Bengaluru: The Special Court in Bengaluru has sentenced the former Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna to rigorous imprisonment for the remainder of his natural life. The court convicted him in a rape case on Friday. Before being convicted on April 1, Revanna was given an opportunity to speak in court before the announcement of the verdict. … Read more
Nainital: The Uttarakhand High Court has directed Nainital police to investigate online abuse targeting judges and lawyers involved in the hearing of a sensitive rape case. The court has asked the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Nainital to submit a detailed report by Monday. The case involves the alleged rape of a 12-year-old girl in … Read more
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday (February 6) ordered several state police to ensure that the officials of Discovery Communications India are protected from alleged threats by followers of self-styled godman Asaram Bapu following the release of the documentary series “Cult of Fear: Asaram Bapu”. A bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) … Read more
New Delhi: Congress MP Rakesh Rathore was taken into police custody on Thursday in connection with a rape case lodged against him. Rathore is the Lok Sabha MP from Sitapur in Uttar Pradesh. He turned himself in and was escorted to court amid heavy police security. A case against Rathore was registered in Sitapur based … Read more
Jodhpur: The Rajasthan High Court on Tuesday (January 14) granted interim bail to self-styled godman Asaram in a 2013 minor’s rape case in which he is serving life sentence. Asaram had recently moved the High Court seeking suspension of sentence in the rape case to avail the interim bail granted to him by the Supreme … Read more
Jodhpur: Self-styled godman Asaram has moved a fresh plea before the Rajasthan High Court in Jodhpur seeking to avail the interim bail granted to him by the Supreme Court on Tuesday in another case. A top court bench comprising Justice MM Sundresh and Justice Rajesh Bindal on Tuesday had granted interim bail to Asaram till … Read more
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday (January 7) granted interim bail to self-styled godman Asaram till March 31 on medical grounds in 2013 rape case in which he is currently lodged in a jail. The top court, while granting interim bail to Asaram, directed Asaram to not meet his followers after he is released … Read more
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court, while quashing a rape case against a man on rape charges observing that s the parties had consensually agreed to enter into physical relationship and the same was not based on false promise of marriage, said that some people use the rape case as a weapon to unnecessarily harass … Read more
A class 10 student was allegedly abducted and raped by a young man while on her way to tuition. The victim reported that the traumatic event unfolded on Friday evening, but her suffering came to light only the following day when she attempted to take her own life. The girl’s family, deeply troubled by the … Read more