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Pocso case: Court acquits Lingayat mutt headA Chitradurga court acquitted Murugha Mutt head Shivamurthy Muruga Sharanaru and two others in a sexual assault case involving two minor gi...- 'Not lust, love': Supreme Court quashes conviction of POCSO convict noting marriage between victim, accusedThe Supreme Court acquitted a man convicted under POCSO and IPC, citing his subsequent marriage and peaceful family life with the victim. T...
- In rare courtroom twist, lawyer daughter wins case against ex-IG father; restores sacked cop’s job, honourIn a remarkable legal battle, a daughter-lawyer successfully reinstated a dismissed police officer, challenging her own father, a retired I...
- 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...
- 'Physical relations' cannot automatically mean sexual assault: Delhi HCThe Delhi High Court acquitted a man accused in a POCSO case, stating that the minor survivor's use of the phrase 'physical relations' does...
- HC says person acquitted of moral turpitude cannot be denied appointment in armed forcesThe Punjab and Haryana High Court has declared that individuals acquitted of offenses involving moral turpitude on grounds of reasonable do...
- 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 ...
- Tamil Nadu cops ask officials to deal with Pocso matters sensitivelyOfficials are asked to reach out to families and appraise them of trial’s developments
- Amend Pocso, decriminalise consensual sex of those above 16: Unicef ReportThis comes after Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud asked lawmakers on Saturday to address the “growing concern” on the criminalisation ...
- Average time taken to dispose of POCSO case is 509 days: Smriti IraniAddressing the inaugural session of the National Stakeholders Consultation on Protection of Children from Sexual Offences on Saturday, Iran...
- Consider ground realities, rethink age of consent in POCSO Act, says HC to Law CommissionIn the judgement passed on November 5, a division bench of Justices Suraj Govindaraj and G Basavaraja said, "Having come across several cas...
- Child rights activists oppose death penalty for rape of minorsA number of activists argue that the introduction of the death penalty would simply lead to a decrease in the already poor conviction rates...
- Court acquits rape accused, says no one discusses men’s dignity and honourA court commented that no one discusses the “dignity and honour” of men, given that everyone is fighting for the rights, honour and dignity...
- Convictions rise in sexual offence cases on childrenBengaluru has the most number of child sexual offences cases registered in the country under the Act. According to the National Crime Recor...
- Why chemical castration of child rapists & molesters is a solution that ignores realitiesA recent suggestion of a high court judge that child rapists and abusers should be castrated may find plenty of nods of approval.
- 2014 saw rise in sexual offences against women in courtsSafety of minors in public places also became a concern and a 60-year-old man was held guilty of sexually assaulting a four-year-old girl i...
- 166 people convicted, 389 acquitted under POCSO ActAs per the details provided by Minister for Women and Child Development (WCD) Maneka Gandhi in a written reply to a question in the Rajya S...
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