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"The institution of marriage does not confer, cannot confer and in my considered view, should not be construed to confer, any special male privilege or a license for unleashing of a brutal beast," the court said.

Police said a case has been registered under various provisions of the Indian Penal Code including section 376 (Rape)

The Court said that the testimony of the complainant was inconsistent and riddled with variations and the allegations were an outcome of factional feud within the church and complainant's desire for power and position.

The Court observed, “the offence had everything to do with the corrupt mind of the accused not seeing the prosecutrix as another living being.”

The Supreme Court recently reiterated that the conviction of accused can be based on sole testimony of the prosecutrix when the deposition of the prosecutrix is found to be trustworthy.

Jammu & Kashmir fast track court sentences sub-judge to 10 years jail for rape, 07 years for cheating a woman in Jammu

A Jammu and Kashmir fast track court on Thursday convicted a judicial officer for raping and cheating a woman who had sought legal help from him in 2018

The Court was dealing with the case of a 16 years old girl, whose father subjected her to repeated sexual assaults which led to her becoming pregnant and delivering his child.

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Termination of pregnancy trauma for 16-year-old survivor of sexual assault Termination of pregnancy trauma for 16-year-old survivor of sexual assault ByArchana MoreArchana More / Updated: Apr 12, 2021, 06:00 IST Sassoon (above) was ordered by HC to do the needful; (R) the accused Sassoon hospital authorities said they were not updated on amendments to key MTP Act; girl had to move the HC A 16-year-old victim of forcible sexual assault had to suffer mental and physical harassment as Sassoon Ge...