The Court also sought an explanation for the failure to file the charge sheet within the statutory period. The direction came after the Court found contradictions in successive police reports and expressed dissatisfaction despite replies having been filed by the SI, Inspector, DCP and Joi
The controversy erupted after a POCSO court directed the Jhunsi police station to register a case based on a complaint by Shakumbhari Peethadhishwar Ashutosh Brahmachari Maharaj. The complainant, who is associated with the Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi Mukti Nirman Trust, alleged the sexual ex
A Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) court in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, ordered the registration of an FIR against Jyotish Peeth Shankaracharya Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati on Saturday. The order follows allegations of sexual exploitation of minors levelled against
According to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the Trial Court also ordered the government to award compensation of Rs 10 lakh to each victim. The Court further ordered to distribute the cash amount seized from the house of the accused persons among the victims in equal proportio
The CBI had registered the case pursuant to an order dated August 12, 2016, of the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, which transferred the investigation of FIR No. 838 of 2016 from a Police Station of Bulandshahr district to the central agency.
Additional Sessions Judge and Special Judge (POCSO) Kshipra Patel sentenced the accused Dinesh to four times life imprisonment separately under sections 5m/6, 5(j)(iii)/6 and 5r/6 of POCSO Act and section 307 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
Special POCSO court at Delhi's Tis Hazari concluded a POCSO trial in 9 days and awarded a punishment of 25 years jail to a convict. The convicted person raped a minor girl child aged two on the night of Diwali.
The verdict was pronounced by Special POCSO Court Judge Ashraf AM under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, and the Juvenile Justice Act (JJ Act)
In a significant order, a POCSO Special Court presided over by Judge Mona Tardi Kerketta has issued a bailable warrant of Rs 5,000 and imposed a cost of Rs 10,000 on the Investigating Officer (IO) for failing to submit a supplementary chargesheet in a pending sexual assault case, despite ha
A minor girl's alleged rape case has been registered in Jajpur, with the victim's statement recorded before the POCSO Court on Monday. The incident reportedly occurred on July 3, involving two trainers from the Jajpur Hockey Training Centre and an accomplice.
The Learned Additional District and Sessions Judge of the 2nd POCSO Court in Malda, West Bengal, rendered a sentence of life imprisonment to the defendant in a case involving rape.