Sakshi v.

Union of India, AIR 2004 SC 3566 A Supreme Court Bench

passed directions that must be adhered to while conducting trial of child
sexual abuse or rape. i) They were as follows: Special arrangements such
as a screen must be made so as to ensure that the victim or witness do not
see the body or face of the accused. ii) The questions for cross examination
must be framed and given to the Presiding Officer of the Court who must
then put them to the victim or witness in a language that is clear and not
embarrassing. iii) Adequate breaks must be given to the victims of child
abuse or rape while they give their testimony in court.
UNNAO RAPE CASE (2017-18)
The Unnao rape case refers to the alleged rape of a 17 year old girl on 4 June 2017.
Two separate chargesheets have been filed in the case so far. The first chargesheet
was filed by the Central Bureau of Investigationon 11 July 2018.and naming Kuldeep
Singh Sengar, a Bhartiya Janata Party Member of the Legislative Assembly from Uttar
Pradesh, as an accused in the alleged rape of a 17 year old girl.The second
chargesheet was filed on 13 July 2018 and named Kuldeep Singh Sengar and his
brother, three policemen and five other people for allegedly framing the Unnao rape
survivor’s father. The Unnao rape case and the Kathua rape case received national
attention during the same period, leading to joint protests seeking justice for both
victims.
THE KATHUA RAPE CASE(2018)
The Kathua rape case refers to the abduction, rape, and murder of an 8-year-old girl,
Asifa Bano, in Rasana village near Kathua in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir in
January 2018. In the wake of Kathua rape case, the central government passed the
ordinance to amend the posco act to grant death penalty to child rapists( where the
child is below 12 years) speedy trials under 2 months and no anticipatory bail