The Allahabad High Court has reduced the sentence of a convict, who forced a minor to have “oral sex” with him. The judgment has been received critically over social media. Here, Supreme Court lawyer, activist and researcher Vrinda Grover dissects the judgement and explains why she thinks that the judgment is wrong legally.
25 November,2021 07:33 PM IST | Mumbai
A 15-year-old girl has been left blind in one eye after she was shot in the face by goons who she fought to save her father, a barber, in Bihar's Naugarh village, less than 100 km from Patna. Doctors are battling to save her other eye. Video courtesy: NDTV
23 August,2012 12:10 PM IST
President Pranab Mukherjee today signed the ordinance on sexual assault which was passed by the union cabinet on Friday. Women's rights groups had urged the President yesterday not to sign the ordinance, saying the cabinet had selectively accepted the recommendations of the Justice JS Verma commission. Video adapted from NDTV
04 February,2013 12:16 PM IST
Amid sharp criticism, govt defends new anti-rape laws Video adapted from NDTV
04 February,2013 03:13 PM IST
A six-year-old, with signs of severe sexual assault, lies alone in the Intensive Care Unit of Delhi's government-run Safdarjung Hospital. Her intestines were damaged and her private parts had been injured. She has gone through reconstructive surgery. Medical tests have been conducted to determine if she was raped. Video courtesy: NDTV
15 February,2013 02:11 PM IST
Jessica, 25, Tuesday told police that she was staying in the first floor of a hotel in Agra's cantonment area when "some person" tried to molest her. Video adapted from NDTV
19 March,2013 05:02 PM IST
In an update to Gurgaon sexual assault of two Nepalese girls by a Saudi diplomat, the victims will be taken to Nepal.
09 September,2015 12:49 PM IST
A 7th standard girl allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself from the roof at her house in West Bengal's Dinajpur district. The family alleged sexual assault by a BSF soldier named deployed at Indo-Bangladesh border.
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