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New Law In US State Could Lead To Prosecution Of Women After Miscarriage
West Virginia's stringent abortion laws may subject women to legal scrutiny following miscarriages, particularly concerning the handling of fetal remains.
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Bill Seeking Death Penalty For Rape Convicts Passed In Bengal Assembly
The 'Aparajita Woman and Child (West Bengal Criminal Laws Amendment) Bill', which seeks the death penalty for convicts in rape and murder cases or in cases of rape where the victim is left in a vegetative state, was passed through a voice vote in the
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"To Cover Up Delays...": Centre On Mamata Banerjee's Letter On Rape Cases
The Union Women and Child Development Minister has responded to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's second letter, seeking a stringent law and exemplary punishment on heinous crimes such as rape and murder.
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In Ujjain Rape Case, Those Who Didn't Help Teen May Face Charges: Police
The people who did not help a 15-year-old girl in Ujjain - who had been raped and left half-naked and bleeding, and went door-to-door begging for help - may be charged under POCSO, the strict child sex abuse law, Madhya Pradesh police said.
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Minor Rape Victim's Identity Disclosure By Rahul Gandhi Against Law: Child Rights Body
The NCPCR told the Delhi High Court on Thursday that social media posts by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi "revealing the identity" of a minor Dalit girl, raped and killed in 2021, was in violation of the law protecting the identity of the victim.
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"For 'Romantic Cases'...": Consent Age In Child Rape Law Needs Relook, Says Chief Justice
POCSO Act criminalises all sexual activity for those under 18, regardless of whether consent is factually present, notes CJI DY Chandrachud at seminar
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26-Year-Old Neighbour Arrested For Raping 6-Year-Old In Andhra Pradesh
A six-year-old child was sexually assaulted and left bleeding allegedly by her 26-year-old neighbour in Andhra Pradesh's Chittoor district on Sunday evening, the police said. The child was attacked when her mother had gone out to buy vegetables and she was alone at home.
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Can't Award Death Penalty Retrospectively: Supreme Court On Telangana's Plea
The Supreme Court has refused to award death penalty to a convict, who committed rape and murder of a nine-year-old child last year in Telangana, nearly two months prior to the amendment of POCSO Act by parliament prescribing extreme sentence for the heinous crime, saying that retrospective effect to the law cannot be granted.
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Delhi Man Gets Life For Rape Of Minor Daughter In 2015
A court in Delhi has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for raping his 10-year-old daughter. The man was convicted under the strict law against child sex abuse.
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1,023 Fast Track Courts To Be Set Up Under Nirbhaya Fund: Ministry
The Union Ministry of Women and Child Development has decided to use Nirbhaya Fund to set up 1,023 fast track courts to dispose off pending cases of rape of children and women. In July, the Ministry of Law and Justice had proposed setting up over 1,000 'fast track special courts' across the country, as part of a new scheme to try cases related to r...
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In Chennai Teen Rape Case, 17 Accused May Get Death Penalty Under New Law
A chargesheet was filed on Wednesday against 17 people in the alleged rape of an 11-year old hearing-impaired girl, arraigning the accused under the new law which provides for death penalty for child rapists.
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Bill Seeking Death Penalty For Child Rape Passed In Lok Sabha
A crucial bill seeking to provide death penalty to those convicted of raping girls below the age of 12 was passed by the Lok Sabha today.
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1,023 Special Courts Needed To Try Rape, Child Rape Cases: Law Ministry
A little over 1,000 'fast track special courts' need to be set up across India as part of a new scheme to try cases related to rape of children and women, the Law Ministry has estimated.
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Centre Says Boy Victims Of Sex Crimes Not Compensated, Ignored
Several states are ignoring boys in compensating child victims of sexual abuse, the government said on Wednesday, weeks after the government itself was criticised for overlooking males in a new law mandating tougher punishment for rapes of girls.
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Why Speedy Probe And Fast-Track Trial For Child Rapes Seem A Far Cry
Laws on child rapes may have been made stringent but activists have questioned whether it will have the desired impact, given that government data shows 90 per cent cases under the Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) law that had a deadline of one year are pending.
