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Step-aunt gets 20-year rigorous imprisonment in Pocso case for sexually assaulting boyA 30-year-old woman in Dehradun was sentenced to 20 years of RI for sexually assaulting her 16-year-old step-nephew. The case marks the first Pocso Act conviction in Uttarakhand, with significant..IndiaTimes - Published Also reported by •Mid-Day | |
Thane: Bhayandar butcher held for raping four-year-old girlA case was registered against the Bhayandar butcher under section 376 (Punishment for rape) of the Indian Penal Code and the POCSO ActMid-Day - Published | |
Five-year-old girl sexually assaulted in Navi Mumbai; case registeredBased on a complaint lodged by the victim`s mother, the police on Friday registered a case under relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) ActMid-Day - Published | |
17-year-old model raped by three men in Moradabad hotelA 17-year-old girl was raped in a Moradabad hotel after being drugged during a car journey from Delhi. The accused, identified as Bharat Singh, Anil, and Waseem, were swiftly arrested. Charges under..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Thane: Man gets 20 years for rape and kidnap of 16-year-oldSonawane was convicted under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.Mid-Day - Published | |
Rajasthan school bars bars gang-rape survivor from board examAjmer private school expelled a 17-year-old gang-rape survivor, barred her from board exams. CWC verified charges, urged DEO to revoke school affiliation. Police case under Pocso Act.IndiaTimes - Published | |
Retired Mumbai cop gets five-year jail term for molesting minor girl at hospitalThe 58-year-old retired Mumbai cop was convicted under IPC section 354 (A) (molestation) and relevant provisions of the POCSO Act by special judge Kalpana Patil on March 22Mid-Day - Published | |
UP: Primary school principal held for sexual abuse of girl students in BulandshahrThe principal of a government primary school in Bulandshahr, Pratap Singh, was arrested for sexually abusing girl students, showing them 'indecent videos' on phones, and threatening them with exam..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Pocso court gives 20-year rigorous imprisonment to woman for aiding rapeA woman and man in Bhopal were sentenced to 20 years for raping a minor, with the woman aiding the man. Legal actions were taken under the Pocso Act, fining them Rs 2,000 each.IndiaTimes - Published | |
15-year-old from Nepal raped by Instagram friend in MaharashtraA 15-year-old girl from Nepal was sexually assaulted in Mumbra after traveling alone to meet an Instagram friend in Maharashtra. The accused was arrested at Dadar station, booked under IPC section 376..IndiaTimes - Published | |
India: Is A Parent Mandatorily Required To Report Offences Under The POCSO Act - LexCounsel Law OfficesSexual harassment, abuse and sexual assault against young children are on the rise and to ensure protection of children rights and to strengthen reporting and enforcement provisions, the Hon'ble Punjab..Mondaq - Published | |
Father, son murdered in MP's Jabalpur; child’s body stuffed in fridgeJabalpur double murder: Father and son fatally stabbed, sister missing. Mukul accused. Railway employee's tragic end. SP leads search. Pocso Act implications. Past charges resurface. Police intensify..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Oscar-nominated documentary faces flak over filming minor rape survivorThe controversial documentary 'To Kill a Tiger' by Nisha Pahuja reveals the face of a gang-raped teenage survivor, violating the Pocso Act. Despite losing the Oscar race, the film sparked a divide..IndiaTimes - Published | 10 girls sexually assaulted by 6-7 men while returning from school in RajasthanTen school girls were sexually assaulted by six to seven men after a farewell in the Khairthal-Tijara district. An FIR has been registered under the POCSO Act. The incident occurred near a paneer..IndiaTimes - Published |
Thane court acquits man accused of raping minor as victim turns hostileThe accused acquitted by the Thane court was charged under relevant IPC sections in addition to the provisions of the POCSO Act.Mid-Day - Published | India hockey star Varun Kumar accused of rape, booked under POCSO actThe 22-year-old, in her complaint filed on Monday, said that she came in contact with Varun in 2018 through Instagram, and the player raped her on multiple occasions when she was 17, promising her..Mid-Day - Published |
