The Bombay High Court’s Nagpur bench rejects an appeal filed by a 55 year old man from Wardha, who has been sentenced to life by the trail court for raping his minor step daughter. The appallent has been convicted under Section 5(n) and punished under Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, and Section 506 of
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Mere Silence Can’t Be Taken As Proof Of Consensual Sexual Relations: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court stated that mere silence cannot be taken as a proof of consensual relations in a case where the convict Munna repeatedly raped a minor girl for over six months. His appeal stated that the silence of the victim all along was a proof of her consent to the sexual relations. HC discarded the defense and