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Amid this, the apex court announced its verdict and allowed the rape survivor from Gujarat to terminate her pregnancy

The victim told police that the accused had sexually abused her earlier this month at a time when other were asleep. She left the neighbour's home on August 8 and reported to the police about the incident the following day

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh recently upheld the conviction and life imprisonment awarded to a man for the rape his one-year-old grand daughter in 2011.

Speaking at the Women’s Day commemoration at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on Wednesday afternoon President Ramaphosa said serial rapists will now face life imprisonment.

The Allahabad High Court recently noted that the trend of women filing false rape allegations against men in their first information reports (FIRs) must be addressed sternly.

"Being a married lady and accustomed to sexual intercourse, if the act was without her consent, she could have protested or resisted," the Court remarked.

The Calcutta High Court recently observed in our society, particularly for a minor girl, disclosing sexual assault publicly can be difficult due to the fear of facing future social stigma

The Madhya Pradesh High Court quashed a rape case filed for having sexual relations on the pretext of marriage, reasoning that over a year's time is sufficient for the woman to realise if such a promise was genuine.

The law punishing rape under Section 376, IPC is being misused like a weapon by women these days when differences arise between a woman and her male partner, commented the Uttarakhand High Court recently.

According to the latest data by the police, the state has recorded a total of 755 crimes against SC/ST people as of May 2023. In May alone, 17 SC/ST women were raped in the state. The data shows that on average, one SC/ST woman is raped every two days, and this number is just on paper. It is also said that only a few survivors approach the police to report the crime.