3 cops booked for raping minor for 2 years in RajasthanIn Rajasthan's Alwar district, a case has been registered against three constables for allegedly raping an 18-year-old girl over a period of nearly two years. The police, acting on a complaint filed by..IndiaTimes - Published | Youth gets 20 years’ RI for abducting, marrying minor in KarnatakaA special court for Pocso cases found a 22-year-old youth named Venkatesh guilty of abducting a minor girl twice and coercing her into marriage during the second abduction. The court sentenced..IndiaTimes - Published |
Uttarakhand: 'Girl taken out of protection home by employees, raped'A case has been filed at Haldwani police station against two women employees of a child protection home, accusing them of serious offences including rape and Pocso Act violations. The accused..IndiaTimes - Published | Backlog of POCSO cases rose to 1.3 lakh in 2023, government tells Lok SabhaThe pendency of POCSO Act cases has increased by 7.4%, reaching over 1.3 lakh cases by March 2023. The government has informed the Lok Sabha that the cumulative disposal of POCSO cases stands at just..IndiaTimes - Published |
UP BJP MLA convicted of rape, set to lose House seatBJP MLA Ramdular Gond is found guilty of raping a 15-year-old girl in 2014 and faces punishment under the Pocso Act. The court will announce the sentence on December 15. Gond, a first-time MLA, is..IndiaTimes - Published | Every two hours a girl was sexually abused in Tamil Nadu in 2022According to the NCRB data, Tamil Nadu witnessed a significant increase in crimes against women and children in 2022. The state reported 9,207 cases of crimes against women, an increase from 8,501..IndiaTimes - Published |
Burnt, stripped, filmed: Teen help brutalised for 5 months in GurgaonA 14-year-old girl from Bihar was rescued after being held captive and subjected to brutal treatment by her employer's family in Gurgaon. This is the eighth case of such cruelty towards domestic helps..IndiaTimes - Published | 3 more years for fast-track courts trying rape and Pocso casesThe Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved continuation of the fast track special courts scheme for the next three years, till March 2026, for expeditious disposal of rape and Protection of Children from..IndiaTimes - Published |
Delhi: Woman fined Rs 1 lakh for alleging daughter's rape to settle disputeDelhi court imposes Rs 1 lakh fine on woman for falsely accusing daughter of sexual assault; woman misused Pocso Act to settle property dispute; court says law was misguided and misused; false..IndiaTimes - Published | 61% of Mumbai's rape cases filed in 5 years are of minorsAccording to a report by the NGO Praja Foundation, 61% of rape cases registered in Mumbai from 2018 to 2022 were under the POCSO Act. The report also highlighted that out of 3,360 Pocso Act cases being..IndiaTimes - Published |
Aluva rape, murder case: Kerala court sentences convict to deathA court in Kerala has sentenced a man to death for the rape and murder of a 5-year-old girl. The special POCSO court judge gave the highest punishment to Ashwaq Alam, a migrant labourer, on Children's..IndiaTimes - Published | BJP's Diya Kumari attacks Gehlot government over Dausa rape case, calls incident shamefulBJP leaders in Rajasthan have criticized the state government for its alleged silence and failure to ensure justice in the case of a minor girl who was raped in Dausa. They accused the Gehlot..IndiaTimes - Published |
14 months on, pontiff gets bail in Pocso caseThe Karnataka High Court has granted conditional bail to Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, the pontiff of Murugharajendra Bruhanmutt, Chitradurga, who was arrested in a case registered under the..IndiaTimes - Published | Karnataka HC grants bail to Murugha math pontiff Shivamurthy SharanaThe High Court of Karnataka has granted bail to Shivamurthy Sharana, the pontiff of the Chitradurga Murugharajendra Bruhan Math, who had been in custody since September of the previous year, facing..IndiaTimes - Published |
