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Kanpur Coaching Centre Teacher Arrested For Raping 15-Year-Old Student
A coaching centre teacher has been arrested in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur after a POCSO case was registered against him for allegedly raping a 15-year-old student repeatedly for over a month, officials said
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"Spent 8 Years In Jail": Ex-Top Court Judge On Unnao Rape Convict's Bail
According to the former top court judge, the rape convict has already spent over eight years in jail, and he cannot be given a life sentence as he is "not a public servant".
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Case Under Anti-Child Abuse Act Can't Be Dismissed If Victim Turns Hostile: Court
The Delhi High Court has upheld the jail term of a man for raping his minor stepdaughter, observing that guilt under the POCSO Act cannot be dismissed merely because the victim turned hostile, particularly when scientific evidence was available.
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RCB Cricketer Yash Dayal's Bail Plea Rejected By Jaipur's POCSO Court In Alleged Rape Case
Yash Dayal's lawyer, Kunal Jaiman, has argued that he only met the girl in public places, never alone, that she presented herself as an adult, took money from him citing financial problems.
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UP Man, Sister Get Life Imprisonment Over 13-Year-Old Girl's Rape
A special POCSO court here on Friday convicted and sentenced a 24-year-old man and his married sister to life imprisonment over the rape of a 13-year-old girl in a five-year-old case, a case lawyer said.
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As Child-Crime Crisis Deepens, Madhya Pradesh Rape Exposes Dark Reality
As per NCRB, every three minutes, a child in India becomes a victim of crime. Every eight minutes, a POCSO case is filed. In 2023 alone, the country recorded 1,77,335 crimes against children, a staggering 9.2 per cent jump from the previous year.
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Allahabad High Court Quashes POCSO Case Against 'Happily-Married' Couple
Quashing criminal proceedings under the POCSO Act, the Allahabad High Court has observed that forcing a happily-married couple to face trial merely to record a hostile testimony would be an "irony of fate" and an "instrument of harassment".
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Mumbai Girl, 16, Accuse Mother, Neighbour Of Pushing Her Into Prostitution
A Mumbai-based girl studying in Class 10 has accused her mother and their male neighbour of pushing her into prostitution to earn money, prompting the police to register a case and launch a probe.
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Karnataka Seer Accused Of Sexually Assaulting School Girls Acquitted
The seer of Chitradurga's Sri Murugha Mutt, Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, accused of raping minor girls staying in the mutt, has been acquitted in one of the two cases filed against him.
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Karnataka Man Allegedly Raped Minor Sister-In-Law, Case Filed
A man in Karnataka has been accused of repeatedly raping his minor sister-in-law, who is now pregnant. Mohammad Sab, who is on the run, faces charges under the stringent Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
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Ex Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa Summoned In Child Sex Abuse Case
In more trouble for former Karnataka chief minister BS Yediyurappa, a special court has summoned him in connection with a child sex abuse case on December 2.
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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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Himachal BJP MLA Hans Raj Faces Child Sexual Abuse Case
Himachal Pradesh BJP legislator Hans Raj was booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act on the complaint of a woman who alleged she was sexually assaulted when she was minor, the police said on Saturday.
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Top Court Concerned Over POCSO Misuse, Says Awareness Needed
The POCSO act is being misused in cases of marital discord and consensual relationships between adolescents, the Supreme Court said while stressing the need to spread awareness in boys and men about its legal provisions.
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Girl Raped By Teen; A Hospital Visit Revealed Pregnancy, Months Of Abuse
Police here have apprehended a juvenile for allegedly repeatedly raping a minor and impregnating her, an officer said on Monday.
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Kanpur Coaching Centre Teacher Arrested For Raping 15-Year-Old Student
A coaching centre teacher has been arrested in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur after a POCSO case was registered against him for allegedly raping a 15-year-old student repeatedly for over a month, officials said
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"Spent 8 Years In Jail": Ex-Top Court Judge On Unnao Rape Convict's Bail
According to the former top court judge, the rape convict has already spent over eight years in jail, and he cannot be given a life sentence as he is "not a public servant".
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Case Under Anti-Child Abuse Act Can't Be Dismissed If Victim Turns Hostile: Court
The Delhi High Court has upheld the jail term of a man for raping his minor stepdaughter, observing that guilt under the POCSO Act cannot be dismissed merely because the victim turned hostile, particularly when scientific evidence was available.
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RCB Cricketer Yash Dayal's Bail Plea Rejected By Jaipur's POCSO Court In Alleged Rape Case
Yash Dayal's lawyer, Kunal Jaiman, has argued that he only met the girl in public places, never alone, that she presented herself as an adult, took money from him citing financial problems.
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UP Man, Sister Get Life Imprisonment Over 13-Year-Old Girl's Rape
A special POCSO court here on Friday convicted and sentenced a 24-year-old man and his married sister to life imprisonment over the rape of a 13-year-old girl in a five-year-old case, a case lawyer said.
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As Child-Crime Crisis Deepens, Madhya Pradesh Rape Exposes Dark Reality
As per NCRB, every three minutes, a child in India becomes a victim of crime. Every eight minutes, a POCSO case is filed. In 2023 alone, the country recorded 1,77,335 crimes against children, a staggering 9.2 per cent jump from the previous year.
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Allahabad High Court Quashes POCSO Case Against 'Happily-Married' Couple
Quashing criminal proceedings under the POCSO Act, the Allahabad High Court has observed that forcing a happily-married couple to face trial merely to record a hostile testimony would be an "irony of fate" and an "instrument of harassment".
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Mumbai Girl, 16, Accuse Mother, Neighbour Of Pushing Her Into Prostitution
A Mumbai-based girl studying in Class 10 has accused her mother and their male neighbour of pushing her into prostitution to earn money, prompting the police to register a case and launch a probe.
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Karnataka Seer Accused Of Sexually Assaulting School Girls Acquitted
The seer of Chitradurga's Sri Murugha Mutt, Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, accused of raping minor girls staying in the mutt, has been acquitted in one of the two cases filed against him.
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Karnataka Man Allegedly Raped Minor Sister-In-Law, Case Filed
A man in Karnataka has been accused of repeatedly raping his minor sister-in-law, who is now pregnant. Mohammad Sab, who is on the run, faces charges under the stringent Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
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Ex Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa Summoned In Child Sex Abuse Case
In more trouble for former Karnataka chief minister BS Yediyurappa, a special court has summoned him in connection with a child sex abuse case on December 2.
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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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Himachal BJP MLA Hans Raj Faces Child Sexual Abuse Case
Himachal Pradesh BJP legislator Hans Raj was booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act on the complaint of a woman who alleged she was sexually assaulted when she was minor, the police said on Saturday.
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Top Court Concerned Over POCSO Misuse, Says Awareness Needed
The POCSO act is being misused in cases of marital discord and consensual relationships between adolescents, the Supreme Court said while stressing the need to spread awareness in boys and men about its legal provisions.
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Girl Raped By Teen; A Hospital Visit Revealed Pregnancy, Months Of Abuse
Police here have apprehended a juvenile for allegedly repeatedly raping a minor and impregnating her, an officer said on Monday.
