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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...- BCCI asks IPL teams to prohibit unauthorized entry into hotel rooms over 'honey trap' risksThe BCCI has issued a stern eight-page directive to all 10 IPL franchises. This follows serious protocol breaches observed during the ongoi...
- Pressing a minor girl's lips and sleeping next to her without sexually motivated advances not a POCSO offence: HCThe Delhi High Court ruled that touching a minor girl's lips and sleeping next to her without sexually motivated intent does not constitute...
- Badlapur Sexual Assault Case: Bombay HC slams cops for failure to arrest two school trusteesThe Bombay High Court has criticized the special investigation team for failing to arrest two school trustees related to a sexual assault c...
- Badlapur sexual assault case: HC refuses pre-arrest bail to 2 accused school trusteesThe Bombay High Court denied pre-arrest bail to the chairman and secretary of a school in Badlapur, Maharashtra. They failed to report the ...
- A controversial U-turn: NMC reintroduces controversial topics like 'hymen', 'lesbianism' and importance of virginityThe National Medical Commission has reinstated previously removed topics in the forensic medicine and toxicology curriculum for undergradua...
- Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah accuses Kumaraswamy of diluting Prajwal cases with allegations against Dy CMKarnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah accused JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy of attempting to downplay rape and sexual offence charges agains...
- Sexual harassment case: Delhi Police concludes arguments on charges against ex WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan SinghDelhi Police has completed its arguments in the case against former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Shara...
- Consider ground realities, rethink age of consent in POCSO Act, says HC to Law CommissionIn the judgement passed on November 5, a division bench of Justices Suraj Govindaraj and G Basavaraja said, "Having come across several cas...
- Non-reporting of sexual assault against minor despite knowledge a serious crime: SCThe non-reporting of sexual assault against a minor despite knowledge is a "serious crime" and an attempt to shield the offenders, the Supr...
- Parliamentary panel asks govt to consider reducing juvenile delinquency age to 16 under POCSO ActThe committee said that it believed that minor sexual offenders may commit more serious and heinous crime if left untreated and uncounselle...
- Unnao rape case: Court frames fresh charges against MLA Kuldeep SengarWith the charges being modified, the offences now entail a minimum punishment of 10 years unlike under section 3 of the Act, where it was s...
- Supreme Court to pronounce verdict on plea challenging adultery law on ThursdayThe Centre had favoured retention of penal law on adultery, saying that it is a public wrong which causes mental and physical injury to the...
- SC disagrees with government that adultery law is needed to save marriagesThe bench also questioned the law on various counts including that an extra-marital affair becomes non-punishable if the woman's husband st...
- Rise in sex crimes due to ‘sex starvation’ among men, Madras High Court asks Centre, stateThe HC said that the offences had to be analysed and examined from psychological and sociological angles. The judge suo motu impleaded the ...
- Will ascertain if judges refuse to hear divorce cases: GovtGovt will ascertain if judges refuse to hear divorce cases involving child molestation by either parent before considering amendment to the...
- Convictions rise in sexual offence cases on childrenBengaluru has the most number of child sexual offences cases registered in the country under the Act. According to the National Crime Recor...
- SC drops murder charge in Soumya case, upholds life for rapeIn the verdict, SC discharged Govindachamy, saying there was no intention on his part to kill the victim but only to sexually assault her b...
- IMA to create awareness about anti-child abuse laws among doctorsThe programme, which has already been launched at the national and state level among doctors, will soon be expanded to educational institut...
- Companies won’t junk inclusive LGBT policy after SC rulingIndia Inc's diversity programmes involving the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community are unlikely to be affected after th...
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