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‘Only people I know kiss me’: Four-year-old girl tells POCSO court about a 50-year-old stranger who kissed and bitten her forcibly; accused gets five years jail termA Mumbai special POCSO court has jailed a 50-year-old contractor for five years for sexually assaulting a four-year-old girl. The court sai...- SC fixes November 17 for hearing Asaram's plea against conviction in rape case in RajasthanAsaram's plea for bail to visit his ailing wife was denied by the Supreme Court on Wednesday. The court noted that Asaram is currently on p...
- Delhi Police register POCSO case over alleged gang-rape of minor near Kalkaji TempleDelhi Police registered an FIR concerning the alleged sexual assault of a minor near Kalkaji Mandir. One accused, Asif, was apprehended aft...
- Hindutva influencer Swatantra Bhardwaj sent to 14-day judicial custody in CJP protester assault caseHindutva influencer Swatantra Bhardwaj was sent to judicial custody for fourteen days. This action follows his alleged assault on a student...
- Chenab Valley shuts down over minor's rape-deathA shutdown was observed in sections of Chenab Valley on Thursday, following the heartbreaking death of a minor tribal girl due to pregnancy...
- Delhi man uses AI to create nude photo of a minor girl, harasses her for over 2 years, extorts Rs 1.2 lakhA 25-year-old man allegedly used an AI-generated nude image to blackmail a Delhi woman who was a minor when the alleged harassment began. P...
- SC allows convicted Asaram to engage trained care taker of his choice, no interim bail as of nowThe Supreme Court denied interim bail to Asaram, who is serving a life sentence. He will now receive round-the-clock assistance from a chos...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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 ...
- 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 ...
- 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...
- 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...
- Will appear before CID for inquiry on June 17: YediyurappaSenior BJP leader B S Yediyurappa returned to Bengaluru to face CID questioning on June 17 after a High Court order in a POCSO case, involv...
- It's 'Beti darao, Singh bachao' chargesheet, says CongressThe opposition party also asked why the Delhi Police never arrested Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh when one of the wrestlers had levelled charge...
- Gauhati HC questions POCSO charges in child marriage arrests"POCSO you can add anything. What is the POCSO [charge] here? Merely because POCSO is added, does it mean judges will not see what is there...
- 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...
- 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.
- 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...
- 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...
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