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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...
- 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...
- 3-year-old girl raped by school staff in Delhi; accused granted bail by courtA shocking incident has come to light in Delhi's Janakpuri area. A three-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted by a 57-year-old sc...
- Kerala: Mother and her friend sentenced to 180 years for repeatedly abusing 12-year-old daughter; Court orders multi-lakh fineA shocking child abuse case saw a woman and her male partner sentenced to 180 years rigorous imprisonment each. They were found guilty of r...
- Agra man sentenced to 20 years prison for raping his minor nieceIn Agra, a 25-year-old man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison by a special Pocso court for raping his seven-year-old niece in January...
- 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...
- 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 ...
- Bombay HC clears 51-year-old man; states, 'medical evidence is not enough in sexual assault cases'The Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court has overturned a 20-year prison sentence imposed on a man convicted of sexually assaulting a 10-y...
- Wrestlers' sexual harassment case: Court to hear argument on charges from Aug 9 to 11A Delhi court has set August 9 to hear arguments in a sexual harassment case brought by a number of wrestlers against Brij Bhushan Sharan S...
- Women often denied autonomy over own body: Kerala HC; says nudity and obscenity not always synonymousThe Kerala High Court discharged a women's rights activist in a case registered by Kochi Police under Protection of Children from Sexual Of...
- Uttar Pradesh ranks first in disposal, entry of cases through e-Prosecution portal for second year in rowUsing the portal, officials keep a track on speedy disposal of cases by ensuring that witnesses are informed about their day of appearance ...
- 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...
- SC reserves verdict on appeals against skin-to-skin' judgement of Bombay HCThe Bombay High Court had said that groping a minor's breast without "skin to skin contact" cannot be termed as sexual assault as defined u...
- 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.
- Skin to Skin contact: SC stays Bombay HC order acquitting man under POCSOA bench of Chief Justice S A Bobde and Justices A S Bopanna and V Ramasubramanian stayed the high court order after Attorney General K K Ve...
- 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.
- 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...
- Law bars prosecution of minor for lodging false case: CourtThe section of the POCSO Act says that in a situation where a false complaint has been made by a child, no punishment shall be imposed on t...
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