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Man sentenced to life imprisonment for raping, impregnating his minor daug
Updated : 1 year, 12 months ago IST
Special judge (POCSO) Babita Punia sentenced the convict to life imprisonment under Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. The court said that life imprisonment shall mean the remainder of the natural life of the convict. The Court has also imposed a fine o
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CID to investigate POCSO case against former Karnataka CM Yediyurappa
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The Karnataka government has decided to hand over the investigation of the case registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act against former Chief Minister and senior BJP leader BS Yediyurappa to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).
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Delhi HC says POCSO case can't be compromised in mediation
Updated : 2 years ago IST
However, the High Court clarified that the cases under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act can't be referred to mediation for compromise or settlement.
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Gautam Buddha Nagar: Man arrested under POCSO for raping minor
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
A man has been arrested under the provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act for allegedly raping a three-year-old minor here, police said on Friday.
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Himachal HC quashes FIR after POCSO accused, victim solemnise marriage
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Himachal Pradesh High Court on Friday quashed an FIR filed under relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and Indian Penal Code (IPC) after observing that the accused and the victim solemnised marriage and a 'compromise' was reached between both the pa
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Law Commission to clear stand on One Nation One Election, minimum age of c
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The Commission under the chairmanship of Justice Rituraj Awasthi will meet to finalise the Commission's recommendation and clear its stand on the simultaneous elections, on the minimum age of consent under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and on the law to provide
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Delhi government official booked for raping minor
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
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.
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Minor among two held for gangrape of 7-year-old girl in Mumbai’s Mankhurd
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
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.
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8 persons booked in connection with uploading child pornography content on
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The investigation into the matter is underway and further sections of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act will also be increased into the matter, the officer added.
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CBI raids house in East Delhi over distribution of child pornography mater
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Based on the evidence collected so far during the course of investigation, other sections of IT Act, and also under relevent sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act have been added to the case on July 6.
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Delhi Police books two men under POCSO Act for sexually harassing minor gi
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Delhi Police have booked two persons under sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for allegedly threatening and sexually harassing a minor girl in South West Delhi, officials said on Thursday.
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Plea challenges sections 19, 21, 22 of POCSO Act; Delhi HC seeks Centre's
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought responses of the Centre Government on a plea seeking declaration as ultra vires the impugned Sections 19, 21 and 22 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 allegedly being against Article 21 of the Constitution of India.
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