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Victim Of Sexual Assault Has Right To Terminate Pregnancy: Allahabad High Court
The law provides the right to a victim of sexual assault to terminate her pregnancy medically, the Allahabad High Court has observed while allowing a 17-year-old woman to choose whether she wants the child or not.
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Father Demands Arrest, Dismissal of Cops Over Daughter's Sexual Assault In Bhubaneswar
The father of the woman, who was sexually assaulted at a police station in Bhubaneswar, on Friday demanded the arrest and dismissal of the cops for taking the law into their hands.
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On Sexual Assault Allegations In Mollywood, Kerala Governor Says...
Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan on Sunday said that he would like to trust Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan when he said that if the victims of sexual abuses in the Malayalam film industry come forward then the process of law will be set in motion.
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Analysis: Systemic Failure In Not Forcing Prajwal Revanna To Face The Law
Given the public outcry and mass mobilisation that we have seen over, at least, some high profile cases of sexual assault on women, it needs to be asked if the reaction to the Prajwal Revanna sexual crimes, including rape, case has been muted, social
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Explained: An Expired US Law And String Of Celebrity Sex Assault Lawsuits
A surge of high-profile sexual abuse lawsuits was filed in New York this week before the expiration of a state law that temporarily suspended the statute of limitations for civil abuse and harassment claims.
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Law Student Sexually Harasses Classmate At Her Noida Flat, Arrested: Cops
A first-year LLB student was arrested here on Wednesday for allegedly sexually harassing and assaulting his classmate after barging into her house in a housing society with his associates, officials said.
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4 Tamil Nadu Cops Arrested For Allegedly Sexually Assaulting Girl
Four cops have been arrested by the Trichy district police in Tamil Nadu under the stringent Protection Of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO), child sex abuse law, for allegedly sexually assaulting a girl.
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Billionaire Leon Black Accused of Raping Autistic Teen At Jeffrey Epstein's House
Leon Black's lawyers said the allegations were "totally made up," suggesting they had been brought by a law firm with a vendetta.
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Let Law Take Its Course, Amit Shah Told Wrestlers In Late-Night Meet
India's top wrestlers, who have been protesting against BJP MP and chief of the country's wrestling federation Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, met Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday.
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"Defamed By ChatGPT": US Law Professor Claims AI Chatbot Falsely Accused Him Of Sexual Assault
OpenAI's chatbot ChatGPT falsely accused a US law professor by including him in a generated list of legal scholars who had sexually harassed someone.
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Rahul Gandhi Said "Need Time" To Give Details Of Assault Victims: Cops
Special CP Law and Order Sagar Preet Hooda today met with Congress MP Rahul Gandhi in connection with a notice served to him by the police to seek information on the alleged sexual harassment victims that he talked about during Bharat Jodo Yatra.
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"For 'Romantic Cases'...": Consent Age In Child Rape Law Needs Relook, Says Chief Justice
POCSO Act criminalises all sexual activity for those under 18, regardless of whether consent is factually present, notes CJI DY Chandrachud at seminar
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72-Year-Old Author Arrested For Sexually Assaulting Minor: Telangana Cops
A 72-year-old man, who is an author and publishes law books, was arrested in Hyderabad for allegedly sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl, police said on Tuesday.
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Law "Misused": Court On Sex Assault Charge At Girl's Family's Insistence
Expressing concern over the "unfortunate" practice of police invoking provisions of sexual assault at the insistenc of a girl's family objecting to her involvement with a boy, the Delhi High Court has said the rigor of POCSO law is being "misapplied"
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Activist Nodeep Kaur And Controversy Over Her Arrest - 10-Point Guide
The farmer protest, the resultant law and order issues, and a string of arrests in the aftermath of the January 26 violence in the national capital has brought international attention on India. The focus has particularly been on the alleged police high-handedness against and arm-twisting of dissenters in India in the past few weeks. The arrest of y...
