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NCW takes cognisance of 'horrific gang rape' of minor girl in Tamil Nadu, seeks police reportThe National Commission for Women has taken suo motu cognisance of a horrific gang rape of a minor girl in Tamil Nadu's Tiruvannamalai dist...- Don't make the law squash young loveThe Supreme Court is urging the government to consider 'Romeo-Juliet' exemptions to the Pocso Act, aiming to decriminalize consensual sexua...
- SC floats 'Romeo-Juliet' clause for Pocso; says law is being misused to 'settle scores' in genuine teenage relationshipsIndia's Supreme Court is reviewing the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. Judges are concerned the law is misused against con...
- Bring down age of consent from 18 to 16 yrs, SC toldThe Supreme Court faces a plea to lower the age of consent. Advocate Indira Jaising argues current laws criminalize adolescent relationship...
- Be understanding towards young loveThe Supreme Court urges the Government of India to rethink the Pocso Act's application to consensual adolescent relationships. The court su...
- Kerala HC quashes POCSO, forgery case against Asianet journalistsThe Kerala High Court dismissed a case against six Asianet journalists. The case was filed under the POCSO Act. Allegations included reveal...
- Backlog of POCSO cases in Maharashtra surges to nearly 42,000 amidst lack of dedicated special courtsMaharashtra faces a growing crisis with over 42,000 pending POCSO cases due to insufficient dedicated courts. Despite 30 sanctioned special...
- Noida DM orders schools to set up child sexual abuse prevention committeesThe Noida administration issued an advisory to schools following two sexual assault incidents. The advisory mandates a committee for handli...
- 123 fast-track courts allocated but none of them are functional yet: Centre responds to Mamata Banerjee's letter to PM ModiUnion Women and Child Development Minister Annapurna Devi has criticized the West Bengal government for not implementing fast-track courts ...
- Child rape cases soar by 96 per cent from 2016 to 2022 due to higher reporting: CRY analysisChild rape cases, covering various forms of penetrative assaults, have increased by 96% from 2016 to 2022, according to an analysis of NCRB...
- 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...
- 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 ...
- 440 per cent rise in reporting of major crimes in Delhi in 10 years: ReportAccording to the report, registered crimes of theft and chain snatching have increased by 827 per cent and 552 per cent respectively from 2...
- Uttar Pradesh minor rape victim succumbs to burn injuriesOn September 10, the kin of a 16-year old in Pilibhit's Madhotanda town alleged that their daughter was raped by two youths, Rajvir and Tar...
- UP tops chart among states in trials pending in fast-track courtsAccording to the details shared with the chief justices of the high courts, more than 9.33 lakh cases are pending in the fast-track courts ...
- View: Trying young offenders as adults won’t fix India’s child sexual abuse problemThe presumption that incarcerating young men will prevent sexual offences against children is at odds with the realities of child sexual ab...
- Plea for appointing more additional prosecutors: HC seeks Delhi govt's standThe court asked the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government to try and ensure that the issue is resolved by the next date of hearing on March 24.
- Supreme Court gives Centre 60 day deadline to set up courts in every district for child abuse casesAt present, there are no courts set up exclusively for dealing with POCSO (protection of children from sexual offences) cases.
- 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...
- Thiruvananthapuram to get special court to try POCSO casesA special court, dealing with cases related to violence and sexual harassment against children and women, will be opened here tomorrow.
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