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Five get 20 years in jail for gangrape of mentally unwell minor girl in MumbaiSpecial Judge MH Pathan convicted the five accused for gangrape under provisions of Indian Penal Code and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) ActMid-Day - Published | |
Nampally pocso case: Raped by dad, deserted by mother, Nepali teenager fought battle all aloneA Nepali teenager faced a lone battle for justice after accusing her father of raping her in 2023. Despite her mother's initial support, she later turned hostile during the trial. However, the court..IndiaTimes - Published | |
754 fast track courts dispose over 3 lakh rape, POCSO cases in January: CentrenewKerala.com - Published | |
Grabbing breasts, snapping pyjama string not rape: Allahabad High CourtA single bench of Justice Ram Manohar Narayan Mishra has modified the summons order of Special Judge POCSO Court of Kasganj and has ordered fresh summons. The court said that the summons issued on the..DNA - Published | |
Bhopal: Man gets death for kidnap, rape and murder of 5-year-oldA special Pocso court sentenced a man to death for the kidnap, rape, and murder of a five-year-old girl in Bhopal, while his mother and sister received two years of rigorous imprisonment for destroying..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Death, clash, suicide attempt rock Tamil Nadu jail all in just one dayA 72-year-old man arrested under the Pocso Act died at Stanley Hospital. In Puzhal prison, a Nigerian woman attacked a South African national, leading to injuries. Additionally, a remand prisoner..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Kerala Shocker: Woman Arrested Under POCSO Act For Sexual Exploitation Of Minor GirlThe fresh case against her, under the stringent POCSO Act, came in the wake of a probe after the 12-year-old girl was found behaving in an unusual manner.Zee News - Published | |
Pocso case: K'taka HC stays summons against YediyurappaThe Karnataka High Court stayed the trial court's decision to take cognizance of charges against former Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa and three others in a Pocso Act case. The stay, pending further..IndiaTimes - Published | |
POCSO case: Karnataka high court grants interim relief to former CM BS YediyurappaKarnataka High Court granted B.S. Yediyurappa interim relief by staying the summons in a POCSO Act case, requiring his appearance on March 15. The court emphasized a comprehensive investigation and..IndiaTimes - Published | |
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Delhi court acquits man in 2020 rape case, says woman was involved in relationship, never threatened by himA Delhi court acquitted a man accused under the Pocso Act and IPC, stating the prosecution did not prove the complainant was a minor. The woman was involved in a relationship with the accused and there..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Mumbai school bus driver held for sexually assaulting 11-year-old over months, principal booked for sitting on plaintA school bus driver in Mumbai has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl, and the school principal is being penalized for delaying in taking action on the parents'..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Calcutta HC gives paedophile 7 months in jail for crime committed 27 years agoCalcutta High Court has directed Suresh Rajbanshi to serve a seven-month prison term for sexually abusing a minor in 1998. Convicted in 2016, Rajbanshi appealed on grounds of the child's allegedly..IndiaTimes - Published | Thane court sentences man to 20 years RI for raping 13-year-old daughterSpecial POCSO judge D S Deshmukh found the 42-year-old accused guilty of charges under relevant provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) ActMid-Day - Published |
Pocso case against 7 for stalking Union minister's daughter & friends at Maharashtra fairIndiaTimes - Published | ‘When wife, girl not safe with you…’: UP man gets life for rape, double murderA Bareilly Pocso court sentenced a man to life in prison for repeatedly raping his minor daughter and murdering his daughter and wife in 2018. His 16-year-old son's testimony was crucial in the..IndiaTimes - Published |
Mumbai: Gangster father rapes daughters, forces them to abort; arrested![]() Mid-Day - Published | Girl to bin Pocso suit against bus conductor in language rowIn the aftermath of a language row in Belagavi, a girl retracted her sexual harassment complaint against a bus conductor under the Pocso Act. The incident sparked tensions between Kannada and Marathi..IndiaTimes - Published |
Family To Withdraw POCSO Case Against Bus Conductor, Appeals For Peace In Karnataka & MaharashtraThe mother of the girl has also appealed to the people of Karnataka and Maharashtra states not to blow the incident out of proportion.Zee News - Published | Girl's family decides to withdraw POCSO case against assaulted bus conductor in BelagaviThe minor girl's family in Belagavi has decided to withdraw the POCSO case against a bus conductor to stop escalating the language issue between Karnataka and Maharashtra. They expressed no..IndiaTimes - Published |
Maharashtra-Karnataka clash: Bus conductor assaulted, slapped with Pocso case after language rowA NWKRTC bus conductor in Belagavi is facing charges under the Pocso Act after a dispute over language with a minor female passenger, leading to his assault by a group. The incident has sparked..IndiaTimes - Published | Maharashtra transport minister suspends state bus services to KarnatakaState transport buses to Karnataka were suspended after pro-Kannada activists attacked an MSRTC bus. The Karnataka state transport conductor was also assaulted for not responding in Marathi, leading to..IndiaTimes - Published |
Girl, 14, aware of her actions, says HC, grants bail to Pocso accusedBombay High Court granted bail to a 24-year-old in a 2019 Pocso case, noting the minor girl had stayed with him willingly and was aware of her actions. Despite the stringent provisions of the Pocso..IndiaTimes - Published | Class II student sexually assaulted by safai worker at west Delhi schoolA sanitation worker has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a Class II student in a school in West Delhi. The incident came to light after the girl confided in her parents. Police have..IndiaTimes - Published |
