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FIR registered against Swami Avimukteshwaranand, disciple under POCSO Act
Updated : 2 weeks, 6 days ago IST
The allegations relate to incidents said to have occurred between January 13, 2025 and February 15, 2026. The complaint contains serious charges concerning sexual offences involving minors.
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Uttar Pradesh: POCSO Court Orders FIR against Swami Avimukteshwaranand
Updated : 3 weeks ago IST
A Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) court in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, ordered the registration of an FIR against Jyotish Peeth Shankaracharya Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati on Saturday. The order follows allegations of sexual exploitation of minors levelled against
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POCSO court in Uttar Pradesh hands death penalty to husband, wife for sexu
Updated : 3 weeks, 1 day ago IST
According to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the Trial Court also ordered the government to award compensation of Rs 10 lakh to each victim. The Court further ordered to distribute the cash amount seized from the house of the accused persons among the victims in equal proportio
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SC quashes Allahabad HC's grabbing breast not 'attempt to rape' ruling; as
Updated : 3 weeks, 3 days ago IST
Supreme Court quashed Allahabad HC's ruling that reduced attempt to rape charges to a lesser offence, stating the alleged acts went beyond preparation, and asked the National Judicial Academy to constitute an expert committee to frame guidelines on sensitivity in sexual offence cases.
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British man charged with 56 sexual offences for repeatedly drugging, rapin
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
A British man, Philip Young (49), has been charged with 56 sexual offences against his ex-wife, 48-year-old Joanne Young, over 13 years, while five other men have also been charged in connection with the case, CNN reported, citing a police official's statement.
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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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Supreme Court stays trial of former Karnataka CM Yediyurappa in POCSO case
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the trial of former Karnataka Chief Minister and BJP leader BS Yediyurappa in a POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) case filed against him.
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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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Accused in POCSO case arrested by staff of PS Sarojini Nagar, South-West D
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
In a special drive aimed at tracing absconding accused deliberately evading the law, the staff of PS Sarojini Nagar, South-West District, arrested an accused in a Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) case.
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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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