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New Law In US State Could Lead To Prosecution Of Women After Miscarriage
West Virginia's stringent abortion laws may subject women to legal scrutiny following miscarriages, particularly concerning the handling of fetal remains.
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Bill Seeking Death Penalty For Rape Convicts Passed In Bengal Assembly
The 'Aparajita Woman and Child (West Bengal Criminal Laws Amendment) Bill', which seeks the death penalty for convicts in rape and murder cases or in cases of rape where the victim is left in a vegetative state, was passed through a voice vote in the
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"To Cover Up Delays...": Centre On Mamata Banerjee's Letter On Rape Cases
The Union Women and Child Development Minister has responded to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's second letter, seeking a stringent law and exemplary punishment on heinous crimes such as rape and murder.
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In Ujjain Rape Case, Those Who Didn't Help Teen May Face Charges: Police
The people who did not help a 15-year-old girl in Ujjain - who had been raped and left half-naked and bleeding, and went door-to-door begging for help - may be charged under POCSO, the strict child sex abuse law, Madhya Pradesh police said.
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Minor Rape Victim's Identity Disclosure By Rahul Gandhi Against Law: Child Rights Body
The NCPCR told the Delhi High Court on Thursday that social media posts by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi "revealing the identity" of a minor Dalit girl, raped and killed in 2021, was in violation of the law protecting the identity of the victim.
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"For 'Romantic Cases'...": Consent Age In Child Rape Law Needs Relook, Says Chief Justice
POCSO Act criminalises all sexual activity for those under 18, regardless of whether consent is factually present, notes CJI DY Chandrachud at seminar
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26-Year-Old Neighbour Arrested For Raping 6-Year-Old In Andhra Pradesh
A six-year-old child was sexually assaulted and left bleeding allegedly by her 26-year-old neighbour in Andhra Pradesh's Chittoor district on Sunday evening, the police said. The child was attacked when her mother had gone out to buy vegetables and she was alone at home.
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Can't Award Death Penalty Retrospectively: Supreme Court On Telangana's Plea
The Supreme Court has refused to award death penalty to a convict, who committed rape and murder of a nine-year-old child last year in Telangana, nearly two months prior to the amendment of POCSO Act by parliament prescribing extreme sentence for the heinous crime, saying that retrospective effect to the law cannot be granted.
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Delhi Man Gets Life For Rape Of Minor Daughter In 2015
A court in Delhi has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for raping his 10-year-old daughter. The man was convicted under the strict law against child sex abuse.
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1,023 Fast Track Courts To Be Set Up Under Nirbhaya Fund: Ministry
The Union Ministry of Women and Child Development has decided to use Nirbhaya Fund to set up 1,023 fast track courts to dispose off pending cases of rape of children and women. In July, the Ministry of Law and Justice had proposed setting up over 1,000 'fast track special courts' across the country, as part of a new scheme to try cases related to r...
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In Chennai Teen Rape Case, 17 Accused May Get Death Penalty Under New Law
A chargesheet was filed on Wednesday against 17 people in the alleged rape of an 11-year old hearing-impaired girl, arraigning the accused under the new law which provides for death penalty for child rapists.
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Bill Seeking Death Penalty For Child Rape Passed In Lok Sabha
A crucial bill seeking to provide death penalty to those convicted of raping girls below the age of 12 was passed by the Lok Sabha today.
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1,023 Special Courts Needed To Try Rape, Child Rape Cases: Law Ministry
A little over 1,000 'fast track special courts' need to be set up across India as part of a new scheme to try cases related to rape of children and women, the Law Ministry has estimated.
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Centre Says Boy Victims Of Sex Crimes Not Compensated, Ignored
Several states are ignoring boys in compensating child victims of sexual abuse, the government said on Wednesday, weeks after the government itself was criticised for overlooking males in a new law mandating tougher punishment for rapes of girls.
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Why Speedy Probe And Fast-Track Trial For Child Rapes Seem A Far Cry
Laws on child rapes may have been made stringent but activists have questioned whether it will have the desired impact, given that government data shows 90 per cent cases under the Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) law that had a deadline of one year are pending.
