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UNo offence of rape will occur in the open. So prosecution has to build its case on circumstantial evidences. While the idea of “beyond reasonable doubt” is usually followed in criminal trials, it sometimes fail too. There have been cases where discovery of some new facts led to reversal of conviction. Dhananjoy Chatterjee’s hanging is still a matter of debate. There were several lacunae in police investigation and yet the courts gave him death sentence. Criminal trials are complex and hence we should not resort to medieval mentality of killing the convicts to meed the ends of justice.UThere’s always a chance of wrong conviction due to errors of judgment, so in not so extreme circumstances death penalty is avoided because it cannot be reversed.Uhttps://cybercrime.gov.in/
Register a complaint asap. If you have evidences, attach them.
UIf the police is not taking any action, legal procedure is going to be lengthy because now you need to approach either Superintendent of Police or the magistrate. For quick help, try reaching out to civil society or senior police officials.UThere are provisions like 120 BNS and 196 BNSS that can be used against custodial violence and deaths. For custodial deaths cases, there are elaborate guidelines given by the Supreme Court.UIf you have evidence that she either instigated your father to commit suicide or she continuously harassed him which led him to commit suicide, you should file a complaint with the police for abatement of suicide.ULegally speaking, it’s very subjective. Criminal law has punishment for “obscene acts in public” but what constitutes an obscene act is not defined. Courts will usually rely on social and cultural parameters of obscenity to make their decisions. So yes, it can be illegal and it’s safe to avoid making such remarks in public in India.
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