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Couple 'Living Happily As Family', Delhi High Court Sets Aside Rape FIR
The Delhi High Court has set aside an FIR registered on charges of rape and under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, after noting that the parties had settled the disputes and are now living together as a family with two children
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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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Man Convicted Of Rape, Killing Of 6-Year-Old Girl In UP Gets Life Term
A court in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar on Thursday awarded life imprisonment to a man for raping and killing a six-year-old girl.
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Top Court To Examine High Court's Order On Girl's 'Sambandh' Remark In Sexual Assault Case
The Supreme Court today agreed to examine the controversial Delhi High Court order acquitting a 22-year-old man in the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences case.
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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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Mumbai Court Grants Bail To Schoolteacher Arrested For 'Sexually Abusing' Boy
A Mumbai court on Tuesday granted bail to a 40-year-old female teacher of a city-based prominent school who was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor male student on multiple occasions.
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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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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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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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Man Sentenced To Death For Rape And Murder Of Minor Girl In Bengal
A special POCSO court here awarded death sentence to a man for the rape and murder of a minor girl in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district.
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Delhi High Court Allows Family Of Minor Sex Abuse Survivor To Close Case
The Delhi High Court quashed a Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act case after the survivor and her family requested the court to close the case as they were seeking a marriage prospect for the girl and now wish to move on.
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Mentally Challenged Siblings Allegedly Sexually Harassed By Uttarakhand School Caretaker
Two mentally challenged brothers from Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad district were allegedly beaten and sexually harassed by the caretaker of a boarding school in Dehradun, the police said. Their statements will be recorded in a court, the cops added.
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Name Mix-Up Leads To Release Of Rape Accused Instead Of Prisoner Granted Bail
The district jail administration released a POCSO prisoner instead of the prisoner who was supposed to be released on bail due to a mix-up of names, police said on Friday.
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Supreme Court's Extraordinary Judgment In 2023 "Control Sexual Urges" Case
The Supreme Court has ruled that no sentence will be imposed on a man convicted under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, citing the unique circumstances of the case.
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Couple 'Living Happily As Family', Delhi High Court Sets Aside Rape FIR
The Delhi High Court has set aside an FIR registered on charges of rape and under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, after noting that the parties had settled the disputes and are now living together as a family with two children
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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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Man Convicted Of Rape, Killing Of 6-Year-Old Girl In UP Gets Life Term
A court in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar on Thursday awarded life imprisonment to a man for raping and killing a six-year-old girl.
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Top Court To Examine High Court's Order On Girl's 'Sambandh' Remark In Sexual Assault Case
The Supreme Court today agreed to examine the controversial Delhi High Court order acquitting a 22-year-old man in the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences case.
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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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Mumbai Court Grants Bail To Schoolteacher Arrested For 'Sexually Abusing' Boy
A Mumbai court on Tuesday granted bail to a 40-year-old female teacher of a city-based prominent school who was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor male student on multiple occasions.
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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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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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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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Man Sentenced To Death For Rape And Murder Of Minor Girl In Bengal
A special POCSO court here awarded death sentence to a man for the rape and murder of a minor girl in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district.
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Delhi High Court Allows Family Of Minor Sex Abuse Survivor To Close Case
The Delhi High Court quashed a Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act case after the survivor and her family requested the court to close the case as they were seeking a marriage prospect for the girl and now wish to move on.
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Mentally Challenged Siblings Allegedly Sexually Harassed By Uttarakhand School Caretaker
Two mentally challenged brothers from Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad district were allegedly beaten and sexually harassed by the caretaker of a boarding school in Dehradun, the police said. Their statements will be recorded in a court, the cops added.
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Name Mix-Up Leads To Release Of Rape Accused Instead Of Prisoner Granted Bail
The district jail administration released a POCSO prisoner instead of the prisoner who was supposed to be released on bail due to a mix-up of names, police said on Friday.
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Supreme Court's Extraordinary Judgment In 2023 "Control Sexual Urges" Case
The Supreme Court has ruled that no sentence will be imposed on a man convicted under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, citing the unique circumstances of the case.
