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Supreme Court Quashes Rape FIR Against Lawyer, Warns Against Criminalising Failed Relationships

The ruling clarifies that rape charges based on a promise of marriage require credible proof of bad faith at the outset.

Court Reaffirms López Zavala’s Guilt for Family Violence in Cecilia Monzón Case

Mexico's Supreme Court Leaves Victim Budget Floor Repeal Intact After Split Vote

Moscow Court Upholds Posthumous Finding Against Mikhail Khachaturyan

Retired Perugia Prosecutor Flags New Name in Kercher Murder as Officials Say Case Stays Closed

Ancona Appeals Court Overturns Acquittal, Convicts Man to Three Years in 2019 Sexual Assault Case

Judge Keeps Lex Ashton in Pretrial Detention, Denies Transfer to Psychiatric Facility

Supreme Court Reserves Verdict on Koli’s Curative Plea, Signals Acquittal in Final Nithari Case

Lahore High Court Bans Custodial Interviews, Confessional Airings Across Punjab

Delhi HC Orders Inquiry Report and CCTV Preservation in Probe of Rajasthan Police’s Delhi Arrests

Sentencing Adjourned After Defendant Found Eating Fish and Chips Outside Court

Delhi High Court Cancels Bail of Father Accused of Raping Minor Daughter, Orders Surrender Within Seven Days

Supreme Court Orders Mixed-Community SIT and FIR in 2023 Akola Riot Case

Supreme Court Sets Four-Step Test To Quash Weak 'Promise Of Marriage' Rape Cases

FGR Appeals Conditional Release Granted to Julio César Chávez Jr. in Organized-Crime Case

Delhi Trial Court Acquits Six in 2020 Riots Case After Blasting Police Probe

Lucknow Court Jails Lawyer for Life Over Fabricated Rape, SC/ST Complaints

Berliner Gericht Verkündet Urteil Im Narkose-Prozess Nach Patiententod

Judge Sentences Argentine DJ Nicolás Rocca to Five-and-a-Half Years Over 2023 Punta del Este Crash

Supreme Court Extends Vikas Yadav’s Bail and Frees Sukhdev Yadav After 20-Year Term