Preethi Rathi acid attack (Mumbai, 1994): nurse attacked with acid on Bandra station platform by spurned man Anil Gour; died 14 days later; Gour hanged 2014: India's first execution for acid attack

Gudiya rape and murder (Shimla, 2017): 16-year-old gang raped and murdered; Sukhdev Singh and two others convicted; HC confirmed death sentence 2019; SC appeal pending

Vismaya dowry death (Kerala, 2021): 24-year-old found dead; husband S. Kiran Kumar convicted of dowry harassment and abetment of suicide; sentenced to 10 years; dismissed from government service

Ajmer serial rape scandal (1992): Dargah gang blackmailed and gang raped 100+ schoolgirls over years; Farooq Chishti and 7 others convicted 1998; additional convictions in 2022 after fresh survivor testimony

Dhanya Jaishankar acid attack (Kerala, 2012): teenager attacked by spurned man; attacker convicted; Kerala SC ordered compensation; SC directed stricter acid regulation; case cited in acid attack law reform

Jalgaon teacher sex scandal (Maharashtra, 1994): school principal Manohar Kadam and colleagues sexually exploited 30+ students; multiple convictions; Bombay HC confirmed sentences

Suhas Katti cyber crime (Mumbai, 2004): first conviction under IT Act Section 67 in India; accused posted obscene messages about victim on Yahoo groups; convicted within 7 months of complaint

Shah Bano maintenance case (Indore, 1985): Muslim woman sought maintenance after triple talaq; SC ruled in her favour (CrPC 125); Parliament reversed by Muslim Women Act 1986; landmark for women's rights reform

Shayara Bano triple talaq case (2017): SC 5-judge bench declared instant triple talaq unconstitutional 3:2; led to Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act 2019 criminalizing triple talaq

Geetanjali Nagpal trafficking case (Delhi, 2007): model found begging and feeding children from dustbin; trafficking and exploitation by handlers established; conviction obtained; raised awareness of trafficking of women in entertainment

Imrana fatwa case (Muzaffarnagar, UP, 2005): village council issued fatwa forcing rape victim Imrana to treat father-in-law Ali Mohammed as husband; SC took suo motu cognizance; Ali Mohammed convicted of rape under IPC 376

Guwahati public molestation (Assam, 2012): woman molested by mob outside bar; filmed and telecast by news channel crew; 13 men convicted 2013; Gauhati HC enhanced sentences; case led to demand for anti-voyeurism law

Sies College stalking murder (Mumbai, 1994): Renu Acharya stabbed to death by stalker Pratap Thorat outside college; Thorat convicted and hanged 2012; landmark for anti-stalking awareness pre-Sec 354D

Pocso court sentences 62-year-old to 3-year RI for sexual assault on minor girl in Pune

Gujarat HC denies temporary bail to rape convict Asaram

10 yrs on, HC sets aside death sentence in Vile Parle rape-murder | Mumbai news

Death Penalty For 1, Jail For 2 In 2022 Tamil Nadu Minor Gang-Rape Case

Gang rape of minor in Tirunelveli: One sentenced to death; two others get 20 and 13 years in prison

Prisoner convicted of rape escapes from Odisha's Nuapada jail

Man sentenced to 20 years rigorous imprisonment for rape of minor in Odisha’s Ganjam