SC refuses to grant interim protection from arrest in rape case to SP-BSP candidate from Ghosi

Atul Rai is accused of raping a college student from Varanasi, after taking her home on the pretext of meeting his wife.

Scroll Staff

· May 17, 2019 · 10:57 pm

Kerala: Police arrest four family members of a woman who committed suicide along with her daughter

The woman’s husband and mother-in-law, and two other family members, were taken into custody for alleged mental harassment over dowry.

Scroll Staff

· May 15, 2019 · 07:28 pm

Karnataka: Four men allegedly rape woman, attack her friend in Mysuru

The woman is in a critical condition at a hospital.

Scroll Staff

· May 10, 2019 · 01:10 pm

Rajasthan: Dalit woman in Alwar allegedly gang-raped, three of five accused arrested

The police allegedly did not take timely action in the case, citing a lack of personnel due to the ongoing parliamentary elections.

Scroll Staff

· May 08, 2019 · 03:26 pm

Spiritual leader Anand Giri arrested in Australia for allegedly assaulting two women

He was remanded in police custody in Sydney, and ordered to appear in court on June 26.

Scroll Staff

· May 07, 2019 · 10:16 pm

Malayalam actor’s assault: SC stays trial against Dileep after Kerala government asks for time

The state wanted more time to consider whether a memory card that contains video footage of the alleged assault constitutes a document under the law.

Scroll Staff

· May 03, 2019 · 06:05 pm

Accused in Shimla rape case will face strict action, says Himachal Pradesh CM Jairam Thakur

An eight-member special investigation team has been constituted to investigate the matter.

Scroll Staff

· Apr 30, 2019 · 10:57 pm

Pollachi sexual abuse case: CBI registers two FIRs against eight accused

The eight accused named in the FIRs are Sabarirajan, Thirunavukarasu, Satheesh, Vasanthakumar, Senthil, Babu, Mani and Vasanthakumar.

Scroll Staff

· Apr 28, 2019 · 02:33 pm

Amend POCSO Act to allow consensual sex after 16 years of age, Madras High Court suggests

The court was hearing a case of a 17-year-old girl who was allegedly abducted by an older man.

Scroll Staff

· Apr 28, 2019 · 07:51 am

Religious leader Asaram’s son Narayan Sai convicted of rape by Surat sessions court

He will be sentenced on April 30.

Scroll Staff

· Apr 26, 2019 · 02:27 pm

#MeToo: Journalist Priya Ramani pleads not guilty in defamation case by MJ Akbar

On Wednesday, the court permanently exempted Ramani from personal appearances during future hearings.

Scroll Staff

· Apr 10, 2019 · 11:22 am

Former CJI Dipak Misra says marital rape should not be a crime in India

The notion that marital rape is a crime is borrowed from other countries, he said at a conference in Bengaluru.

Scroll Staff

· Apr 09, 2019 · 08:41 pm