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SC directs Centre to set up special courts in districts with over 100 POCS
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 25 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Centre to fund and set up within 60 days exclusive courts in every district where 100 or more cases under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act are pending.
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SC directs Centre to fund, set up special POCSO courts
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 25 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Centre to fund and set up exclusive courts in every district where 100 or more cases under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act are pending.
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Case registered against police head constable for raping 14-yr-old girl in
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 25 : A case under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act 2012 has been registered against an absconding police head constable for allegedly raping a 14-year-old domestic help in Mundka area, said police on Thursday.
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Rajya Sabha passes POCSO (Amendment) Bill, 2019
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 24 (ANI): The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill, 2019 was passed in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
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Cabinet approves amendments to POCSO Act, includes death penalty for sexua
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi, July 10 (ANI) The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved amendments to Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act 2012 that provides for the death penalty for sexual offences against children.
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Union Cabinet approves Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill 201
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill 2019. The Bill will be introduced in the ongoing session of parliament.
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Mumbai: 35-yr-old arrested for sexually assaulting a 4-yr-old
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 21 (ANI): A 35-year-old constable was arrested on Thursday under The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POSCO) for allegedly sexually assaulting a four-year-old girl.
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West Bengal: 11-year-old girl sexually assaulted by distant relative, accu
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 19 (ANI): Police have arrested a man here after the mother of an 11-year-old girl filed a complaint stating that her distant relative committed penetrative sexual assault on her daughter.
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Man arrested for allegedly raping 14-year-old girl in Alwar
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Alwar (Rajasthan) [India], Jun 14 (ANI): Rajasthan Police on Thursday arrested a man for allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl in Alwar city.
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Chemical castration bill signed into law in USA's Alabama
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Alabama [USA], Jun 11 (ANI): Alabama's Governor, Kay Ivey, signed a chemical castration bill into law on Monday. The bill targets those who commit a sexual offence against children under 13 years of age in the US State.
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POCSO court frames charges against 21 accused in Muzaffarpur shelter home
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi (India) Mar 30 (ANI): A special Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) court here on Saturday framed charges against all 21 accused persons in the Muzaffarpur shelter home rape case.
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Three booked in Bihar under POCSO for molestation
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Jehanabad (Bihar), [India], Feb 9 (ANI): A case has been registered under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act against three men accused for molesting a girl in Jehanabad.
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