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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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Karnataka Film Chamber holds meeting with women artistes to deal, prevent
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce on Monday held a meeting with women artistes to discuss sexual and other abuse prevalent in the industry.
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Video recording of bail proceedings under SC/ST Act mandatory even in sexu
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The Delhi High Court held that videography of bail hearings is mandatory under the Scheduled Castes and Schedules Tribes Act, even in sexual offences. The High Court was hearing a bail application of the accused in the Delhi minor rape and murder case.
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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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Indore court sentences 20-yr-old man to life imprisonment for raping minor
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
A special POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) court in Madhya Pradesh's Indore has sentenced a 20-year-old man to life imprisonment for raping a minor and forcing her to have an abortion.
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New criminal laws will replace IPC, CrPC, Indian Evidence Act from today
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Provisions related to the gang rape of a minor woman will become consistent with the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO), and a provision has been made for life imprisonment or death penalty in the case of girls below 18 years of age.
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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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"Bail for Yediyurappa justifiable": Basavraj Bommai
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Soon after the Karnataka High Court halted the arrest of former Karnataka Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader BS Yediyurappa under the Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO), party leader Basavraj Bommai termed it "justifiable" and claimed that it was a "c
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Relief for BS Yediyurappa: Coercive proceedings of arrest, detention on ho
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
A day after a non-bailable warrant was issued against former state Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader BS Yediyurappa under Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO), the Karnataka High Court issued an order stating that coercive proceedings of arrest and
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"There is no truth in complaint": BY Raghavendra on non-bailable warrant a
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
On Thursday, BJP leader BS Yediyurappa was issued a non-bailable warrant under the Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act in connection with the alleged sexual assault of a minor girl.
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