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Delhi HC dismisses bail plea of school teacher booked for sexually exploit
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The court said that it cannot ignore the fact that since the petitioner (teacher) and the prosecutrix (Student) were interacting as teacher and student, the alleged offence, if it comes to be proved during the trial, takes an egregious and aggravated form, particularly in view of the specifi
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Delhi Police files cancellation report in POCSO case against Brij Bhushan
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Delhi police on Thursday filed a cancellation report in Patiala House Court in the case filed against former WFI chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh under POCSO Act.
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Delhi Police books two men under POCSO Act for sexually harassing minor gi
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Delhi Police have booked two persons under sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for allegedly threatening and sexually harassing a minor girl in South West Delhi, officials said on Thursday.
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Juvenile boy apprehended for sexually assaulting a minor girl in Delhi's N
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
"A case has been registered under section 376 IPC and 6 POCSO Act. The alleged accused has been apprehended and sent to a juvenile home", the police informed.
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Wrestlers should get justice as soon as possible: Former cricketer Kirti A
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
On former WFI chief Brij Bhushan Singh, Azad said, "When more than half a dozen girls accused him and considering the POCSO act, he should have been arrested immediately."
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Wrestlers protest: DCW issues summon to top cop after identity of minor wr
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
In the letter to DCP, New Delhi, DCP Chairperson Maliwal wrote, "Person claiming to be the uncle of the minor survivor has revealed the identity of the survivor which is a criminal offence as per the POCSO Act."
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Minor marries teen cousin, booked under POCSO Act after girl got pregnant
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The action was taken after the minor girl got pregnant and brought for a check-up at a hospital here in the national capital, Delhi police officials said.
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Check out trailer of Manoj Bajpayee-starrer 'Bandaa'
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Manoj Bajpayee's Bandaa will be out on May 23. It is the story of an ordinary man , a high court lawyer who single-handedly fought an extraordinary case for the rape of a minor under the POCSO act.
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Bihar: 40-year-old man arrested under POCSO Act for marrying minor in Siwa
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Siwan Superintendent of Police Shailesh Kumar Sinha said, " Accused Mahendra Kumar has been arrested under the POSCO Act. The minor girl has been sent for medical examination. Further investigation is underway".
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Ladakh: Locals stage protest against rape, murder of minor girl
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
On March 29, a 12-year-old minor girl was allegedly raped by a man and left injured in Leh, Ladakh, police said.
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Andhra Pradesh: Man arrested for impregnating daughter in Visakhapatnam
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
A man was arrested for allegedly impregnating his daughter in Andhra Pradesh's Visakhapatnam, police said on Saturday.
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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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