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Victim Of Sexual Assault Has Right To Terminate Pregnancy: Allahabad High Court
The law provides the right to a victim of sexual assault to terminate her pregnancy medically, the Allahabad High Court has observed while allowing a 17-year-old woman to choose whether she wants the child or not.
-
Father Demands Arrest, Dismissal of Cops Over Daughter's Sexual Assault In Bhubaneswar
The father of the woman, who was sexually assaulted at a police station in Bhubaneswar, on Friday demanded the arrest and dismissal of the cops for taking the law into their hands.
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On Sexual Assault Allegations In Mollywood, Kerala Governor Says...
Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan on Sunday said that he would like to trust Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan when he said that if the victims of sexual abuses in the Malayalam film industry come forward then the process of law will be set in motion.
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Analysis: Systemic Failure In Not Forcing Prajwal Revanna To Face The Law
Given the public outcry and mass mobilisation that we have seen over, at least, some high profile cases of sexual assault on women, it needs to be asked if the reaction to the Prajwal Revanna sexual crimes, including rape, case has been muted, social
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Explained: An Expired US Law And String Of Celebrity Sex Assault Lawsuits
A surge of high-profile sexual abuse lawsuits was filed in New York this week before the expiration of a state law that temporarily suspended the statute of limitations for civil abuse and harassment claims.
-
Law Student Sexually Harasses Classmate At Her Noida Flat, Arrested: Cops
A first-year LLB student was arrested here on Wednesday for allegedly sexually harassing and assaulting his classmate after barging into her house in a housing society with his associates, officials said.
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4 Tamil Nadu Cops Arrested For Allegedly Sexually Assaulting Girl
Four cops have been arrested by the Trichy district police in Tamil Nadu under the stringent Protection Of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO), child sex abuse law, for allegedly sexually assaulting a girl.
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Billionaire Leon Black Accused of Raping Autistic Teen At Jeffrey Epstein's House
Leon Black's lawyers said the allegations were "totally made up," suggesting they had been brought by a law firm with a vendetta.
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Let Law Take Its Course, Amit Shah Told Wrestlers In Late-Night Meet
India's top wrestlers, who have been protesting against BJP MP and chief of the country's wrestling federation Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, met Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday.
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"Defamed By ChatGPT": US Law Professor Claims AI Chatbot Falsely Accused Him Of Sexual Assault
OpenAI's chatbot ChatGPT falsely accused a US law professor by including him in a generated list of legal scholars who had sexually harassed someone.
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Rahul Gandhi Said "Need Time" To Give Details Of Assault Victims: Cops
Special CP Law and Order Sagar Preet Hooda today met with Congress MP Rahul Gandhi in connection with a notice served to him by the police to seek information on the alleged sexual harassment victims that he talked about during Bharat Jodo Yatra.
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"For 'Romantic Cases'...": Consent Age In Child Rape Law Needs Relook, Says Chief Justice
POCSO Act criminalises all sexual activity for those under 18, regardless of whether consent is factually present, notes CJI DY Chandrachud at seminar
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72-Year-Old Author Arrested For Sexually Assaulting Minor: Telangana Cops
A 72-year-old man, who is an author and publishes law books, was arrested in Hyderabad for allegedly sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl, police said on Tuesday.
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Law "Misused": Court On Sex Assault Charge At Girl's Family's Insistence
Expressing concern over the "unfortunate" practice of police invoking provisions of sexual assault at the insistenc of a girl's family objecting to her involvement with a boy, the Delhi High Court has said the rigor of POCSO law is being "misapplied"
-
Activist Nodeep Kaur And Controversy Over Her Arrest - 10-Point Guide
The farmer protest, the resultant law and order issues, and a string of arrests in the aftermath of the January 26 violence in the national capital has brought international attention on India. The focus has particularly been on the alleged police high-handedness against and arm-twisting of dissenters in India in the past few weeks. The arrest of y...
