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Supreme Court calls Haryana police's approach to 3-yr-old's rape 'shameful', sets up SIT of woman IPS officersThe Supreme Court has ordered a Special Investigation Team of women IPS officers to probe a Gurugram child rape case. The court criticized ...25 Mar, 2026, 02.36 PM IST- Court in Thane grants bail to POCSO accused citing evidence of 'love affair'; calls detention unnecessaryA Thane POCSO court granted bail to a 21-year-old man accused of abducting and sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl. The judge cited the ...15 Apr, 2025, 03.45 PM IST
- Grabbing minor's breasts, breaking pyjama strings does not qualify as attempt to rape: Allahabad High CourtThe Allahabad High Court ruled that an act of grabbing a minor girl’s breasts and attempting to drag her beneath a culvert does not amount ...20 Mar, 2025, 01.00 PM IST
- 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...07 Mar, 2025, 04.18 PM IST
- Bengaluru court takes fresh cognisance of chargesheet against B S Yediyurappa, issues summonsA special court in Bengaluru has issued summons to veteran BJP leader BS Yediyurappa and three others in connection with a POCSO Act case. ...28 Feb, 2025, 05.52 PM IST
- Kolkata Court sentences man to death for rape and attempted murder of infantA special Pocso court in Kolkata sentenced Rajiv Ghosh to death for the brutal rape and attempted murder of a seven-month-old girl. Describ...18 Feb, 2025, 09.32 PM IST
- Woman can also be tried under POCSO for offence of 'penetrative sexual assault: Delhi HCThe Delhi High Court ruled that women could be prosecuted under the POCSO Act for penetrative sexual assault on a child, not restricting th...12 Aug, 2024, 08.06 PM IST
- POCSO Act case: Bengaluru court issues summons to Yediyurappa to appear on July 15Former CM B S Yediyurappa summoned to court in POCSO case alleging sexual assault on a minor. CID charge sheet accuses him of paying off vi...04 Jul, 2024, 10.11 PM IST
- 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...02 Nov, 2022, 08.11 PM IST
- POCSO & IPC prevail over personal laws: Karnataka HCIn the first case, the HC rejected the contention that "under Mohammedan Law, the puberty is the consideration for marriage and normal pube...31 Oct, 2022, 11.19 AM IST
- Allahabad HC reduces jail term of man who sexually assaulted minor, terms it 'lesser offence'"Penetrative sexual assault being lesser offence from aggravated pentrative sexual assault is legally permissible to convict the appellant ...24 Nov, 2021, 07.07 AM 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
- Delhi court convicts expelled BJP MLA Kuldeep Sengar in Unnao rape caseA Delhi court on Monday convicted expelled BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar for kidnapping and rape of a woman in Unnao in 2017.16 Dec, 2019, 06.11 PM IST
- 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...14 Aug, 2019, 08.02 PM IST
- Government draws SC fire for legitimising rapeThe SC found no material difference between the definition of rape under Section 375 of the IPC and penetrative sexual assault in terms of ...12 Oct, 2017, 06.54 AM IST
- 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...01 Dec, 2016, 02.08 PM IST
- Charges framed against Asaram in Jodhpur minor rape caseCharges were framed against self-style godman Asaram today for rape, criminal conspiracy and other offences by a Jodhpur court.07 Feb, 2014, 07.35 PM IST
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