The bench of Justice Jasmeet Singh in an order passed last week noted that many of the victims in POCSO cases were being asked to appear physically or virtually in Court at the time of hearing bail applications.
The case pertains to 2017, when one girl, aged 13, was found hanging in her house on January 13, 2017. Within two months, her nine-year-old sister was also found hanging in her house on March 4, 2017.
A local court on Friday slapped a fine of Rs 5 lakh on the police for arresting the wrong person in a POCSO case in the Mangaluru district of Karnataka.
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], October 13 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Police Department has launched a new initiative to make the victims of the Protection of Children Against Sexual Offences Bill's (POCSO) cases aware of the developments in the case through WhatsApp or SMS.
New Delhi [India], October 11 (ANI): The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) on Tuesday opposed Mohammed Zubair's petition seeking the quashing of FIR of August 2020 by the Delhi Police under Section 19 of the Protection of Children Against Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
Chitradurga (Karnataka) [India], September 2 (ANI): The chief pontiff of Sri Murugha Mutt, Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru was on Friday sent to 14-day judicial custody in the case of sexual assault of minor girls.
Chitradurga (Karnataka) [India], September 2 (ANI): The chief pontiff of Sri Murugha Mutt, Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru has been arrested in the POCSO case, police said, adding that the second person who is in custody is being questioned.
Mysuru (Karnataka) [India], August 31 (ANI): Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) leader H Vishwanath has hit out against the Karnataka government over its handling of the POCSO case against the rape-accused Lingayat seer and said that he will write to PM Modi regarding the matter.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], August 28 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday said it is not appropriate to comment on the POCSO case registered against Murugha Mutt seer Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru of Chitradurga, as it is under investigation.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], August 27 (ANI): Former Chief Minister of Karnataka HD Kumaraswamy on Saturday said that he was "not surprised" after a POCSO case was registered against Murugha Mutt seer Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru of Chitradurga in Karnataka.
Kochi (Kerala) [India], July 15 (ANI): The Kerala High Court on Friday granted bail to Malayalam actor Sreejith Ravi in a POCSO case against him for alleged indecent conduct towards two minor girls in public.