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UP court jails man for 25 years for rape of 6-year-old girl
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
A POCSO court in Uttar Pradesh's Chandauli convicted a man of raping a six-year-old girl and awarded the convict 25 years of imprisonment in a five-year-old case.
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Age of consent among adolescents in sexual 'romantic' relationships in POC
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The CJI said sexual abuse of children remains a hidden problem as there is a culture of silence and therefore, the state must encourage families to report abuse even where the perpetrator is a family member.
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MP: Special court convicts two, including a woman in connection with rape
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The special (POCSO) court of judge Shailja Gupta found the accused Hanumat Jatav guilty under sections 376AB, 376 (2) of the IPC section 5, 6 of the POCSO Act whereas accused Urmila Sahu found guilty under Section 109 of the IPC and sections 16, 17 of the POCSO act.
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SC Committee on Juvenile Justice to organize consultation on Child Protect
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The Supreme Court Committee on Juvenile Justice, in association with UNICEF, will organize a two-day national consultation on the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act of 2012 starting on Saturday, December 10.
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Court fines cops for arresting wrong person in POCSO case
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
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.
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Thane: 9-year-old raped and strangled to death, 1 detained
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The police said a case of rape and POCSO was registered at the Mahatma Phule police station and an investigation is underway.
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Chhattisgarh: Two youths, one woman get life term for rape
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The public prosecutor said the convicts lured the minor from her house and mixed intoxicants in her food.
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Rajasthan: Case booked against gang rape accused under POCSO, Juvenile Jus
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Women's police station in-charge Monika Bishnoi said, "The police received a letter sent by the Child Welfare Committee stating the entire incident."
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Karnataka: Driver sexually abuses schoolgirls in Chikkamagaluru; arrested
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
A First Information Report was lodged against the driver Rajappa, 50, who has been accused of harassing the girls by showing his private parts and touching them inappropriately.
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'Women should ask what culture they have': Irani flays AAP over leaked 'ma
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
On Tuesday, official sources at Tihar jail claimed that Rinku, the prisoner who was administering massage on Jain, was 'not a physiotherapist' but has been charged under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 for allegedly raping a minor.
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Sirsa Court awards death penalty to 56-year-old man for raping minor daugh
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
A district court on Thursday gave a death sentence to a 56-year-old man, convicted of raping his 11-year-old minor girl in Sirsa district two years ago.
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Telangana: Man sentenced to 20-year imprisonment for sexually assaulting m
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Special Court Judge Harisha convicted the accused, identified as Dusari Raju alias Katam Raju, a resident of Manchal and also imposed a fine of Rs 20,000 on him.
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