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"More Or Less Consensual": Thane Court Acquits Man In Minor's Rape Case
A Thane court has acquitted a man accused of raping a girl alleged to be a minor, citing insufficient evidence to establish her age and observing that the relationship appeared to be "more or less consensual in nature."
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Tripura Man Gets Life Term For Raping Minor, Girl's Mother, Sister Jailed For Aiding Crime
A POCSO court in North Tripura has sentenced a 27-year-old man to life imprisonment for raping a minor girl on multiple occasions.
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POCSO Act Is Gender Neutral, Intends To Safeguard Childhood: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court on Monday dismissed a petition filed by a 52-year-old woman seeking to quash a sexual assault case under POCSO Act, holding that the legislation is gender neutral and applies equally to men and women.
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Police Apprehend Teenager For Sexual Assault, Murder Of 5-Year-Old Boy
A teenager has been apprehended for allegedly sexually assaulting and murdering a five-year-old boy, police said on Sunday.
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Madhya Pradesh Man Arrested For Raping Teen Daughter, Throwing Their Newborn In Bushes
A man has been arrested for allegedly raping his 16-year-old daughter, impregnating her and abandoning their newborn baby in the bushes in Madhya Pradesh's Khargone district, police said on Saturday.
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4 Under Trial In Rape, POCSO Act Cases Escape From Chhattisgarh Jail
Four prisoners facing trial in rape and POCSO Act cases escaped from a district jail in Chhattisgarh's Korba district.
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Minor Was Alone At Home In Odisha's Balasore. Neighbour Came And Raped Her
The accused, identified as Karunakar Behera, entered the house in the absence of the minor girl's family and allegedly raped her.
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Man On Bail In Child Sex Abuse Case Arrested Again For Harassing The Girl
Odisha Police on Tuesday arrested a 27-year-old man, an accused in a child sexual abuse case, who was out on bail, for allegedly again chasing the victim and obstructing her way while she was returning from school.
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Supreme Court Refuses To Quash FIR Against Ex Judge Accused Of Raping Minor Daughter
Calling it "shocking", the Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to quash the criminal proceedings against a former judicial officer accused of sexually abusing his minor daughter.
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Prime Suspect's Father Dies In Fake NCC Camp Sexual Abuse Case
The main accused in the fake National Cadet Corps (NCC) camp sexual assault case in Tamil Nadu and his father have both died, police said. The state opposition leader Edappadi K Palaniswami and BJP chief K Annamalai have raised questions of criminal
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6 Jailed For Life In Ajmer Sex Scandal After 32 Years
Special POCSO Court on Tuesday sentenced life imprisonment to six accused in the Ajmer blackmail case which is also called as Ajmer sex scandal.
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Supreme Court Dismisses High Court Verdict Advising Young Girls To "Control Sexual Urges"
The Supreme Court today set aside an order of the Calcutta High Court in which it acquitted an accused in a sexual assault case and made "objectionable" observations advising adolescent girls to "control sexual urges".
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BS Yediyurappa Summoned By Court On July 15 In Child Sex Abuse Case
A special Bengaluru court Thursday ordered veteran BJP leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa along with other accused, to appear before it on July 15 in connection with the case of sexual harassment of a minor under the Pocso Act
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BS Yediyurappa Can't Be Arrested In Sexual Assault Case Till Next Hearing: Court
Former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa, accused of sex harassment of a minor, cannot be arrested until the next hearing in the case, the Karnataka High Court ruled today.
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"Vendetta Politics": BJP Slams Congress Over Arrest Warrant Against BS Yediyurappa
The Karnataka BJP on Thursday accused the Congress government in the state of pursuing vendetta politics in the POCSO case involving former Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa in retaliation for dragging Rahul Gandhi to court in a defamation case.
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"More Or Less Consensual": Thane Court Acquits Man In Minor's Rape Case
A Thane court has acquitted a man accused of raping a girl alleged to be a minor, citing insufficient evidence to establish her age and observing that the relationship appeared to be "more or less consensual in nature."
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Tripura Man Gets Life Term For Raping Minor, Girl's Mother, Sister Jailed For Aiding Crime
A POCSO court in North Tripura has sentenced a 27-year-old man to life imprisonment for raping a minor girl on multiple occasions.
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POCSO Act Is Gender Neutral, Intends To Safeguard Childhood: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court on Monday dismissed a petition filed by a 52-year-old woman seeking to quash a sexual assault case under POCSO Act, holding that the legislation is gender neutral and applies equally to men and women.
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Police Apprehend Teenager For Sexual Assault, Murder Of 5-Year-Old Boy
A teenager has been apprehended for allegedly sexually assaulting and murdering a five-year-old boy, police said on Sunday.
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Madhya Pradesh Man Arrested For Raping Teen Daughter, Throwing Their Newborn In Bushes
A man has been arrested for allegedly raping his 16-year-old daughter, impregnating her and abandoning their newborn baby in the bushes in Madhya Pradesh's Khargone district, police said on Saturday.
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4 Under Trial In Rape, POCSO Act Cases Escape From Chhattisgarh Jail
Four prisoners facing trial in rape and POCSO Act cases escaped from a district jail in Chhattisgarh's Korba district.
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Minor Was Alone At Home In Odisha's Balasore. Neighbour Came And Raped Her
The accused, identified as Karunakar Behera, entered the house in the absence of the minor girl's family and allegedly raped her.
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Man On Bail In Child Sex Abuse Case Arrested Again For Harassing The Girl
Odisha Police on Tuesday arrested a 27-year-old man, an accused in a child sexual abuse case, who was out on bail, for allegedly again chasing the victim and obstructing her way while she was returning from school.
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Supreme Court Refuses To Quash FIR Against Ex Judge Accused Of Raping Minor Daughter
Calling it "shocking", the Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to quash the criminal proceedings against a former judicial officer accused of sexually abusing his minor daughter.
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Prime Suspect's Father Dies In Fake NCC Camp Sexual Abuse Case
The main accused in the fake National Cadet Corps (NCC) camp sexual assault case in Tamil Nadu and his father have both died, police said. The state opposition leader Edappadi K Palaniswami and BJP chief K Annamalai have raised questions of criminal
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6 Jailed For Life In Ajmer Sex Scandal After 32 Years
Special POCSO Court on Tuesday sentenced life imprisonment to six accused in the Ajmer blackmail case which is also called as Ajmer sex scandal.
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Supreme Court Dismisses High Court Verdict Advising Young Girls To "Control Sexual Urges"
The Supreme Court today set aside an order of the Calcutta High Court in which it acquitted an accused in a sexual assault case and made "objectionable" observations advising adolescent girls to "control sexual urges".
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BS Yediyurappa Summoned By Court On July 15 In Child Sex Abuse Case
A special Bengaluru court Thursday ordered veteran BJP leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa along with other accused, to appear before it on July 15 in connection with the case of sexual harassment of a minor under the Pocso Act
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BS Yediyurappa Can't Be Arrested In Sexual Assault Case Till Next Hearing: Court
Former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa, accused of sex harassment of a minor, cannot be arrested until the next hearing in the case, the Karnataka High Court ruled today.
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"Vendetta Politics": BJP Slams Congress Over Arrest Warrant Against BS Yediyurappa
The Karnataka BJP on Thursday accused the Congress government in the state of pursuing vendetta politics in the POCSO case involving former Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa in retaliation for dragging Rahul Gandhi to court in a defamation case.
