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Saying 'I Love You' Not Sexual Harassment Without Proven Intent: Chhattisgarh High Court
The Chhattisgarh High Court has acquitted a youth accused under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, stating that merely saying "I love you" does not amount to sexual harassment.
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Maharashtra School Watchman Arrested For 'Sexually Abuse' Of 2 Students
Police have arrested a 53-year-old security guard of a private school in Maharashtra's Palghar district for allegedly sexually abusing two male students, officials said.
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Kerala Court Sentences Man To 3 Life Terms For Raping Minor Daughter For 3 Years
A Kerala court on Thursday sentenced a man to three life terms, till his death, for repeatedly sexually assaulting his minor daughter for three years, from the time she was five-years-old till she turned eight, at their rented accommodation near Kari
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15-Year-Old Becomes Pregnant, Reveals Repeated Sexual Assault By Stepfather
A shocking incident has come to light in Meghalaya, where a 38-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly sexually assaulting his 15-year-old stepdaughter.
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Compensation Denied, Justice Delayed: The Silent Wails Of POCSO Victims
India's POCSO victims face delayed, inadequate compensation; urgent, uniform national schemes are vital for justice and survivor rehabilitation
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No Preference For Victim's Plea For Quashing If Rape, POCSO Offences Made Out: Court
Kerala High Court was listening to a plea by the victim and her mother seeking to quash the case against her dance teacher and his wife booked under the POCSO Act.
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Kerala Court Sentences Man To 135 Years Imprisonment For Raping, Impregnating Minor Cousin
The convict was the victim's father's elder brother's son and used to take her to her school and bring her back home to her maternal grandmother.
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Rajasthan Man Gets 20 Years In Jail For Raping Teenaged Girl Who Got Pregnant
The 17-year-old victim became pregnant after she was raped by the 27-year-old man, and gave birth to a girl
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"Not Called For...": Court Refuses To Allow Re-Examination Of Child Rape Victim
The high court noted that the victim was a special child with mental disability of 50 per cent
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Pune Woman Gets Her Lover "Married" To Her 15-Year-Old Daughter; Arrested
"Incident came to light when the 15-year-old victim narrated her ordeal to a classmate and a woman social worker was alerted," police said
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On Child Abuse Victims' Presence In Court, Delhi High Court's Advice
A minor victim of sexual offence suffers grave psychological impact by being present during court proceedings and it is in her interest that she is not traumatised again by having to relive the incident.
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Karnataka High Court On Victim Recall, Cross-Exam In Child Abuse Cases
The provision of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, which prohibits child victims from being repeatedly called to testify in court, "gets diluted" once the victim crosses 18 years of age, the High Court of Karnataka has said.
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High Court Says If Minor's Statement Found Believable, Will Dismiss Accused's Bail Pleas
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday said if the statement given before a magistrate by a minor victim in a POCSO case against the Kochi-based Hotel 18 owner and two others is found to be believable, their anticipatory bail pleas will be dismissed.
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"Skin-To-Skin Condition Disastrous For Sex Assault Cases": Supreme Court
The provision defining the offence of sexual assault against children under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act must be looked at from the "victim's perspective" and if the "sexual intent" is present, then the offence is made
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Sports Authority Of India Suspends Athletics Coach For Alleged Sexual Assault On Minor
The coach has reportedly breached his service agreement on two counts -- first imparting private training without taking due approval and second under the POCSO Act, which calls for immediate suspension of a government servant.
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Saying 'I Love You' Not Sexual Harassment Without Proven Intent: Chhattisgarh High Court
The Chhattisgarh High Court has acquitted a youth accused under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, stating that merely saying "I love you" does not amount to sexual harassment.
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Maharashtra School Watchman Arrested For 'Sexually Abuse' Of 2 Students
Police have arrested a 53-year-old security guard of a private school in Maharashtra's Palghar district for allegedly sexually abusing two male students, officials said.
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Kerala Court Sentences Man To 3 Life Terms For Raping Minor Daughter For 3 Years
A Kerala court on Thursday sentenced a man to three life terms, till his death, for repeatedly sexually assaulting his minor daughter for three years, from the time she was five-years-old till she turned eight, at their rented accommodation near Kari
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15-Year-Old Becomes Pregnant, Reveals Repeated Sexual Assault By Stepfather
A shocking incident has come to light in Meghalaya, where a 38-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly sexually assaulting his 15-year-old stepdaughter.
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Compensation Denied, Justice Delayed: The Silent Wails Of POCSO Victims
India's POCSO victims face delayed, inadequate compensation; urgent, uniform national schemes are vital for justice and survivor rehabilitation
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No Preference For Victim's Plea For Quashing If Rape, POCSO Offences Made Out: Court
Kerala High Court was listening to a plea by the victim and her mother seeking to quash the case against her dance teacher and his wife booked under the POCSO Act.
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Kerala Court Sentences Man To 135 Years Imprisonment For Raping, Impregnating Minor Cousin
The convict was the victim's father's elder brother's son and used to take her to her school and bring her back home to her maternal grandmother.
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Rajasthan Man Gets 20 Years In Jail For Raping Teenaged Girl Who Got Pregnant
The 17-year-old victim became pregnant after she was raped by the 27-year-old man, and gave birth to a girl
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"Not Called For...": Court Refuses To Allow Re-Examination Of Child Rape Victim
The high court noted that the victim was a special child with mental disability of 50 per cent
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Pune Woman Gets Her Lover "Married" To Her 15-Year-Old Daughter; Arrested
"Incident came to light when the 15-year-old victim narrated her ordeal to a classmate and a woman social worker was alerted," police said
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On Child Abuse Victims' Presence In Court, Delhi High Court's Advice
A minor victim of sexual offence suffers grave psychological impact by being present during court proceedings and it is in her interest that she is not traumatised again by having to relive the incident.
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Karnataka High Court On Victim Recall, Cross-Exam In Child Abuse Cases
The provision of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, which prohibits child victims from being repeatedly called to testify in court, "gets diluted" once the victim crosses 18 years of age, the High Court of Karnataka has said.
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High Court Says If Minor's Statement Found Believable, Will Dismiss Accused's Bail Pleas
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday said if the statement given before a magistrate by a minor victim in a POCSO case against the Kochi-based Hotel 18 owner and two others is found to be believable, their anticipatory bail pleas will be dismissed.
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"Skin-To-Skin Condition Disastrous For Sex Assault Cases": Supreme Court
The provision defining the offence of sexual assault against children under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act must be looked at from the "victim's perspective" and if the "sexual intent" is present, then the offence is made
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Sports Authority Of India Suspends Athletics Coach For Alleged Sexual Assault On Minor
The coach has reportedly breached his service agreement on two counts -- first imparting private training without taking due approval and second under the POCSO Act, which calls for immediate suspension of a government servant.
