Crime & Law · India
Supreme Court questions High Court rape definition; other legal news
The Supreme Court has expressed disapproval of a High Court order that suggested removing a woman's salwar and pressing her chest did not constitute an attempt to rape. Separately, the Delhi Police filed a chargesheet in a rape-murder case, while various High Courts addressed issues including pregnancy termination for a minor, land records and citizenship, and divorce decrees. Other reports detail probes into alleged sexual assault and conversion cases.
How outlets across the spectrum covered it
Left 3 · Centre 8 · Right 2 n = 13
- Left (3): National Herald, The Hindu, The Wire
- Centre (8): Deccan Herald, EastMojo, LiveLaw, Mathrubhumi English, NDTV, Telangana Today, The New Indian Express, The Print
- Right (2): The Commune, The Pioneer