The Supreme Court of India ruled that using the word "bastard" in a heated exchange does not constitute obscenity under Section 294 of the ...

The Supreme Court of India has highlighted the critical issue of child sexual exploitation and the necessity of the POCSO Act, 2012. The co...

Anti Rape Bill, West Bengal: In response to the R G Kar rape and murder case in Kolkata, the West Bengal government passed the Aparajita Wo...

n the proposed changes, the government has included strict action for mob lynching and snatching, as well as a 10-year jail for sexual rela...

Manesh Gill, a doctor of Indian roots from the UK, was sentenced to four years for raping a woman he met on a dating app three years ago. G...

The presumption that incarcerating young men will prevent sexual offences against children is at odds with the realities of child sexual ab...

The Bill, which was already approved by the Rajya Sabha, defines child pornography, making it punishable.

The amendment bill that was introduced earlier this year but lapsed due to the Lok Sabha elections, was cleared by the Union cabinet last w...

The Bill seeks to protect children from offences of sexual assault, sexual harassment and pornography and provide for establishment of Spec...

The employees of Green Delta Insurance Company Limited have complained against sexual misconduct by senior officials.

The bill, which is currently with a group of ministers (GoM), has proposed severe punishment for the crime.

A recent suggestion of a high court judge that child rapists and abusers should be castrated may find plenty of nods of approval.

The government's move that to maintain a database of sex offenders is being seen as a step in addressing the threat posed by criminals whos...

The ordinance says trafficking will lead to imprisonment of not less than seven years but which may extend to 10 years and with fine.

Underlying the recommendations made by the Verma Committee is a new charter of rights for sexual offence victims.

Demanding stronger rape-shield laws, he suggested limiting what defence can ask the victim about her previous sexual history.

Congress has been pushed on the backfoot with the death of the 23-year-old gangrape victim and public outrage over the horrific incident.