Court, Judiciary & Legal System Setting up of special courts to deal with rape cases likely to begin on Oct 2: Govt August 12, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The process of setting up of over 1,000 fast-track special courts across the country to deal with pending cases of rape is likely to begin on October 2, the Law Ministry has said. The Department of Justice in the Law Ministry had proposed to set up 1,023 fast-track courts at a total budget of Rs […] Read more » likely to begin on Oct 2 rape cases special courts to deal
Criminal Law News Top Law News Rape cases in India more than doubled in 2001-14 November 14, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Thiruvananthapuram: India has witnessed a surge in rape cases since 2001, when the crime more than doubled, an International Conference on Gender Equality was told. Besides, cruelty against married women has risen nearly 2.5 times, the report on ‘Status of Women in India’, released at the International Conference on Gender Equality at Kovalam said. While […] Read more » featured rape cases rape cases in India Rape cases in India more than doubled
Top Law News Himachal Pradesh High Court asks lower courts to fasten pending rape cases January 30, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Himachal Pradesh High Court directed lower courts in the state to dispose of all the rape cases which are pending for more than a year before March 31 and send the compliance report. The court directed all the Sessions and Additional Sessions judges, Presiding Officers of Fast Track courts and Principal Magistrates of Juvenile […] Read more » fast-track courts Himachal Pradesh High Court Principal Magistrates of Juvenile Justice Boards rape cases rape cases in himachal pradesh Registrar General of the High Court
Criminal Law News Youth gets 7 yrs jail for raping 55-yr-old woman January 8, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A youth has been sent to jail for seven years for raping a 55-year-old woman two years ago by a Delhi court which said his crime has the potential to affect the entire society. District Judge PS Teji sentenced Delhi resident Arvind to seven years rigorous imprisonment and also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 […] Read more » 7 yrs jail for raping Bihar to Delhi District Judge PS Teji girl or woman rape rape cases rape in India raping a 55-year-old woman
Top Law News Courts must ensure speedy trial in rape cases: Supreme Court December 27, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Before the brutal gang-rape of the medical student in Delhi, the Supreme Court judgement was made in 10 days which has triggered nation-wide protests and calls for fast track courts to adjudicate rape cases. A bench of justices Swatanter Kumar and Fakkir Mohammed Ibrahim Kalifulla gave their judgement on December 6, 10 days before the Delhi […] Read more » adjudicate rape cases brutal gang-rape CrPC for the trial court Fakkir Mohammed Ibrahim Kalifulla justices Swatanter Kumar life imprisonment rape cases section 376 (rape) sections 376 A to D of the IPC Supreme Court judgement
Criminal Law News Rape cases to be filed without delay October 20, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Gurgaon Police will henceforth file first information reports (FIRs) against men accused of rape without any delay. This is one of the steps being taken to check rising crimes against women in Gurgaon, a township in Haryana bordering Delhi. And to monitor heinous crimes against women, a district-level committee has been set up under the […] Read more » DNA test FIR heinous crimes medically examined PC Meena rape cases
Top Law News Rape biggest crime trend in India July 3, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Rape which has become a characteristic of metro cities and especially of Delhi, is the biggest crime trend in India. Rape has seen the maximum rise among all the total cognizable crimes in the country recorded under the Indian Penal Code between 1953 to 2011, according to the latest data by National Crime Trend Bureau (NCRB) – […] Read more » Indian Penal Code on rape Indian Police on rape rape rape capital rape cases Rape data of National Crime Trend Bureau Rape data of NCRB rape in India statisstics of NCRB on rape statistics of National Crime Trend Bureau on rape
Top Law News Delhi government proposes fast track courts for rape cases May 27, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi government has written to the chief justice of the Delhi High Court urging him to set up fast track courts for ensuring speedy justice to rape victims, state Women and Child Development Minister Kiran Walia said Thursday. “I have already written a letter to the chief justice of Delhi High Court, urging him […] Read more » Delhi government Delhi High Court fast-track courts Kiran Walia rape cases
Top Law News Rape cases trials in fast track courts mooted February 11, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The home ministry is mulling a proposal to try rape cases in fast track courts, an official said Friday. Sangeeta Verma, economic advisor to the women and child development ministry, told : ‘We completely agree with the demand for setting up fast track courts to try rape cases and have submitted the proposal to the […] Read more » Girija Vyas National Commission for Women rape cases
Top Law News Court orders arrest of accused in 1999 rape case June 25, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Orissa High Court Thursday asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to arrest, within three months, the absconding accused in a more than 11-year-old rape case, a lawyer said. A division bench of Justice A.S.Naidu and Justice S.C Parija sought the arrest of Biban Biswal, while dismissing the appeal filed by two other convicts […] Read more » rape cases
