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Rajasthan: Police arrest Congress MLA's son in gang-rape case
Crime | Jan 09, 2023, 07:50 PM ISTThe MLA's son was arrested on the directions of a special court hearing case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
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Karnataka: Man rapes, blackmails teen to convert to Islam, arrested
Crime | Nov 23, 2022, 07:03 PM ISTKarnataka love jihad case: According to Mandya Superintendent of Police N Yatish, the accused and the victim are neighbours. He first befriended the girl, who is a Hindu, and gifted her a smartphone to initiate talks.
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Odisha: POCSO court Judge found dead at official residence in Cuttack, probe underway
India | Sep 03, 2022, 06:29 AM ISTOdisha judge found dead: POCSO Judge Subash Kumar Bihari was on a leave for two days and was supposed to join back on Friday. However, he applied to extend his leave.
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Allahabad High Court wants more women lawyers to represent survivors in POCSO cases
India | Aug 28, 2022, 08:13 AM ISTThe Allahabad High Court took note of the fact that only a few women lawyers were appearing for rape survivors.
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Malayalam actor Sreejith Ravi gets bail in POCSO case
Entertainment | Jul 15, 2022, 02:43 PM ISTLast week Sreejith Ravi was arrested from his house at Thrissur under the POCSO Act on the charge of indecent exposure. Sreejith, son of popular actor T.G. Ravi, was arrested for a similar offence in 2016.
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Pocso not for teenage romances: Allahabad High Court
India | Feb 18, 2022, 11:20 AM ISTThe court granted bail to a POCSO accused youth, who ran away with a 14- yr-old girl and got married with her in a temple. The youth, who was a minor then, remained in company with the girl for almost two years during which the girl gave birth to a child.
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Oral sex with minor not 'aggravated sexual assault' under POCSO, HC reduces jail term of man
India | Nov 23, 2021, 11:29 PM ISTThe crime does not fall in the category of 'aggravated sexual assault' or sexual assault. It comes in the category of 'penetrative sexual assault' which is punishable under Section 4 of the POCSO Act, the court said.
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Ayushmann Khurrana joins fight against child sexual abuse
Celebrities | Oct 22, 2019, 06:28 AM ISTAyushmann Khurrana has been roped in by UNICEF for Ministry of Women and Child Development's key initiative - the POCSO Act to speak on child sexual abuse.
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Absence of injury no ground to say there was no sex abuse: HC
Crime | Oct 19, 2019, 07:15 PM ISTThe Madras High Court has said the mere absence of injury on the body of a sexually abused minor cannot be a ground to say there has been no offence committed at all.
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Chandrakanta director's son kisses 6-year-old boy, angry father registers POCSO case
India | Sep 11, 2019, 04:54 PM ISTA case has been registered under the POCSO act against the son of "Chandrakanta" and "Shrimaan Shrimati" director.
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As Rajya Sabha passes POCSO amendment bill, Derek O'Brien reveals he was sexually molested as teenager
India | Jul 25, 2019, 08:24 AM ISTTMC member of Parliament Derek O'Brien shared his experience of sexual molestation in the Rajya Sabha as the House passed POCSO Amendment Bill. Revealing details, Derek O'Brien said he sexually molested at the age of 13 years on a crowded bus in Kolkata after tennis practice, while he was wearing short pants and t-shirt. His courage to talk about his personal experience of sexual molestation was applauded by Union Minister Smriti Irani, along with other MPs present in the House.
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Chargesheet filed against Jaipur's 'sexual predator' Sikandar Khan in Shastri Nagar rape case
Crime | Jul 24, 2019, 07:38 PM ISTThe Jaipur Police has filed a 400-page chargesheet against Sikander Khan, prime accused in Shastri Nagar rape case. Police today charged Sikander Khan under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and several other charges under IPC section 323, 341, 376A and 376B.
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Hot wax poured over three-year-old girl in Pune, case registered
Jul 06, 2019, 09:15 AM ISTPolice have said that burn marks found on the body of the three-year-old girl appear to have been due to hot wax. Case has been registered under POCO Act.
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17-year-old wrestler booked for molesting national level girl grappler
India | Jun 13, 2019, 04:25 PM ISTThe incident took place on June 9 near Sports Authority of India (SAI) campus at Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh, where the complainant had gone to attend a camp for the junior girl grapplers.
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Ensure cases related to sexual assault involving children are fast-tracked: SC to high courts
India | May 01, 2018, 11:21 PM ISTThe apex court bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra directed all high courts to ensure that the cases of sexual assault of children to be fast-tracked and decided by special courts.
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Kathua rape case: Accused brought to District Court for hearing
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Kathua rape victim's lawyer Deepika Singh Rajawat fears for her life
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Kathua, Unnao rape case: AAP workers tried to hijack public protest in Delhi
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Deeply disturbed by the rape case in Kathua, says Maneka Gandhi
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Kuldeep Singh Sengar will be arrested only when there are sufficient proofs against him: Govt
News | Apr 12, 2018, 05:17 PM IST