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Man Gets Death Penalty For Sexual Assault, Murder Of Minor In Tamil Nadu
The POCSO Special Court convicted Dharma Muneeswaran and sentenced him to death by hanging on both counts of sexual assault and murder, 77 days after the crime.
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No Interim Relief For Union Minister Bandi Sanjay's Son In Sexual Assault Case
Justice T Madhavi Devi, who resumed hearing in the interim anticipatory bail petition of Kumar's son Bandi Bageerath on Friday evening, said she was not inclined to grant any interim order at this stage.
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Union Minister Bandi Sanjay's Son Seeks Bail, Calls POCSO Case 'Honey-Trap'
The plea was moved before the vacation bench of the Telangana High Court and is scheduled to be heard on May 14.
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Odisha Man Lures 5-Year-Old Girl With Biscuits At Home, Rapes Her, Arrested
A case has been registered under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. The man was produced before a court and remanded to judicial custody.
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Swami Avimukteshwaranand Gets Anticipatory Bail In Sexual Abuse Case
The case pertains to an FIR lodged at Jhunsi police station in Prayagraj following directions from a POCSO court.
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'Tried To Prove Child Has No Proof': Court Blasts Cops In Rape Case
Supreme Court raSupreme Court raps Gurugram Police in four-year-old child's rape case.ps Gurugram Police in four-year-old child's rape case.
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Supreme Court Slams "Insensitive" Conduct Of Haryana Police, Magistrate In Minor's Rape Case
A bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant, along with Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi, expressed serious concern over alleged violations of procedures under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
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Air Force Personnel Acquitted After UP Minor Says 'Assault' Was In A Dream
A special court has acquitted an Indian Air Force personnel accused of molesting his minor sister-in-law after the complainant revealed that the alleged incident was only a dream and her raising an alarm was a misunderstanding.
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'Love, Not Lust': Court Dismisses POCSO Case Against Man Who Married Victim
The Uttarakhand High Court has quashed proceedings in a POCSO case against a man, noting that the accused and the victim are now legally married, have a child and that the woman wants to live with him.
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Police Case Against UP Seer To Probe Sexual Abuse Allegations Against Him
A special POCSO court here on Saturday ordered the Jhunsi Police Station SHO to register an FIR against Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati to investigate allegations of sexual abuse of boys.
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In Landmark Order, UP Couple Gets Death For Sexually Assaulting 33 Children
A couple has been sentenced to death by a court in Uttar Pradesh after being convicted in a case of sexual assault of 33 children, some of them as young as three years old.
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What Is 'Romeo-Juliet' Clause, The Supreme Court Wants Under POCSO Act
The law was first introduced in the United States because there was concern that teenagers in consensual relationships were being unfairly criminalised for statutory rape.
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Making Child Touch Private Parts Is Aggravated Sexual Assault: Delhi Court
Making a small child touch one's private parts with sexual intent is aggravated sexual assault under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the Delhi High Court has held.
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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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Man Gets Death Penalty For Sexual Assault, Murder Of Minor In Tamil Nadu
The POCSO Special Court convicted Dharma Muneeswaran and sentenced him to death by hanging on both counts of sexual assault and murder, 77 days after the crime.
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No Interim Relief For Union Minister Bandi Sanjay's Son In Sexual Assault Case
Justice T Madhavi Devi, who resumed hearing in the interim anticipatory bail petition of Kumar's son Bandi Bageerath on Friday evening, said she was not inclined to grant any interim order at this stage.
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Union Minister Bandi Sanjay's Son Seeks Bail, Calls POCSO Case 'Honey-Trap'
The plea was moved before the vacation bench of the Telangana High Court and is scheduled to be heard on May 14.
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Odisha Man Lures 5-Year-Old Girl With Biscuits At Home, Rapes Her, Arrested
A case has been registered under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. The man was produced before a court and remanded to judicial custody.
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Swami Avimukteshwaranand Gets Anticipatory Bail In Sexual Abuse Case
The case pertains to an FIR lodged at Jhunsi police station in Prayagraj following directions from a POCSO court.
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'Tried To Prove Child Has No Proof': Court Blasts Cops In Rape Case
Supreme Court raSupreme Court raps Gurugram Police in four-year-old child's rape case.ps Gurugram Police in four-year-old child's rape case.
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Supreme Court Slams "Insensitive" Conduct Of Haryana Police, Magistrate In Minor's Rape Case
A bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant, along with Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi, expressed serious concern over alleged violations of procedures under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
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Air Force Personnel Acquitted After UP Minor Says 'Assault' Was In A Dream
A special court has acquitted an Indian Air Force personnel accused of molesting his minor sister-in-law after the complainant revealed that the alleged incident was only a dream and her raising an alarm was a misunderstanding.
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'Love, Not Lust': Court Dismisses POCSO Case Against Man Who Married Victim
The Uttarakhand High Court has quashed proceedings in a POCSO case against a man, noting that the accused and the victim are now legally married, have a child and that the woman wants to live with him.
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Police Case Against UP Seer To Probe Sexual Abuse Allegations Against Him
A special POCSO court here on Saturday ordered the Jhunsi Police Station SHO to register an FIR against Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati to investigate allegations of sexual abuse of boys.
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In Landmark Order, UP Couple Gets Death For Sexually Assaulting 33 Children
A couple has been sentenced to death by a court in Uttar Pradesh after being convicted in a case of sexual assault of 33 children, some of them as young as three years old.
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What Is 'Romeo-Juliet' Clause, The Supreme Court Wants Under POCSO Act
The law was first introduced in the United States because there was concern that teenagers in consensual relationships were being unfairly criminalised for statutory rape.
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Making Child Touch Private Parts Is Aggravated Sexual Assault: Delhi Court
Making a small child touch one's private parts with sexual intent is aggravated sexual assault under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the Delhi High Court has held.
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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.
