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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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"How Can There Be A Price Tag On Survivor's Suffering": Court In Rape Case
A Delhi court has sentenced a man to life-term imprisonment in a case of kidnapping and rape of a minor in 2021 and said a clear message had to be sent out that violators of POCSO law will be held accountable.
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New Law Makes Sex Offences Gender Neutral, Adds Clauses To Crimes Against Children
The newly enacted Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, which replaces the British-era Indian Penal Code, has made sexual offences "gender neutral" for the victim and the perpetrator, according to official documents.
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4 Tamil Nadu Cops Arrested For Allegedly Sexually Assaulting Girl
Four cops have been arrested by the Trichy district police in Tamil Nadu under the stringent Protection Of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO), child sex abuse law, for allegedly sexually assaulting a girl.
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In Ujjain Rape Case, Those Who Didn't Help Teen May Face Charges: Police
The people who did not help a 15-year-old girl in Ujjain - who had been raped and left half-naked and bleeding, and went door-to-door begging for help - may be charged under POCSO, the strict child sex abuse law, Madhya Pradesh police said.
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"Not Advisable To Tinker With Age Of Consent": Law Commission To Centre
"Not Advisable To Tinker...": Law Commission On Age Of Consent Under POCSO
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"Insensitive" To Say POCSO Act Being Misused: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has said that the POCSO Act is a gender-neutral legislation while rejecting an assertion that the law is being "misused" as it is a "gender based" enactment.
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Law Commission Seeks Information From Government On Age Of Consent: Report
The 22nd Law Commission, which is looking into the issue of age of consent, held a meeting with officials of the Women and Child Development Ministry recently and sought details on the subject, sources said today.
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Child Sex Abuse Act Being "Misused": Wrestling Body Chief On Sexual Harassment Charges
May 25 Wrestling Federation of India president and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who faces a case under the POCSO Act, on Thursday said the law is being "misused" and under the leadership of seers, "we will force the government to change" it.
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"For 'Romantic Cases'...": Consent Age In Child Rape Law Needs Relook, Says Chief Justice
POCSO Act criminalises all sexual activity for those under 18, regardless of whether consent is factually present, notes CJI DY Chandrachud at seminar
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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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"How Can There Be A Price Tag On Survivor's Suffering": Court In Rape Case
A Delhi court has sentenced a man to life-term imprisonment in a case of kidnapping and rape of a minor in 2021 and said a clear message had to be sent out that violators of POCSO law will be held accountable.
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New Law Makes Sex Offences Gender Neutral, Adds Clauses To Crimes Against Children
The newly enacted Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, which replaces the British-era Indian Penal Code, has made sexual offences "gender neutral" for the victim and the perpetrator, according to official documents.
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4 Tamil Nadu Cops Arrested For Allegedly Sexually Assaulting Girl
Four cops have been arrested by the Trichy district police in Tamil Nadu under the stringent Protection Of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO), child sex abuse law, for allegedly sexually assaulting a girl.
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In Ujjain Rape Case, Those Who Didn't Help Teen May Face Charges: Police
The people who did not help a 15-year-old girl in Ujjain - who had been raped and left half-naked and bleeding, and went door-to-door begging for help - may be charged under POCSO, the strict child sex abuse law, Madhya Pradesh police said.
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"Not Advisable To Tinker With Age Of Consent": Law Commission To Centre
"Not Advisable To Tinker...": Law Commission On Age Of Consent Under POCSO
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"Insensitive" To Say POCSO Act Being Misused: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has said that the POCSO Act is a gender-neutral legislation while rejecting an assertion that the law is being "misused" as it is a "gender based" enactment.
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Law Commission Seeks Information From Government On Age Of Consent: Report
The 22nd Law Commission, which is looking into the issue of age of consent, held a meeting with officials of the Women and Child Development Ministry recently and sought details on the subject, sources said today.
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Child Sex Abuse Act Being "Misused": Wrestling Body Chief On Sexual Harassment Charges
May 25 Wrestling Federation of India president and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who faces a case under the POCSO Act, on Thursday said the law is being "misused" and under the leadership of seers, "we will force the government to change" it.
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"For 'Romantic Cases'...": Consent Age In Child Rape Law Needs Relook, Says Chief Justice
POCSO Act criminalises all sexual activity for those under 18, regardless of whether consent is factually present, notes CJI DY Chandrachud at seminar
