Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Raju Bista has urged West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose to intervene and facilitate a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) inquiry into the distressing incident of attempted sexual assault and murder of a minor child in Matigara.
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.
The special Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) judge of Tis Hazari Court on Wednesday sent suspended Delhi government official, Premoday Khakha, and his wife, Seema Rani, to 14 days of judicial custody till September 6, in connection with the rape of a minor girl.
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.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday ordered the suspension of a government official, accused of raping his friend's minor daughter for several months.
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.
Sanoj said that the Congress MLA had utilized his power and influence to acquire a resort for commercial purposes while evading his tax responsibilities.
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."
The Delhi High Court on Monday granted bail to a man, accused of raping his minor daughter noting the delay in lodging the FIR and the matrimonial dispute and cross cases with his wife.
The court of special judge (POCSO) Surekha Mishra convicted Sabir Khan to 20 years of imprisonment under IPC section 376 (3), 20 years of imprisonment under 5 (L)/6 POCSO Act, seven years of imprisonment under IPC section 450, seven years of jail under IPC section 506 and five years of impri
The incident pertains to the alleged gang rape and murder of a minor girl whose body parts were found in a coal furnace in Kotdi in Rajasthan's Bhilwara.
The case has been registered under section 376 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act at the Trombay police station.