HC upholds 5-year jail for Lt Colonel sacked over ‘bad touch’Bombay High Court upheld a five-year imprisonment for a dismissed Lt Col under the Pocso Act for sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl. The court dismissed his appeal, emphasizing the credibility of..IndiaTimes - Published | 7-month-old's rape 'rarest of rare', says court; sentencing todayA Pocso court in Kolkata deemed a case "rarest of rare" after finding a man guilty of raping a seven-month-old baby kidnapped from a pavement. The prosecution seeks the death penalty due to the child's..IndiaTimes - Published |
Case registered against deceased person for rape of 17-year-old girl in ThaneBased on a complaint lodged by the girl`s mother, the police on Saturday registered a case under section 64(1) (rape) of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences..Mid-Day - Published | 3 schoolkids raped, sodomised in TN, 3 minors among 4 heldTwo schoolgirls and a boy, aged between 10 and 12, were repeatedly raped and sodomised by four minors and an 18-year-old in Coimbatore over the past few months. Authorities were alerted by a child..IndiaTimes - Published |
Self-defence coach sexually abuses 16-year-old student in GujaratA self-defence coach from Ahmedabad, Sanjay Vaghela, has been arrested for allegedly raping a 16-year-old girl he was training. The crime was uncovered when the girl was found to be eight months..IndiaTimes - Published | Rape case fabricated, 3 get court relief after 4 years in jailA fast track court in Dehradun acquitted three men who were jailed for four years on false rape charges under the Pocso Act. The court found the woman was in a consensual relationship with one of the..IndiaTimes - Published |
Five booked for marriage of 17-year-old girl in Thane district![]() Mid-Day - Published | Partial relief for BS Yediyurappa in Pocso caseIndiaTimes - Published |
Rajya Sabha takes up private member's bill to amend POCSO ActThe Rajya Sabha discussed a private member's bill to amend the POCSO Act 2012, aiming to introduce victim-centric reforms and stricter punishment for child sexual predators. The bill proposes clear..IndiaTimes - Published | Thane crime: College student arrested for raping teenage girlThe girl`s mother approached the police with a complaint on Tuesday, following which the accused was arrested and booked under section 64 (rape) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and provisions of the..Mid-Day - Published |
Thane man gets 3-year imprisonment for sexually harassing teenage girl![]() Mid-Day - Published | HC acquits man convicted by Pocso court of raping daughterBombay HC's Nagpur bench overturned a Pocso court's conviction of a father for sexually assaulting his daughter, citing lack of evidence and potential motive due to the father's disapproval of her..IndiaTimes - Published |
Nashik: 19-year-old sentenced to life for raping toddlerA 19-year-old from Dindori has been sentenced to life imprisonment by the Nashik district and sessions judge for sexually assaulting a minor in June 2024. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 50,000,..IndiaTimes - Published | Death for 5-yr-old’s rapist, West Bengal's 5th since RG Kar caseIn Bengal's Hooghly, a Pocso court sentenced a man to death for raping and murdering a five-year-old girl, marking the fifth such verdict in the state since August. These convictions, based on strong..IndiaTimes - Published |
Court hands death sentence to rapist on girl’s sixth birthday in West BengalA Hooghly Pocso court sentenced Ashok Singh to death for raping and murdering a five-year-old girl in Gurap. The crime, prompted by a packet of chips, was promptly investigated, leading to the..IndiaTimes - Published | How JMB terrorist with links to Khagragarh blast recruited a Pocso accused in West Bengal prisonMinarul Sheikh and Abbas Ali were arrested in Murshidabad for alleged links to Bangladesh-based terror organisations, with Abbas being brainwashed in prison by JMB leader Tarikul Islam. This discovery..IndiaTimes - Published |
Following girl once doesn't amount to stalking: HCBombay High Court acquitted a 19-year-old accused and modified the punishment for another in a sexual harassment case involving a minor, ruling that a single instance of following does not constitute..IndiaTimes - Published | 'You want publicity for everything?': SC raps Jharkhand minister over rape survivor name leakThe Supreme Court has declined Minister Irfan Ansari's appeal to dismiss charges for disclosing the identity of a minor rape survivor. The Court criticized the minister's actions as purely for..IndiaTimes - Published |
Pocso invoked 8 yrs after FIR: Gujarat high court slams probe agency for 'casual approach'IndiaTimes - Published | From Kejriwal’s arrest to Bilkis Bano, electoral bonds to bulldozer guidelines: 2024's legal rollercoaster through SC's landmark judgmentsIn 2024, the Supreme Court of India delivered numerous landmark judgments, addressing significant legal issues such as election-related bail, child pornography under POCSO, UAPA arrests, and the..IndiaTimes - Published |
Delhi High Court Acquits Man In POCSO Case: `Physical Relations` Not Automatically Sexual AssaultThe High Court, in its judgment delivered on December 23, acknowledged the ambiguity in the use of the term "physical relations."Zee News - Published | Man gets life term after 3-month Pocso trialIndiaTimes - Published |
Gang rape survivor fails to identify self in clip, 3 acquittedThree accused in a gang rape case involving a minor have been acquitted by the Pocso court in Gwalior. The survivor failed to identify herself in a video presented in court. Her inconsistency weakened..IndiaTimes - Published | NEET aspirant flees hostel in Maha, rapedPolice in Maharashtra arrested four men after a 17-year-old girl, who ran away due to academic pressure, alleged she was raped by them under the guise of offering help. The girl, a NEET aspirant,..IndiaTimes - Published |
Delhi high court directs hospitals, nursing homes to provide free medical treatment to rape and acid attack victimsThe Delhi High Court has mandated that government and private healthcare facilities provide free services to survivors of rape, acid attacks, and POCSO cases. This includes comprehensive care such as..IndiaTimes - Published | Pocso court gives life term to man for raping minorA Mumbai court sentenced a 37-year-old man to life imprisonment for raping and assaulting his partner's 11-year-old physically challenged daughter. The judge prioritized the victim's testimony, stating..IndiaTimes - Published |