Pocso Act not for criminalising consensual ties: Allahabad HCThe Allahabad High Court has raised concerns about the misuse of the Pocso Act, stating that it was not intended to criminalize consensual relationships between adolescents. The court emphasized that..IndiaTimes - Published | After 30-day trial, man gets life term for sexual assault on 12-yr-old boyA 35-year-old man in Mathura has been sentenced to life imprisonment for sexually assaulting a 12-year-old boy. The incident occurred on July 23, 2023, when the man lured the boy to his residence and..IndiaTimes - Published |
Haryana: After women’s commission intervention, harassing principal booked under POCSO ActTwo girls had sent out a five-page anonymous letter – addressed to the women’s commission of country and state, Chief Justice of India, Prime Minister, and the President among others – narrating..IndiaTimes - Published | Pocso charge leads to 'automatic criminalisation': High courtThe Calcutta High Court has stated that charges under the Pocso Act result in automatic criminalisation, as it acquitted a man who had a relationship with a minor when he himself was a minor. The court..IndiaTimes - Published |
Man gets 20 years in jail for sexually assaulting minor girl in Haryana's Jind districtA special fast-track court, specifically designated for cases under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, has handed down a rigorous 20-year prison sentence to a man convicted of..IndiaTimes - Published | Not advisable to tinker with existing age of consent under POCSO Act: Law Commission to govtThe Law Commission has submitted a report to the law ministry stating that it is not advisable to change the age of consent under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act in India...IndiaTimes - Published |
Teen abducted, gang-raped in moving car in UPA 16-year-old girl was allegedly abducted and gang-raped in a moving car in Kushinagar district earlier this month. Police arrested three men, all neighbours of the family, based on a named complaint..IndiaTimes - Published | Navi Mumbai: Shopkeeper arrested under POCSO Act for molesting minorA shopkeeper has been arrested for molesting a minor girl while she came to buy school stationery material in Navi Mumbai`s Turbhe, police said.Mid-Day - Published |
Navi Mumbai: Man booked for sexually harassing 15-year-old girlActing on a complaint by the girl, the police on Wednesday registered a case against Sheikh under Indian Penal Code sections, including 354A (sexual harassment) and 354 (stalking), and the Protection..Mid-Day - Published | Minor girls 'sexual harassed': Chhattisgarh private hostel superintendent arrestedA private residential hostel superintendent in Gariaband district of Chhattisgarh was arrested and a warden was booked under the IPC and POCSO Act for mental and sexual harassment of the minor girls..IndiaTimes - Published |
Mumbai court acquits elderly man accused of raping granddaughterSpecial Judge Kalpna Patil, presiding over the court set up under the POCSO Act, acquitted the accused on Sept 5Mid-Day - Published | Caught On Camera: Delhi Govt Officer Who `Raped` Minor, Wife Tried To Flee CopsAn FIR of rape read with sections of the POCSO Act was lodged against the accused and his wife.Zee News - Published |
Madras HC: No need to name minor boy in pregnancy casesSettling key legal points concerning sex crimes, the Madras high court has said that in cases of consensual sex between minors, termination of pregnancy can be done to a minor girl without insisting on..IndiaTimes - Published | 'POCSO Act awareness will be included in school curriculum': Kerala HC toldnewKerala.com - Published |
Rajasthan horror: Government employee rapes minor girl, case filed under POCSOA case under relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and other relevant sections of IPC has been registered.DNA - Published | Mumbai: Two cops held for ‘molesting’ minors at training academyMale and female constables attached with GRP accused of inappropriate behaviour and harassment; FIR registered under IPC, IT and POCSO ActMid-Day - Published |
Pocso meant to protect kids, not to criminalise relationships: Delhi HCThe intention of the Pocso Act was to protect children from sexual exploitation, not to criminalise relationships between young consenting adults, the Delhi high court has underlined, reports Abhinav..IndiaTimes - Published | UP: 3 minor Pilibhit girls booked under Pocso Act for rapeThree minor girls, all between 15-16 years of age, and a boy have been booked on the charges of "rape" by police following a sexual assault complaint filed by the father of a 15-year-old girl in Uttar..IndiaTimes - Published |
