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Indore court hands double life sentence to accused in step-daughter rape c
Updated : 3 months ago IST
The District and Sessions Court of Indore has sentenced an accused of raping his step-daughter to double life imprisonment under section 5, 13, and 14 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
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POCSO court in Kerala sentences mother, step-father to 180 years rigorous
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
The verdict was pronounced by Special POCSO Court Judge Ashraf AM under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, and the Juvenile Justice Act (JJ Act)
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Presence or absence of hymenal tear cannot be treated as conclusive proof
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma, while dismissing the appeal of convict man, affirmed his conviction under Section 18 read with Sections 5(m) and 5(n) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012, and Section 511 read with Section 376AB of the IPC, holding that the ev
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Delhi HC stresses UCC amid ongoing conflict between Personal Law and Child
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The Delhi High Court has observed that the recurring conflict between personal laws permitting child marriages and statutory provisions under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) requires urgent legislative clarity, even hinting at the
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HP High Court upholds trial of Juvenile as adult in 2021 minor rape case
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has dismissed a revision petition filed by a juvenile offender challenging the orders of the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) and the Sessions Judge to try him as an adult for a heinous offence of raping a seven-year-old girl, under the Protection of Children from
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Karnataka: Two arrested in Gadag for rape of minor, blackmail
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
The Gadag Police of Karnataka have taken two persons into custody for allegedly raping and blackmailing a 15-year-old girl. The accused have been booked under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, said police.
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Maharashtra Child Rights Commission hears 35 POCSO and RTE cases
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The Maharashtra State Commission for Protection of Child Rights recently held a hearing for 35 cases related to the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, addressing complaints received under the POCSO Act
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Karnataka HC adjourns hearing on Yediyurappa's plea in POCSO case to Sept
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Yediyurappa had filed a petition in the Karnataka High Court seeking to quash a case registered against him under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act in March this year.
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Badlapur minors' sexual assault case: Bombay HC suggests names for committ
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
During the hearing of the Badlapur minors' sexual assault case, the bench of Justices Revati Mohite Dere and Prithviraj Chavan suggested the names of retired IPS officer Meera Borwankar, former Bombay High Court Judge Sadhana Jadhav, and Shalini Phasalkar Joshi to form a committee to suggest
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Senior citizen arrested for allegedly raping 10-year-old girl in Pune
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The accused has been booked under relevant sections of the BNS and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
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Delhi Court sentences man to 20 years rigorous imprisonment for sexually a
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
A Delhi Court has sentenced a man to a 20-year jail term under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act for sexually assaulting a boy.
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Delhi HC acquits man in POCSO case, says wrongful conviction is far worse
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The Delhi High Court on Monday acquitted a man who was booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 and said that there are inadequacies and contradictions in the case of the prosecution.
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