individuals enter into a consensual relationship

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