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Delhi court grants bail to army personnel in POCSO case
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 6 (ANI): A Delhi Court on Monday has granted bail to army personnel accused under charges of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO).
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Man booked for sexually assaulting a minor labourer in Shimla
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], November 25 (ANI): A man has been booked by the Shimla Police under various provisions of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act for allegedly sexually assaulting a 17-year-old migrant labourer in the Boileau
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Oral sex with minor not 'aggravated sexual assault' under POCSO Act, says
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], November 24 (ANI): Observing that 'oral sex' with a minor does not come under the 'aggravated sexual assault' category in the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the Allahabad High Court has reduced the jail term of a man convicted of s
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NCW welcomes SC order setting aside Bombay HC's skin-to-skin judgment
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 18 (ANI): The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Thursday welcomed the Supreme Court's order setting aside the Bombay High Court's Nagpur bench's judgment that held skin-to-skin contact necessary for the offence of sexual assault under the Protection of Childr
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Surat: POSCO court completes trial in 4-yr-old girl rape case in just five
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Surat (Gujarat) [India], November 12 (ANI): A Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POSCO) court in Surat completed the trial in a 4-year-old girl rape case in just five days and convicted a 39-year-old man and sent him to life imprisonment.
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Rajasthan: Judge, 2 others booked for raping 14-year-old boy
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Bharatpur (Rajasthan) [India], November 1 (ANI): Rajasthan police on Sunday booked a judge and two others under sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act for allegedly raping a 14-year-old boy in Bharatpur district.
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HC issues notice to Delhi govt on plea seeking quashing of FIR under IPC s
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 19 (ANI): The Delhi High Court has issued notice to the Delhi government on a petition seeking quashing of FIR under Section 376 IPC and Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act on the ground that the parties have settled the dispute
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Skin-to-skin contact: SC reserves order against Bombay HC verdict
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 30 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its judgement on appeals against the controversial Bombay High Court judgment that held that groping a minor's breast without "skin to skin contact" cannot be termed as sexual assault as defined under the Protectio
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Teacher held for sexually assaulting girl student in UP's Rampur
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Rampur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 12 (ANI): A teacher at a private school has been held and booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act on Saturday for allegedly sexually assaulting a girl student on September 5 during Teachers' Day celebrations.
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Man held for raping minor in Pune
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], September 10 (ANI): Pune Police on Thursday arrested a 39-year-old man for allegedly raping a minor girl.
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Andhra Pradesh: Man held for sexually assaulting daughter, another minor g
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
East Godavari (Andhra Pradesh) [India], September 5 (ANI): The Andhra Pradesh police has booked a man under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act for allegedly sexually assaulting two minor girls, including his own daughter under Yeleswaram police limits in East Godavar
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Mumbai: Special POCSO Court orders action against 2 prime witnesses in rap
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 27 (ANI): The Special Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Court in Borivali of Maharashtra's Mumbai district on Friday ordered police to take legal action against two prime witnesses in a rape case. The victim of the case and her mother ar
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