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Sexual harassment case cannot be closed on basis of compromise between parties: SCThe Supreme Court overturned a Rajasthan High Court decision to quash a sexual harassment case against a teacher accused of molesting a stu...07 Nov, 2024, 08.18 PM IST- Sexual exploitation of minors plagued societies worldwide, matter of serious concern in India: SCThe Supreme Court of India has highlighted the critical issue of child sexual exploitation and the necessity of the POCSO Act, 2012. The co...23 Sep, 2024, 06.55 PM IST
- SC rules downloading, watching child porn an offence; lays down guidelines, legal consequencesThe Supreme Court has urged Parliament to redefine 'child pornography' as 'child sexually abusive and exploitative material.' The Court emp...23 Sep, 2024, 12.03 PM IST
- Not advisable to tinker with existing age of consent under POCSO Act: Law Commission to govtThe Law Commission in India has recommended against changing the age of consent under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCS...29 Sep, 2023, 06.33 PM IST
- View: India’s criminal justice system needs real decolonising, and must go beyond mere textual changesThe historical roots of IPC unveil a narrative of colonial imposition. Macaulay's presumption of Western legal (and civilisational) superio...16 Aug, 2023, 10.57 PM IST
- High time our country, Parliament take note of happenings across globe, says Bombay HC on sexual relationship consent age for adolescentsIndia's Bombay High Court has suggested that the country's parliament should consider reducing the age of consent for adolescents to enter ...13 Jul, 2023, 01.43 PM IST
- Child marriage: Assam civil society says arrests not only solution, need to address causesThe police may not have responded to the issue earlier but they alone cannot be blamed as even the health department did not report teenage...12 Feb, 2023, 11.53 AM IST
- Roe vs Wade ruling: Will embolden regressive ideas in India, say activistsFor the last 50 years, abortion has been legal in India under various circumstances, following the enactment of the Medical Termination of ...26 Jun, 2022, 10.39 AM IST
- Make panel looking into women's marriage age gender inclusive: OppnOpposition parties and women's organisations have demanded that the parliamentary standing committee assigned to examine the landmark bill,...03 Jan, 2022, 11.58 PM IST
- From bill raising marriageable age of women to ensuring safety of Covid orphans, WCD had a busy 2021This year, WCD ministry classified all its major programmes under three umbrella schemes -- Mission Poshan 2.0 (strengthen nutritional cont...25 Dec, 2021, 02.45 PM IST
- Rape and other atrocities against Dalits: Why the road to justice is difficultActivists say NCRB figures about assaults on Scheduled Caste women and minors - 3,366 in 2019 - are just the tip of the iceberg. Survivors ...04 Oct, 2020, 03.09 PM IST
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