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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...
Karnataka 'hate speech' bill unnecessary, existing framework adequate: Home MinistryThe Union Home Ministry has informed Karnataka that its proposed bill to curb hate speech might be unnecessary. Existing laws are deemed su...
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...
Skin Doctor case: Can you be arrested over your social media posts in India?Social media influencer Dr. Neelam Singh, 'The Skin Doctor', was arrested by Delhi Police for alleged posts targeting businessman Sunjay Ka...
17 prisoners illegally released from Mizoram jail using forged court orders; majority re-arrestedSeventeen prisoners were illegally freed from Lunglei District Jail in Mizoram. Forged court documents and fake release orders facilitated ...
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...
Indian-American man faces US citizenship revocation over alleged US $2.5 million fraudAn Indian-American man, Debashis Ghosh, faces denaturalization proceedings for allegedly concealing his involvement in a $2.5 million inves...
Maharashtra government orders strict implementation of POSH Act after Nashik TCS caseMaharashtra government mandates strict adherence to the Prevention of Sexual Harassment Act. All establishments with ten or more employees ...
Amravati abuse videos: Minority panel chief accuses BJP leader of trying to spark communal tensionState Minority Commission chief Pyare Khan has accused former BJP MP Navneet Rana of inciting communal conflict in Amravati. This follows R...
NHRC member defends notice to MeitY, says child safety concerns override pending DPDP enforcementThe NHRC in its March 24 notice to the ministry had raised alleged non-compliance of the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act by dig...
Who is Nida Khan? HR manager at centre of TCS Nashik probe over harassment, POSH lapsesAn HR manager at a TCS BPO unit in Nashik, Nida Khan, is under scrutiny as a widening investigation into alleged sexual harassment and coer...
Supreme Court slams Haryana Police for trying to dilute POCSO chargesThe Supreme Court has criticized Haryana Police for hindering a rape investigation involving a four-year-old girl in Gurugram. The court no...
Allahabad HC grants anticipatory bail to Swami Avimukteshwaranand in POCSO caseThe Allahabad High Court has granted anticipatory bail to Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati and his disciple Mukundanand Brahmachari. This...
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 ...
Madras HC highlights need to create enclosures for child victims in courtsThe apex court had ordered that "a screen or such other arrangements may be made where the victim or witnesses do not see the body or the f...
- Sexual assault case: School trust functionary held
A criminal case has been registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act 2012 and IPC section 376 (rape) on a complain...
Police asked to invoke special law on sexual crimes against childrenThe court made the observations while sentencing Vikram Singh to life imprisonment and Tejender Singh to 10 years in jail for gang-raping a...