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High Court Allows Termination Of 33-Week Pregnancy Of 13-Year-Old Rape Survivor
The Gujarat High Court on Monday allowed the termination of 33-week pregnancy of a 13-year-old rape survivor, nearly a week after a special POCSO court rejected her plea for the same.
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BJP's BS Yediyurappa Gets Interim Court Relief In Child Sexual Abuse Case
The Karnataka High Court has granted interim relief to former Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa in a POCSO Act case by staying the summons requiring his appearance before the First Fast Track Court on March 15.
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35-Year-Old Delhi Man Jailed For Life For Raping, Impregnating Minor Girl
Delhi's Tis Hazari Court on Thursday sentenced a man to life imprisonment for raping and impregnating a minor girl. The case was registered under the POCSO Act at Nihal Vihar Police Station in 2024.
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Touching Minor's Lips Without Sexual Advances Not POCSO Offence: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has said in the absence of sexually motivated advances, touching and pressing minor girl's lips and sleeping next to her cannot attract prosecution for "aggravated sexual assault' under POCSO Act.
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Adolescents Should Be Able To Express Love Without Criminalisation: High Court
In a POCSO case, the Delhi High Court emphasized that while the legal age of consent is crucial for protecting minors, adolescents should be permitted to express their feelings and engage in relationships without the fear of criminalization.
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"Give Free Treatment To Rape, Acid Attack Survivors": Delhi High Court's Landmark Order
In a landmark order, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed that victims of rape, acid attacks, sexual assaults, and survivors of POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) cases are entitled to free medical treatment.
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"Egregious Error By High Court": Big Supreme Court Order On Child Porn
Downloading and watching child pornography is an offence under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the Supreme Court ruled today in a landmark judgment.
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Women Can Also Be Tried For 'Penetrative Sexual Assault' On Child: High Court
A female can also face criminal proceedings under POCSO for committing the offence of "penetrative sexual assault" on a child, and the offence is not restricted to only male offenders, the Delhi High Court has held.
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Karnataka High Court Adjourns Child Sex Abuse Case Against BS Yediyurappa For A Week
The Karnataka High Court on Friday adjourned for a week former chief minister B S Yediyurappa's petition to quash the POCSO case registered against him.
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"Truth Will Prevail": BS Yediyurappa's Son On Sex Assault Case Against Father
State BJP President B Y Vijayendra on Friday reacted to the Karnataka High Court restraining the CID from arresting his father and former chief minister B S Yediyurappa in a POCSO case, and said that the truth will prevail in the "temple of justice".
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Delhi High Court Reverses Acquittal Of "Monster" Father For Raping Minor Daughter
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday held guilty a father of repeatedly raping his minor daughter for two years, reversing a trial court decision that acquitted him of all charges on the basis of delay in reporting the matter.
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Child Sex Abuse Cases Can't Be Dismissed Based On "Compromise": High Court
The Allahabad High Court has observed that crimes under 'Special Statutes' like the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences or POCSO can't be dismissed merely based on "compromise" between the victim and the offender.
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"Insensitive" To Say POCSO Act Being Misused: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has said that the POCSO Act is a gender-neutral legislation while rejecting an assertion that the law is being "misused" as it is a "gender based" enactment.
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Without Documents, Can't Assume Class 12 Rape Survivor Minor: High Court
It is preposterous to presume that an alleged rape survivor studying in class 12 will be a minor in the absence of any document on record, the Delhi High Court has said.
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High Court Seeks Centre's Reply On Validity Of Sexual Consent By Minors
A bench headed by Justice Mukta Gupta issued the notice on a petition by a 21-year-old man who has been charged for allegedly having a consensual romantic relationship with a minor girl.
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High Court Allows Termination Of 33-Week Pregnancy Of 13-Year-Old Rape Survivor
The Gujarat High Court on Monday allowed the termination of 33-week pregnancy of a 13-year-old rape survivor, nearly a week after a special POCSO court rejected her plea for the same.
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BJP's BS Yediyurappa Gets Interim Court Relief In Child Sexual Abuse Case
The Karnataka High Court has granted interim relief to former Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa in a POCSO Act case by staying the summons requiring his appearance before the First Fast Track Court on March 15.
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35-Year-Old Delhi Man Jailed For Life For Raping, Impregnating Minor Girl
Delhi's Tis Hazari Court on Thursday sentenced a man to life imprisonment for raping and impregnating a minor girl. The case was registered under the POCSO Act at Nihal Vihar Police Station in 2024.
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Touching Minor's Lips Without Sexual Advances Not POCSO Offence: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has said in the absence of sexually motivated advances, touching and pressing minor girl's lips and sleeping next to her cannot attract prosecution for "aggravated sexual assault' under POCSO Act.
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Adolescents Should Be Able To Express Love Without Criminalisation: High Court
In a POCSO case, the Delhi High Court emphasized that while the legal age of consent is crucial for protecting minors, adolescents should be permitted to express their feelings and engage in relationships without the fear of criminalization.
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"Give Free Treatment To Rape, Acid Attack Survivors": Delhi High Court's Landmark Order
In a landmark order, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed that victims of rape, acid attacks, sexual assaults, and survivors of POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) cases are entitled to free medical treatment.
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"Egregious Error By High Court": Big Supreme Court Order On Child Porn
Downloading and watching child pornography is an offence under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the Supreme Court ruled today in a landmark judgment.
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Women Can Also Be Tried For 'Penetrative Sexual Assault' On Child: High Court
A female can also face criminal proceedings under POCSO for committing the offence of "penetrative sexual assault" on a child, and the offence is not restricted to only male offenders, the Delhi High Court has held.
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Karnataka High Court Adjourns Child Sex Abuse Case Against BS Yediyurappa For A Week
The Karnataka High Court on Friday adjourned for a week former chief minister B S Yediyurappa's petition to quash the POCSO case registered against him.
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"Truth Will Prevail": BS Yediyurappa's Son On Sex Assault Case Against Father
State BJP President B Y Vijayendra on Friday reacted to the Karnataka High Court restraining the CID from arresting his father and former chief minister B S Yediyurappa in a POCSO case, and said that the truth will prevail in the "temple of justice".
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Delhi High Court Reverses Acquittal Of "Monster" Father For Raping Minor Daughter
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday held guilty a father of repeatedly raping his minor daughter for two years, reversing a trial court decision that acquitted him of all charges on the basis of delay in reporting the matter.
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Child Sex Abuse Cases Can't Be Dismissed Based On "Compromise": High Court
The Allahabad High Court has observed that crimes under 'Special Statutes' like the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences or POCSO can't be dismissed merely based on "compromise" between the victim and the offender.
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"Insensitive" To Say POCSO Act Being Misused: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has said that the POCSO Act is a gender-neutral legislation while rejecting an assertion that the law is being "misused" as it is a "gender based" enactment.
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Without Documents, Can't Assume Class 12 Rape Survivor Minor: High Court
It is preposterous to presume that an alleged rape survivor studying in class 12 will be a minor in the absence of any document on record, the Delhi High Court has said.
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High Court Seeks Centre's Reply On Validity Of Sexual Consent By Minors
A bench headed by Justice Mukta Gupta issued the notice on a petition by a 21-year-old man who has been charged for allegedly having a consensual romantic relationship with a minor girl.
