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"Ejaculating Without Penetration Isn't Rape": Chhattisgarh High Court
The Chhattisgarh High Court has reduced the sentence of the accused from seven years to three and a half years after medical evidence indicated that the survivor's hymen was intact.
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Use Of Term 'Physical Relations' Not Enough To Prove Rape: Delhi High Court
Mere use of the term "physical relations" without supporting evidence is insufficient to establish rape or aggravated penetrative sexual assault, the Delhi High Court has held.
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Understanding POCSO And Why Lowering The Age Of Consent Below 18 Is Dangerous
Lowering the age of consent risks weakening child protection, and instead India must focus on fully enforcing POCSO with stronger preventive measures
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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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"Victim's Testimony Highly Unreliable": Court Acquits 3 In 2019 Rape Case
A court here has acquitted two accused persons of committing aggravated penetrative sexual assault on a 13-year-old minor in 2019, saying the alleged victim's testimony was "highly unreliable" because of several improvements or contradictions.
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Simple Touch Not Penetrative Sex Assault Under POCSO Act: Delhi High Court
A "simple touch" cannot be considered "manipulation" of a minor's body to cause penetration and attract the offence of penetrative sexual assault under the POCSO Act, the Delhi High Court said.
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Lack Of Injuries Does Not Mean Assault Did Not Take Place: Delhi High Court
Mere absence of injuries cannot be a ground to hold that penetrative sexual assault did not take place on a minor, the Delhi High Court on Monday held while upholding the 12-year imprisonment of a man for violating a four-and-a-half-year-old girl.
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Ejaculation Not Necessary To Prove Sexual Assault In Rape Cases: High Court
Ejaculation of semen is not a necessary prerequisite to prove penetrative sexual assault, the Andhra Pradesh High Court has held while upholding a convict's sentencing under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) case recently.
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Court Frames Charges Against 21 Accused In Muzaffarpur Shelter Home Case
A Delhi court Saturday framed various charges, including criminal conspiracy to commit rape and penetrative sexual assault, against all accused persons in the Muzaffarpur shelter home sexual assault case.
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Akash, Sexually Assaulted By Classmates, Will Never Get An Apology
Akash, a survivor of penetrative sexual assault by four boys in his class, reminds us of the limitations of the criminal justice system
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"Ejaculating Without Penetration Isn't Rape": Chhattisgarh High Court
The Chhattisgarh High Court has reduced the sentence of the accused from seven years to three and a half years after medical evidence indicated that the survivor's hymen was intact.
-
Use Of Term 'Physical Relations' Not Enough To Prove Rape: Delhi High Court
Mere use of the term "physical relations" without supporting evidence is insufficient to establish rape or aggravated penetrative sexual assault, the Delhi High Court has held.
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Understanding POCSO And Why Lowering The Age Of Consent Below 18 Is Dangerous
Lowering the age of consent risks weakening child protection, and instead India must focus on fully enforcing POCSO with stronger preventive measures
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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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"Victim's Testimony Highly Unreliable": Court Acquits 3 In 2019 Rape Case
A court here has acquitted two accused persons of committing aggravated penetrative sexual assault on a 13-year-old minor in 2019, saying the alleged victim's testimony was "highly unreliable" because of several improvements or contradictions.
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Simple Touch Not Penetrative Sex Assault Under POCSO Act: Delhi High Court
A "simple touch" cannot be considered "manipulation" of a minor's body to cause penetration and attract the offence of penetrative sexual assault under the POCSO Act, the Delhi High Court said.
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Lack Of Injuries Does Not Mean Assault Did Not Take Place: Delhi High Court
Mere absence of injuries cannot be a ground to hold that penetrative sexual assault did not take place on a minor, the Delhi High Court on Monday held while upholding the 12-year imprisonment of a man for violating a four-and-a-half-year-old girl.
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Ejaculation Not Necessary To Prove Sexual Assault In Rape Cases: High Court
Ejaculation of semen is not a necessary prerequisite to prove penetrative sexual assault, the Andhra Pradesh High Court has held while upholding a convict's sentencing under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) case recently.
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Court Frames Charges Against 21 Accused In Muzaffarpur Shelter Home Case
A Delhi court Saturday framed various charges, including criminal conspiracy to commit rape and penetrative sexual assault, against all accused persons in the Muzaffarpur shelter home sexual assault case.
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Akash, Sexually Assaulted By Classmates, Will Never Get An Apology
Akash, a survivor of penetrative sexual assault by four boys in his class, reminds us of the limitations of the criminal justice system
