Supreme Court to examine whether woman can be booked for rape under Section 375 IPC
"According to us, it is only a man who can be accused," the Supreme Court orally observed today before issuing notice in the matter.
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"According to us, it is only a man who can be accused," the Supreme Court orally observed today before issuing notice in the matter.
"Such conduct of the teacher would certainly create an atmosphere of fear in the minds of people of society and such perpetrator should not go unpunished," the Allahabad High Court added.
The Gauhati High Court recently acquitted a man in a rape case involving allegations that he raped a married woman, after noting disparities in the woman's statements.
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The Court urged the government to either amend Section 377 of the IPC or introduce a separate penal provision to criminalise necrophilia.