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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...18 Jan, 2026, 10.37 AM IST- 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 ...05 Nov, 2025, 12.42 AM IST
- 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...24 Jul, 2025, 04.43 PM IST
- Knife, gloves, fake suicide note: Inside the chilling murder plot by 10-year-old school girls in ArizonaIn Arizona, four fifth-grade girls face charges for allegedly plotting to kill a classmate at Legacy Traditional School. Inspired by a rela...02 Jul, 2025, 10.49 AM IST
- Fat Joe accused of sexual misconduct with minors in lawsuit filed by former associateTerrance “T.A.” Dixon, Fat Joe’s former hype man, has filed a civil lawsuit accusing the rapper of engaging in sexual activities with under...20 Jun, 2025, 10.10 AM IST
- Age of consent: NCPCR likely to advise govt against accepting Law Commission recommendationsThe National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) is expected to advise the government against accepting the Law Commission's ...04 Oct, 2023, 04.55 PM IST
- 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...29 Sep, 2023, 06.33 PM IST
- 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 ...13 Jul, 2023, 01.43 PM IST
- Prince Harry's day in court: 5 things to know from senior British royal's testimonyBy turns defensive, frank and accusatory, his testimony shone a light on life as a royal and on Harry's bitter personal feud with the press.07 Jun, 2023, 10.21 AM IST
- 33 pc parents say their children approached by strangers via online platforms, finds studyFor the parents who had shared that their children have indicated experiences of online child sexual exploitation and abuse (OCSEA), respon...19 Jan, 2023, 09.24 AM IST
- 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 ...13 Dec, 2022, 12.16 AM IST
- Supreme Court protects minors seeking abortion, says doctors need not disclose their identities to copsA bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud, A S Bopanna and J B Pardiwala said to ensure that the benefit of Rule 3B(b) is extended to all women a...30 Sep, 2022, 02.49 PM IST
- 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...28 Mar, 2021, 10.49 AM IST
- Rape investigation into French author Gabriel Matzneff begins after book details his sexual relationships with underage girlThe probe was launched after an examination of the book 'Consent'.04 Jan, 2020, 03.32 PM IST
- History owes apology to LGBT community and kin: Justice Indu MalhotraJudge Malhotra was part of a 5-judge bench that held Section 377 of IPC to be in violation of the constitutional right to equality and dign...06 Sep, 2018, 07.31 PM IST
- Parliament panel recommends amendments in Child Labour Amendment BillA parliamentary panel has recommended amendment in the Child Labour (prohibition and regulation) Amendment Bill, which presently seeks to p...13 Dec, 2013, 11.10 PM IST
- Consensual sex with minor not crime, Delhi court saysA city court has observed that consensual sex with a girl aged below 18 years does not constitute an offence under the Protection of Childr...26 Aug, 2013, 03.16 AM IST
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