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  Rajasthan: Police arrest Congress MLA's son in gang-rape case

  Crime | January 09, 2023 19:50 IST

  The 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 | November 23, 2022 19:03 IST

  Karnataka 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 | September 03, 2022 6:29 IST

  Odisha 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 | August 28, 2022 8:13 IST

  The 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

  July 15, 2022 14:43 IST

  Last 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 | February 18, 2022 11:20 IST

  The 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 | November 23, 2021 23:29 IST

  The 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 | October 22, 2019 6:28 IST

  Ayushmann 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 | October 19, 2019 19:15 IST

  The 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 | September 11, 2019 16:54 IST

  A 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 | July 25, 2019 8:24 IST

  TMC 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 | July 24, 2019 19:38 IST

  The 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

  July 06, 2019 9:15 IST

  Police 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 | June 13, 2019 16:25 IST

  The 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 23:21 IST

  The 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

  News | April 16, 2018 11:24 IST

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  Kathua rape victim's lawyer Deepika Singh Rajawat fears for her life

  News | April 16, 2018 8:09 IST

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  Kathua, Unnao rape case: AAP workers tried to hijack public protest in Delhi

  News | April 16, 2018 8:08 IST

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  Deeply disturbed by the rape case in Kathua, says Maneka Gandhi

  News | April 13, 2018 17:18 IST

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  Kuldeep Singh Sengar will be arrested only when there are sufficient proofs against him: Govt

  News | April 12, 2018 17:17 IST