Bengal Baruipur rape-murder case: One accused killed in encounter; 4 of 12 arrestedBaruipur rape-murder case: One key accused in a Baruipur rape and murder case was killed in an encounter. The victim's body was discovered ...
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 ...
Rape case of minor: SC notice to Rajasthan on Asaram's plea challenging Rajasthan HC judgmentThe Supreme Court has asked the Rajasthan government to respond within two weeks to a plea by Asaram, challenging his life sentence for the...
Supreme Court refuses to interfere with anticipatory bail to Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati in POCSO caseThe Supreme Court has declined to intervene in the Allahabad High Court's decision to grant anticipatory bail to Swami Avimukteshwaranand S...
Rape convict Asaram surrenders at Jodhpur jail after High Court upholds life sentenceAsaram surrendered at Jodhpur Central Jail. The Rajasthan High Court upheld his life sentence in a 2013 minor rape case. His interim bail w...
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah visits 12-yr-old Budgam victim's family, assures strict actionJammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah visited Budgam. He expressed grief over the death of a 12-year-old girl. The girl was found ...
Varanasi shocker: Mother sells 12-year-old girl for Rs 16,000 and 10 saris; she was raped multiple times, forced to work as house helpA 12-year-old girl was allegedly sold by her mother for Rs 16,000 and 10 saris in Uttar Pradesh. She was then subjected to repeated sexual ...
Minor girl brutally killed in TN; CM Vijay orders detailed probe, oppn slams govtA 10-year-old girl's brutal murder in Coimbatore has sparked outrage, with Tamil Nadu CM C Joseph Vijay promising swift action and directin...
Union Minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar's son arrested in POCSO caseUnion Minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar's son, Bageerath, was arrested on Saturday night in a POCSO case. The arrest followed the Telangana High ...
Gujarat shocker: Man 'allows' landlord, aide to rape his wife, 13-year-old daughter as he could not pay Rs 2000 rentA disturbing case from Gujarat's Morbi district involves a man allegedly consenting to his wife and 13-year-old daughter being sexually ass...
Unnao rape case: SC sets aside order suspending Sengar's life term, asks HC to decide plea afreshThe Supreme Court has overturned a Delhi High Court decision that suspended the life sentence of former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar. The c...
Panchkula horror: Father sexually abused daughter for 11 years, teen got pregnant in Class 9A teenage girl in Panchkula has accused her father of sexually abusing her for over a decade, with assaults beginning at age seven. The 18-...
3-year-old girl raped by school staff in Delhi; accused granted bail by courtA shocking incident has come to light in Delhi's Janakpuri area. A three-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted by a 57-year-old sc...
Union Minister Sanjay Kumar's son booked under POCSO, files counter-complaint of extortionA case under the POCSO Act has been filed against Bhageerath, son of Union Minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar. Allegations of sexual harassment of...
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...
Law minister plans to clear backlog in 1 year with fast-track courtsThe combined data for rape and Pocso Act cases are of March 31, 2018, and those of only Pocso Act cases are of June 2019, both supplied by ...
Government approves amendments to POCSO ActBriefing reporters, Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said children should be protected from sexual offences and the Cabinet has approved ...