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Sexual Offences

  • UK: Chemical castration for sex offenders raises ethical, legal dilemmas

    UK: Chemical castration for sex offenders raises ethical, legal dilemmas

    Lisa Forsberg, The Conversation
    · Jun 06, 2025 · 10:00 pm
  • Actions like grabbing child’s breasts, breaking pyjama strings not attempt to rape: Allahabad HC

    Actions like grabbing child’s breasts, breaking pyjama strings not attempt to rape: Allahabad HC

    Scroll Staff
    · Mar 20, 2025 · 07:46 pm
  • Chhattisgarh High Court acquits man accused of causing death of wife due to rape

    Chhattisgarh High Court acquits man accused of causing death of wife due to rape

    Scroll Staff
    · Feb 12, 2025 · 01:11 pm
  • Unnatural sex between husband and wife not rape, woman’s consent immaterial: Madhya Pradesh HC

    Unnatural sex between husband and wife not rape, woman’s consent immaterial: Madhya Pradesh HC

    Scroll Staff
    · May 03, 2024 · 08:21 pm
  • Plea in Supreme Court seeks guidelines to protect identity of those accused of sexual offences

    Plea in Supreme Court seeks guidelines to protect identity of those accused of sexual offences

    Scroll Staff
    · Jul 30, 2019 · 09:36 am
  • Uttar Pradesh: Senior scientist arrested for allegedly attempting to rape a six-year-old in Agra

    Uttar Pradesh: Senior scientist arrested for allegedly attempting to rape a six-year-old in Agra

    Scroll Staff
    · May 02, 2018 · 02:02 pm
  • Australian court orders Vatican treasurer to face trial in sexual offences case

    Australian court orders Vatican treasurer to face trial in sexual offences case

    Scroll Staff
    · May 01, 2018 · 01:14 pm
  • The rape of a minor girl shows how justice is sought to be compromised in Dantewada

    The rape of a minor girl shows how justice is sought to be compromised in Dantewada

    Bela Bhatia
    · Jun 26, 2016 · 09:00 am
  • In wake of Dalit law student's rape, Kerala debates demand for a database of migrants

    In wake of Dalit law student's rape, Kerala debates demand for a database of migrants

    TS Sudhir
    · Jun 21, 2016 · 10:30 am
  • Tarun Tejpal case: The liberal cause needs to be rescued from those who claim to represent it

    Tarun Tejpal case: The liberal cause needs to be rescued from those who claim to represent it

    Advaita Kala
    · Jun 10, 2016 · 08:30 pm