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Karnataka: 4 arrested in Dakshina Kannada minor girl's rape case
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Dakshina Kannada (Karnataka) [India], October 10 (ANI): Four people have been arrested for allegedly gang raping a minor girl at Bantwala in Dakshina Kannada district on October 8, Karnataka Police said.
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Skin-to-skin contact: SC reserves order against Bombay HC verdict
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 30 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its judgement on appeals against the controversial Bombay High Court judgment that held that groping a minor's breast without "skin to skin contact" cannot be termed as sexual assault as defined under the Protectio
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Maharashtra: 28 arrested for raping 15-year-old girl in Thane's Dombivli
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Thane (Maharashtra) [India], September 24 (ANI): Thane Police on Thursday registered a case against 33 people for allegedly raping a 15-year-old girl, several times over a period of 9-months, in the Dombivli area of Maharashtra's Thane district.
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Teacher held for sexually assaulting girl student in UP's Rampur
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Rampur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 12 (ANI): A teacher at a private school has been held and booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act on Saturday for allegedly sexually assaulting a girl student on September 5 during Teachers' Day celebrations.
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Andhra Pradesh: Man held for sexually assaulting daughter, another minor g
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
East Godavari (Andhra Pradesh) [India], September 5 (ANI): The Andhra Pradesh police has booked a man under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act for allegedly sexually assaulting two minor girls, including his own daughter under Yeleswaram police limits in East Godavar
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Mumbai: Special POCSO Court orders action against 2 prime witnesses in rap
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 27 (ANI): The Special Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Court in Borivali of Maharashtra's Mumbai district on Friday ordered police to take legal action against two prime witnesses in a rape case. The victim of the case and her mother ar
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43,000 offences under POCSO Act registered last year: AG KK Venugopal to S
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 24 (ANI): As many as 43,000 offences registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act in the last year, Attorney General of India KK Venugopal told the Supreme Court on Tuesday.
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Bangle seller thrashed in Indore, booked for allegedly harassing women
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], August 24 (ANI): Indore police on Monday booked Tasleem Ali, the bangle seller who was allegedly lynched by a mob in the city, on charges of harassment.
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Jharkhand: Special POCSO court sentence two persons to life imprisonment f
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Simdega (Jharkhand) [India], August 24 (ANI): A Special Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) court has sentenced two persons to life imprisonment for raping a 10-year-old girl and imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 each on both of them.
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SC appoints amicus curiae in case filed against Bombay HC's order acquitti
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 6 (ANI): Supreme Court on Friday asked senior advocate Siddharth Dave to assist it as amicus curiae in a case where the Bombay High Court acquitted a man accused of sexually assaulting a minor stating that "groping a minor's breast without "skin to skin contact" can
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NCPCR seeks action against Rahul Gandhi's for revealing Nangal rape victim
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 4 (ANI): National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) on Tuesday issued notice to Twitter India asking it to take action against the Twitter handle of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi allegedly for violating the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences
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Union Cabinet approves continuation of 1023 Fast Track Special Courts for
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 4 (ANI): The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the continuation of 1023 Fast Track Special Courts (FTSCs) including 389 exclusive POCSO Courts as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) for two years from April 1, 2021, to March 31, 2023.
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