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UP: Police arrest wanted accused in minor rape case in Lucknow
Updated : 4 months, 4 weeks ago IST
A joint police team from Banthara Police Station and the Surveillance Cell, South Zone, Lucknow, booked a wanted accused on Thursday, carrying a hefty reward of Rs. 25,000 under his name, in a case of rape of a minor.
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Delhi LG approves inclusion of former MPs, MLAs under ambit of designated
Updated : 5 months ago IST
According to a press note issued by the Lieutenant Governor's Office, the proposal was forwarded by the Delhi Government, headed by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, seeking to extend the ambit of the Special Courts functioning at the Rouse Avenue Court Complex. The approval now allows these co
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SC to organise National Annual Stakeholders Consultation on 'Safeguarding
Updated : 5 months ago IST
The Juvenile Justice Committee of the Supreme Court will organise on October 11 and 12 the 10th National Annual Stakeholders Consultation on 'Safeguarding the Girl Child: Towards a Safer and Enabling Environment for Her in India'.
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Delhi HC stresses UCC amid ongoing conflict between Personal Law and Child
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Delhi High Court has observed that the recurring conflict between personal laws permitting child marriages and statutory provisions under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) requires urgent legislative clarity, even hinting at the
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Testimony of child victim credible, DNA evidence corroborates sexual assau
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Delhi High Court has underscored that the testimony of a child victim of sexual assault, if consistent and natural, requires no mechanical corroboration and can form the sole basis for conviction.
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Delhi HC cancel father's bail in minor's sexual abuse case, slams trial co
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Delhi High Court has overturned the bail granted to a man accused of sexually abusing his 16-year-old daughter, ruling that the trial court's order was "perverse," "erroneous," and based on irrelevant considerations.
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UP: Two POCSO Act accused held after encounter in Moradabad, constable inj
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Two men accused in a case of harassment and trafficking of minor girls were injured in a police encounter in Moradabad's Majhola police station area on Friday late night.
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HP High Court upholds trial of Juvenile as adult in 2021 minor rape case
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has dismissed a revision petition filed by a juvenile offender challenging the orders of the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) and the Sessions Judge to try him as an adult for a heinous offence of raping a seven-year-old girl, under the Protection of Children from
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Mumbai Police arrests teacher under POCSO Act for allegedly forcing male s
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The accused has been taken into custody, while another teacher, who allegedly assisted her, is currently absconding. A case has been registered in connection with the incident.
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Delhi HC grants 90-day interim bail to woman accused in POCSO case to care
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Delhi High Court has granted 90-day interim bail to a woman accused in a 2019 POCSO case to allow her to care for her newborn child, delivered while in judicial custody.
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Rape-death of minor girl: Dayalpur residents protest, demanding swift just
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
The nine-year-old girl was found dead in the Dayalpur area of northeast Delhi.
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Atishi writes to Amit Shah over sexual assault of minor in Dayalpur; says
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former Delhi Chief Minister Atishi slammed the ruling BJP over the brutal sexual assault of a nine-year-old in Delhi's Dayalpur, saying that the incident has put Delhi and the whole nation to shame
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