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Over 2.4 lakh cases relating to rape and POCSO pending in courts across co
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 5 (ANI): The government on Wednesday said that there are over 2.4 lakh pending cases in courts related to rape and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act across the country till December last year.
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Prisoner admitted to Coimbatore hospital flees, probe underway
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], Feb 13 (ANI): A prisoner convicted under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act escaped from a ward of a Coimbatore government hospital, where he was admitted.
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28 fast-track special courts sanctioned in Kerala for speedy disposal of r
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Feb 8 (ANI): Kerala Social Justice Department has sanctioned the establishment of 28 fast-track special courts for speedy disposal of rape cases and other cases registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
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UP: Two persons awarded death penalty for raping minor
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Bareilly (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan 10 (ANI): A Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) court on Friday accorded the death penalty to two convicts in a rape case.
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Court gives capital punishment to main accused in rape, murder case in Tam
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], Dec 27 (ANI): Coimbatore POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) Court on Friday pronounced capital punishment to the main accused in a six-year-old rape and murder case of a minor girl in Pannimadai village.
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Drunken man rapes minor daughter in Madhya Pradesh
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Neemuch (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Dec 14 (ANI): In a bizarre incident, an eight-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her father in an inebriated state at their residence in Neemuch town of Madhya Pradesh.
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Prasad writes Chief Justice of Guj for fast-track courts for rape, POCSO r
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 12 (ANI): Showing concern towards the safety and security of women and children, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday wrote to the Chief Justice of Gujarat -- Vikram Nath, demanding him for "setting up fast track special courts" for speedy trial and disposal
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Kerala: 4 including victim's aunt arrested in rape case
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Kollam (Kerala) [India], Dec 7 (ANI): Four accused, including the victim's aunt, have been arrested under the charges of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act in connection with the alleged rape of a 17-year-old girl in Kollam district.
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Kerala: Kasaragod court sentences man to life for raping minor
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Kasaragod (Kerala) [India], Dec 4 (ANI): A court here on Wednesday sentenced a 45-year-old accused to rigorous life imprisonment for sexually assaulting a four-year-old girl last year, making it the first conviction after the amendment of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (P
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Walayar rape, death case: Kerala HC calls acquittal incorrect, seeks expla
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], Nov 13 (ANI): The Kerala High Court on Wednesday said that the order of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) court, acquitting three accused in Walayar rape and murder case was "not correct".
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Goa: School teacher booked for molesting five girl students
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Ponda (Goa) [India], Oct 17 (ANI): Ponda police arrested a school teacher on Thursday for allegedly molesting five girl students of a government-run school at Kundai South Goa.
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Delhi: 15-year-old girl dies allegedly due to unsafe abortion, one held
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 14 (ANI): Delhi Police have arrested one person after a 15-year-old girl died on Friday night allegedly due to unsafe pregnancy termination.
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