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.
The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the arrest of Vice-Chancellor of the Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences (SHUATS) Rajendra Bihari Lal in a case concerning an attempt to convert people to Christianity.
A court here on Friday deferred the order on the cancellation report filed by the Delhi Police in a POCSO case against the outgoing Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chairman and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed officials to hold review meetings from district to zonal levels in order to improve the law and order situation in the state, said officials.
Delhi LG VK Saxena on Saturday recalled the files related to the appointment of Special Public prosecutors for the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) cases.
"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.
The Law Commission of India has submitted its report on the reduction of the age of consent from 18 to 16 and stated that reducing the age of consent will have a direct and negative bearing on the fight against child marriage and child trafficking.
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.
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
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".