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Japan nod for bill to reform sexual offence charge, raise age of consent
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The amendments would see a sexual offence charge to more clearly state that non-consensual sexual activity is prohibited and add offences to the Criminal Code for upskirting and producing photographs of genitalia without consent.
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"494 persons convicted for child marriage, POCSO since 2017 in Assam":
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The Assam government on Monday said that 494 persons out of 8,773 who were charge-sheeted for child marriage and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO) cases in the state, have been convicted since 2017.
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ED in court: Manish Sisodia made conscious efforts to destroy evidence of
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The act of pro-active destruction of evidence leads to only one inference that Manish Sisodia made conscious efforts to destroy evidence of the offence of money laundering, said Enforcement Directorate while seeking remand of Sisodia in connection with the Delhi excise policy case.
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US Senate votes to block controversial crime bill
Updated : 3 years ago IST
"This joint resolution nullifies the Revised Criminal Code Act of 2022, enacted by the council of the District of Columbia (DC). The act makes a variety of changes to DC criminal laws, including providing statutory definitions for various elements of criminal offences, modifying sentencing g
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They hid in Shah Rukh Khan's make-up room for 8 hours: Mumbai Police on 'M
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The duo identified as Pathan Sahil Salim Khan and Ram Saraf Kushwaha who claimed to have from Bharuch in Gujarat to meet the 'Pathaan' star were caught by security guards and handed over to police. A case of trespassing and relevant offences has been registered against them under the Indian
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Shraddha murder case: Aaftab committed crime in same manner as he threaten
Updated : 3 years ago IST
During the hearing on the charges in the Shraddha murder case in the court, Delhi Police on Tuesday argued Aaftab Amin Poonawala, accused of strangling his live-in partner Shraddha Walkar and chopping her body into 35 pieces, committed the offence in the same manner Shraddha had apprehend
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Delhi: Police arrest two from Bahadurgarh in chain snatching case
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Official said that the incident was reported on February 22 and the accused were allegedly inspired to commit the offence after watching videos on YouTube.
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SC sets aside death sentence of rape-murder convict after finding he was j
Updated : 3 years ago IST
A bench of justices BR Gavai, Vikram Nath and Sanjay Karol set aside the death sentence of the accused, convicted in a December 2017 rape and murder case in Madhya Pradesh.
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Delhi: Boy allegedly beaten, sexually assaulted by some people; POCSO case
Updated : 3 years ago IST
In the case, police allegedly apprehended one accused and registered the case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO).
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Odisha Police nabs 2 persons for duping people by posing as landowners
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Officials of the Economic Offence Wing (EOW) of Odisha Police have arrested two persons, accused of posing as land owners and duping people of hefty sums, officials said on Monday.
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Punjab police foil contract killing attempt, two held with pistol
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Both the arrested accused are history-sheeter and wanted by the Punjab Police for different criminal offences, the police said.
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Plea challenges sections 19, 21, 22 of POCSO Act; Delhi HC seeks Centre's
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought responses of the Centre Government on a plea seeking declaration as ultra vires the impugned Sections 19, 21 and 22 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 allegedly being against Article 21 of the Constitution of India.
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