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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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Top Court Stays POCSO Trial Against Ex-Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa
A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi passed the interim order while hearing Yediyurappa's plea challenging the Karnataka High Court's refusal to quash the case.
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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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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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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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"Love, Not Lust": Top Court After Victim Marries Man Who Sexually Assaulted Her
The Justice Datta-led Bench noted that during the pendency of the appeal, the appellant and the victim, now adults, had married in May 2021 and were leading a "happy married life" with a one-year-old son.
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Bangladeshi National In India Jailed For 8 Years In Rape Case
A sessions court in Maharashtra's Thane district has sentenced a Bangladeshi national to eight years in prison after holding him guilty in a rape case.
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Use Of Term 'Physical Relations' Not Enough To Prove Rape: Delhi High Court
Mere use of the term "physical relations" without supporting evidence is insufficient to establish rape or aggravated penetrative sexual assault, the Delhi High Court has held.
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Telangana Tuition Teacher, 60, Jailed For Raping 12-Year-Old Student
A special court in Telangana's Ranga Reddy district on Friday sentenced a 60-year-old tuition teacher to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment and a Rs 5,000 fine for raping a 12-year-old girl who was attending his classes.
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Man Acquitted In Sexual Assault Case, His Relieved Mother Collapses In Court
A special court in Maharashtra's Thane district has acquitted a 28-year-old man in a sexual assault case involving a minor girl after he spent five years in jail.
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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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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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Top Court Stays POCSO Trial Against Ex-Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa
A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi passed the interim order while hearing Yediyurappa's plea challenging the Karnataka High Court's refusal to quash the case.
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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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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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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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"Love, Not Lust": Top Court After Victim Marries Man Who Sexually Assaulted Her
The Justice Datta-led Bench noted that during the pendency of the appeal, the appellant and the victim, now adults, had married in May 2021 and were leading a "happy married life" with a one-year-old son.
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Bangladeshi National In India Jailed For 8 Years In Rape Case
A sessions court in Maharashtra's Thane district has sentenced a Bangladeshi national to eight years in prison after holding him guilty in a rape case.
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Use Of Term 'Physical Relations' Not Enough To Prove Rape: Delhi High Court
Mere use of the term "physical relations" without supporting evidence is insufficient to establish rape or aggravated penetrative sexual assault, the Delhi High Court has held.
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Telangana Tuition Teacher, 60, Jailed For Raping 12-Year-Old Student
A special court in Telangana's Ranga Reddy district on Friday sentenced a 60-year-old tuition teacher to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment and a Rs 5,000 fine for raping a 12-year-old girl who was attending his classes.
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Man Acquitted In Sexual Assault Case, His Relieved Mother Collapses In Court
A special court in Maharashtra's Thane district has acquitted a 28-year-old man in a sexual assault case involving a minor girl after he spent five years in jail.
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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.
