Supreme Court condemns court’s move to name rape survivor

Supreme Court condemns court's move to name rape survivor

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has condemned trial courts and high courts for disclosing the identities of rape survivors in orders and directed them to ensure that the names of survivors and family members are not mentioned in court records.A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and NK Singh expressed concern that such lapses continued despite … Read more

Supreme Court: Married woman cannot claim rape on false promise of marriage India News

Supreme Court: Married woman cannot claim rape on false promise of marriage India News

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that a married woman who had physical relations with another man cannot file a rape case against him on the ground that she had sex on the promise of marriage, raising concerns over misuse of the criminal justice system in filing rape cases when a consensual relationship … Read more