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Muslim personal law recognising puberty as age of marriage violates POCSO Act, PCMA: Allahabad HCA bench of justices JJ Munir and Achal Sachdev observed that the age of marriage for every citizen of the country irrespective of religion ...
Pocso Case: SC grants relief to BJP leader YediyurappaThe Supreme Court has stayed trial court proceedings against former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa in a child sexual assault case ...
BS Yediyurappa's big relief: SC stays POCSO trial of ex-Karnataka CMThe Supreme Court has halted the trial proceedings against former Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa in a POCSO case. Issuing a noti...
Man files Pocso case against ex-wife for sexually assaulting their five-year-old son; SC issues noticeThe Supreme Court has issued a notice on a woman's plea challenging a Pocso Act case filed by her estranged husband. She claims the FIR was...
Saying 'I love you' not molestation or sexual offence: High Court acquits man convicted in case involving a teenagerThe Bombay High Court overturned a man's conviction for molestation and violating the POCSO Act, stating that expressing "I love you" alone...
Pocso Case: HC stays trial court order seeking Yediyurappa’s appearanceThe Karnataka High Court stayed a trial court's order summoning BJP veteran BS Yediyurappa in a sexual harassment case under the Pocso Act....
Karnataka: CM Siddaramaiah gets HC breather in MUDA case; Ex-CM Yediyurappa gets partial relief in POCSO caseThe Karnataka High Court has dismissed a petition for a CBI probe into the alleged housing plot scam involving Chief Minister Siddaramaiah'...
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...
POCSO Act case: Bengaluru court issues summons to Yediyurappa to appear on July 15Former CM B S Yediyurappa summoned to court in POCSO case alleging sexual assault on a minor. CID charge sheet accuses him of paying off vi...
Will appear before CID for inquiry on June 17: YediyurappaSenior BJP leader B S Yediyurappa returned to Bengaluru to face CID questioning on June 17 after a High Court order in a POCSO case, involv...
Bengaluru court issues non-bailable arrest warrant against former CM Yediyurappa in POCSO caseA non-bailable arrest warrant has been issued against former Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa in a Protection of Children from Sexual Offence...
HC asks Delhi Police to place chargesheet filed against Alt News co-founder Mohd Zubair on recordThe counsel for the Delhi Police informed the court that the probe agency has found no criminality against Zubair and his name has not been...
Non-reporting of sexual assault against minor despite knowledge a serious crime: SCThe non-reporting of sexual assault against a minor despite knowledge is a "serious crime" and an attempt to shield the offenders, the Supr...
Can't quash Pocso Act offence on basis of matrimony: High CourtThe court observed that the marriage between the parties would not dilute the offence under the Pocso Act or under Section 376 (rape) of th...
SC sets aside MP HC verdict on discharge of rape accused, says it's 'utterly incomprehensible'The Supreme Court has termed as "utterly incomprehensible" an order of the Madhya Pradesh High Court discharging an accused of the offence ...
Bombay HC gives temporary protection from arrest to director Mahesh ManjrekarAn FIR was registered against Manjrekar and others under the POCSO Act.
Supreme Court to examine if POCSO cases can be quashed on basis of compromise between accused and victimThe accused in this case, a teacher by profession, was booked for offences under sections of the POCSO Act that pertain to those, being on ...