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9 more fast track courts in Punjab to curb sexual attacks on women, childr
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], February 15 (ANI): An inter-departmental meeting of the Punjab government on Monday decided on a slew of measures to strengthen the investigation and prosecution machinery for handling criminal offences against women and children, including the establishment of n
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Delhi police arrests man for swindling Rs 6.55 crore from bank
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 13 (ANI): Economic wing of Delhi police has arrested a man, who worked as a service partner in a private bank, for allegedly swindling Rs 6.55 crore.
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Case registered against Haryanvi singer Sapna Chaudhary for cheating, brea
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 11 (ANI): Delhi Police's Economic Offences Wing has registered a case against Haryanvi singer and dancer Sapna Choudhary and others on charges of cheating and breach of trust, Delhi Police has said.
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SC notice on pleas filed by NCW, Maha govt challenging Nagpur Bench's 'ski
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 10 (ANI): The Supreme Court has issued notices on pleas filed by the National Commission for Women (NCW) and the Maharashtra government, challenging the Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court order where it had acquitted an accused saying that groping a minor's bre
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Six arrested in UK for modern slavery offences
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
London [UK], February 9 (ANI): Six people aged between 30 and 55 were arrested on Tuesday for modern slavery offences following a pre-planned operation in London and Essex to target an eastern European organised crime group trafficking people from Poland, the Metropolitan Police said.
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Special POCSO court sentences man to 20 years jail, 25k fine
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], February 5 (ANI): A special POCSO (Special Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) court on Thursday sentenced a convict to 20 years in prison and imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 for the rape of a minor.
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NCW moves SC against Bombay High Court's 'skin to skin' judgement
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 4 (ANI): The National Commission for Women (NCW) has filed a Special Leave Petition (SLP) before the Supreme Court against the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court verdict which ruled 'skin-to-skin' contact is necessary for the offence of 'sexual assault' under t
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Dollar smuggling case: Court grants bail to M Sivasankar
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], February 3 (ANI): The Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (Economic Offences) Court on Wednesday granted bail to former principal secretary to the Kerala Chief Minister’s office, M Sivasankar in the US Dollar smuggling case.
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Order on Sivasankar's bail application on Wednesday
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Kochi (Kerala) [India], February 2 (ANI): Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (Economic Offences) Court will pronounce its order on the bail application of M Sivasankar, former Principal Secretary of the Kerala CMO in the dollar smuggling case on Wednesday.
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BBL: Marsh fined $5,000 for showing dissent at umpire's decision
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Canberra [Australia], January 31 (ANI): Perth Scorchers' Mitchell Marsh has been charged with a Level 2 offence under the Cricket Australia Code of Conduct and fined a $5,000 fine, Cricket Australia said on Sunday. Marsh has been charged for showing dissent at an umpire's decision during his
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Injustice meted out, says Rahul Gandhi on Bombay HC 'skin-to-skin order'
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 30 (ANI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi reacted over the Nagpur Bench of Bombay High Court order where it had acquitted an accused saying that groping a minor's breast without "skin to skin contact" cannot be termed as sexual assault as defined under the Protecti
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Holding hands of minor, opening pant zip not sexual assault under POCSO: B
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Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], January 28 (ANI): Nagpur Bench of Bombay High Court has held that the act of holding the hands of a minor or unzip the pant of the accused does not amount to sexual assault under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
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