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Labourer arrested for sexually assaulting teen girl in East Delhi
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
A verbal compaint was received at Delhi's Mayur Vihar police station on Wednesday by the father of the victim alleging that his minor daughter was sexually assaulted by his neighbour. A case has been registerd under section 376 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 6 of the POCSO Act.
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Mumbai police arrest sanitation worker for molesting girlchild at hospital
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The accused has been identified as one Rohidas Solanki. He has been arrested under section 354 of the Indian Penal Code and the POCSO Act.
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Chhattisgarh teen rapes 6-year-old girl in Raipur, detained
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
"A minor girl was allegedly exploited sexually by a minor boy," said the officer, adding that acting swiftly police rounded up and produced him before the Juvenile Justice Board.
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Assam police arrest three for killing girl, engaging in sexual act with bo
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Assam police on Thursday arrested three people, including a railway employee for allegedly strangling a minor girl to death and then engaging in sexual acts with the body in Assam's Karimganj district.
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Law Commission to clear stand on One Nation One Election, minimum age of c
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The Commission under the chairmanship of Justice Rituraj Awasthi will meet to finalise the Commission's recommendation and clear its stand on the simultaneous elections, on the minimum age of consent under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and on the law to provide
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31st Northern Zonal Council meeting discusses over 28 issues; Amit Shah as
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Over 28 issues were discussed in the 31st Northern Zonal Council meeting at Punjab's Amritsar on Tuesday with Union Home Minister Amit Shah making an announcement for anti-drone system on India's borders "soon".
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Delhi HC quashes FIR lodged under POCSO, directs accused’s father to arran
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The Delhi High Court, while quashing an FIR lodged under the POCSO Act, directed the accused's father to arrange for the health check-up of teachers of ten schools by the orthopaedic doctors. This case was registered in the year 2019.
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Mumbai: Shopkeeper arrested under POCSO Act for molesting minor
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Senior Police Inspector Crime APMC Police Station Sudhakar Dahane said, "The student informed her family about this matter, after which her family went to the APMC police station and lodged a complaint, on the basis of which the police registered a case under Section 354 A, IPC 8 and 12 of t
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Fast Track Special Courts provide speedy justice to victims of rape
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The Centrally Sponsored Scheme of the Department of Justice, under the Ministry of Law and Justice, has set up Fast Track Special Courts (FTSCs) across India to provide speedy justice to victims of rape and the POCSO Act.
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Delhi Police detains rape-accused government official
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The senior government official has been booked under POCSO Act for allegedly raping his deceased friend's minor daughter for several months, resulting in her pregnancy. The accused is a Deputy Director of the Women and Child Development (WCD) Department of the Delhi government.
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Delhi government official booked for raping minor
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The Burari Police station registered a First Information Report (FIR) against the official under several sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the stringent Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act on August 13.
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Delhi HC upholds 12 years sentence of man convicted under POCSO for raping
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Justice Amit Bansal dismissed the appeal and said, "I find no infirmity in the judgment convicting the appellant for the offences under Sections 342/363/376 of the IPC and Section 6 of the POCSO Act."
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