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Headmistress to be prosecuted under POCSO; Supreme Court says anyone failing to report child sexual abuse can face action- Person receiving info from minor victim about sexual assault must report to authorities: SC
- Unnao rape case: SC sets aside order suspending Sengar's life term, asks HC to decide plea afresh
- 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...09 May, 2026, 07.31 PM IST
- 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...05 Nov, 2025, 01.41 PM IST
- 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...05 Sep, 2025, 11.54 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
- 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
- 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...14 Dec, 2024, 12.06 PM IST
- 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...03 Aug, 2023, 05.38 PM IST
- 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...05 Jun, 2023, 03.09 PM IST
- 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 ...05 Mar, 2023, 10.47 AM 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
- 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...30 Sep, 2021, 04.26 PM IST
- 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 24.17 Feb, 2021, 12.48 PM IST
- 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...27 Jan, 2021, 02.50 PM 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
- 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
- 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...27 Aug, 2015, 03.27 PM IST
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