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The Conundrum of Women being Prosecuted for Gangrape

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- Rushil Batra On 13.02.2023, a single judge bench of the Allahabad HC gave a rather interesting judgment in the case of Suneeta Pandey v State of UP wherein it held that women can be prosecuted for the offence of gang rape under Section 376D of the IPC. This conclusion is interesting since generally rape as an offence is seen … Continue reading The Conundrum of Women being Prosecuted for Gangrape

Chemical Castration of Sexual Offenders in India – A Need for Reformation in Indian Anti-rape Laws

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- By Anand Singh Introduction - On November 24th, 2020, Pakistan’s cabinet approved two anti-rape ordinances that call for chemical castration of the rapists and setting up special courts for trails. The two ordinances are the Anti-Rape (Investigation and Trail) Ordinance, 2020 and the Criminal Law (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020. The legislation comes after an incident … Continue reading Chemical Castration of Sexual Offenders in India – A Need for Reformation in Indian Anti-rape Laws