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Headmistress to be prosecuted under POCSO; Supreme Court says anyone failing to report child sexual abuse can face actionThe Supreme Court has expanded the definition of knowledge under the POCSO Act. Anyone aware of a sexual offense against a child must repor...- Person receiving info from minor victim about sexual assault must report to authorities: SCSupreme Court declared minor victim reports credible under POCSO Act. Recipients must report sexual assault information to authorities imme...
- 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...
- 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...
- SC concerned over misuse of POCSO cases, says awareness neededThe Supreme Court observed that the POCSO Act is being misused in marital discord and consensual adolescent relationships, emphasizing the ...
- '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...
- SC directs Centre to set up special POCSO courts on priority basisThe Supreme Court has instructed the Centre to urgently establish dedicated POCSO courts to handle cases of sexual offenses against childre...
- Beware if you're watching this porn as it may put you in jail for up to 7 yearsThe Supreme Court of India has ruled that possessing child pornographic material, even without dissemination, is a criminal offence. The co...
- Watching child porn can be POCSO offence if intention is to share or profit: SCThe Supreme Court has urged Parliament to amend the POCSO Act, replacing 'child pornography' with 'child sexual exploitative and abuse mate...
- 43,000 cases filed under Pocso Act last year: Attorney general KK VenugopalThe high court had triggered a controversy when it had acquitted an accused in a Pocso case on the grounds that he had merely groped the cl...
- 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.
- 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 ...
- 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.
- SC directs setting up of centrally-funded exclusive court in each district to deal with POCSO casesThe top court noted that collection of further nationwide data on child rape cases would delay implementation of POCSO law.
- Court orders CBI to conduct probe against Bihar CM in shelter home caseThe special POCSO court here passed the order on Friday on an application filed by an accused, Ashwani, a self-styled medical practitioner.
- Supreme Court to examine whether man be tried under POCSO in rape caseThe Supreme Court has agreed to examine a complex legal question as to whether a man accused of sexually assaulting a woman having an IQ of...
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