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Ejaculation of semen is not a necessary prerequisite to prove penetrative sexual assault, the Andhra Pradesh High Court has held while upholding a convict’s sentencing under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) case recently.
EXCLUSIVE: It is the first time the backlog in rape cases has passed 2,000 as lawyers warn 'justice in rape allegations has become a victim itself of penny-pinching.'
Justice Alok Kumar Pandey further held that the statement of the survivor under Section 164 of Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) cannot be treated as substantive piece of evidence.
The minister informed that most rape charges were reported in Gwalior-Chambal region.
Provincial police commissioner, Lieutenant-General Elias Mawela presented the statistics before the Gauteng legislature portfolio committee on community safety.