-The Hindu The sixth accused in the December 16 gang Rape and murder of a 23-year-old physiotherapy student here, was on Monday declared a minor by a Juvenile Justice Board on the basis of his school enrolment records, thus paving the way for an inquiry against him. The sixth accused in the December 16 gang Rape and murder of a 23-year-old physiotherapy student here, was on Monday declared a minor by a...

-PTI Setting a precedent by completing the trial within 10 days after filing of the charge sheet, a fast track court here in Madhya Pradesh on Monday sentenced a young man to 14-year rigorous imprisonment for raping a one-and-a-half-year-old girl in 2012. The court also imposed a fine of Rs.5,000 on the 21-year-old convict, who Raped the minor on November 22 in Bhadlikheda village after abducting her from outside her house. The sentence...

-The Hindu Seeks an exception for the definition of marital Rape in the existing laws Backing the long-standing demand of the women’s activists that marital Rape be considered as an offence, the Justice J.S. Verma committee has said marriage or any other intimate relationship between a man and a woman is “not a valid” defence against sexual crimes like Rape. The three-member panel, which was constituted to recommend amendments to criminal laws in...

-The Hindu Although it has left some crucial questions unanswered, the Verma Committee report is a big step forward in the struggle for women’s rights The UPA government has perhaps got more than what it bargained for from the committee it set up, headed by the former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice J.S. Verma, in the wake of the public outrage following the horrific Delhi gang Rape. The government had...

-The Economic Times Justice JS Verma says women remain unsafe because of poor governance, not dearth of laws, in an interview with ET. The former Chief Justice of India, who headed the three-member committee to suggest measures for a safer environment for women, had submitted his panel's report in just 29 days, and wants the government to act in the same time: * Do you expect the govt to implement your recommendations...