Ramkrishna Chauhan v. State of UP — SC/ST Act offence quashed for lack of public utterance

A 19-year-old Dalit woman was allegedly gang-raped and murdered in Hathras district, Uttar Pradesh in September 2020. The CBI filed a chargesheet in December 2020 against four accused persons. In March 2023, an SC/ST court acquitted three of the four accused; one was convicted of culpable homicide, and gang-rape charges were dropped against all accused.

Former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Singh is accused of sexual harassment. Delhi Police registered an FIR and filed a chargesheet against him under IPC sections 354, 354A, 354D, and 506. The Delhi court has reserved its verdict, with judgment scheduled for August 3, 2026.

A chargesheet against a Kodagu homestay owner accused in a rape case involving a US national was quashed by the Karnataka High Court. The court separately declared the arrest illegal and directed the State to pay ₹5 lakh compensation, while allowing investigation to continue.

A case involving the placement of a vibrating machine on a victim's vaginal opening was heard by the Kerala High Court. The court held that such conduct constitutes penetrative sexual assault equivalent to rape under the POCSO Act.

Landmark constitutional judgment establishing the basic structure doctrine, which places limits on Parliament's power to amend the Constitution. The case is one of the longest judgments ever delivered by the Supreme Court and among the most cited in Indian constitutional history.

A significant Supreme Court judgment that established the Collegium System for the proposal and appointment of judges. The verdict created a foundational framework for judicial appointments in India.