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Kerala catholic priest, sentenced to 20-yr of imprisonment for raping mino
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], July 15 (ANI): Former catholic priest Robin Vadakkumchery on Wednesday approached the Kerala High Court seeking permission to marry the girl, whom he had raped when she was minor.
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UN Foundation initiative Girl Up joins call for active measures to combat
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 15 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Taking note of the expected surge in rape and sexual offences as the COVID-19 restrictions are gradually lifted, subject matter experts from fields of criminal law, forensics, and policy, came together with luminaries from the civil soc
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Delhi HC grants interim bail to accused facing charges of rape
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 14 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday decided to grant interim bail to an accused facing trial under Section 376/506 of the IPC and Section 6 of the Protection of Children of Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO). He had sought interim bail on the ground that his fat
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Disha Mahila Police Station inaugurated in Visakhapatnam on Women's Day
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Mar 8 (ANI): A Disha Mahila Police Station was inaugurated here on Sunday at Pothinamallayya Palem on International Women's Day for speedy trial of sexual offence cases against women.
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Over 2.4 lakh cases relating to rape and POCSO pending in courts across co
Updated : 6 years, 3 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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Urgent need to change laws to curb crimes against women: Uddhav Thackeray
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Feb 28 (ANI): Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh visited Andhra Pradesh recently to get information about the 'Disha' Act, which provides for harsher punishments for crimes against women, chief minister Uddhav Thackeray told the state Assembly.
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Prisoner admitted to Coimbatore hospital flees, probe underway
Updated : 6 years, 4 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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Centre to hold meeting with internet giants over circulation of child porn
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 11 (ANI): The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) will hold a meeting with internet giants, social media platforms and other stakeholders on the issue of circulation of videos and images relating to child pornography and sexual offence, the Supreme Court was informed on Tue
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28 fast-track special courts sanctioned in Kerala for speedy disposal of r
Updated : 6 years, 4 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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BCD appeals PM for separate police force for protection of women
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 21 (ANI): The Bar Council of Delhi (BCD) on Tuesday appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to establish a separate police force for the protection of women.
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UP: Two persons awarded death penalty for raping minor
Updated : 6 years, 5 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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J'khand CM approves formation of 22 fast track courts for sexual offence c
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], Jan 6 (ANI): Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Monday approved the formation of 22 fast track special courts for expeditious trial of rape cases, including that of minors under POCSO (Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences) Act in the state.
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