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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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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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Man Molests Minor Girl, Threatens Her With Cobra, Arrested: Kota Police
Police have arrested a 29-year-old man for allegedly molesting a minor girl by scaring her with a cobra he kept illegally at his home, and cheating people, officials said.
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Swimming Coach Arrested For Sexually Assaulting Minor Girl At Housing Society In Thane
A 42-year-old swimming coach was arrested in Thane for allegedly touching a 10-year-old girl inappropriately in the swimming pool of a housing society, police said on Monday.
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Man Gets 20 Years In Jail For Sexually Assaulting 4-Year-Old Girl
A 51-year-old man was convicted and sentenced to 20 years' rigorous imprisonment by the Mahila Court in Erode on Wednesday for sexually assaulting a four-year-old girl.
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Maharashtra Man Rapes Minor He Befriended On Social Media, Arrested
A 22-year-old man was arrested for allegedly raping a 16-year-old girl with whom he developed friendship on social media in Nagpur city of Maharashtra, police said on Saturday.
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Man Who Escaped During Refuelling Of Police Vehicle Arrested In UP
A man charged under the POSCO Act fled from police custody after the vehicle in which he was being taken to the police station stopped at a petrol station in Lakhimpur Kheri to refuel on Sunday.
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Girl Allegedly Raped, Burnt With Cigarettes In UP's Gorakhpur, 2 Arrested
A teenage girl was allegedly raped by two men and her body singed with cigarette butts in eastern Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur district on Friday. The girl was found by her parents, brick kiln workers, the next day. A case has been registered against two men, who have been arrested and sent to jail, the police said.
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16-Year-Old Girl Married To 23-Year-Old In Telangana
A 16-year-old girl in Telangana was married to a 23-year-old man on June 1, prompting child rights activists to demand penal action against the priest, the bride and groom's parents and the groom.
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Charges Framed Against Expelled BJP MLA Accused In Unnao Rape Case
A Delhi court on Friday framed charges against expelled BJP MLA Kuldeep Sengar for allegedly raping a minor in Unnao in 2017.
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Man Gets 2-Year Rigorous Imprisonment For Molesting Girl In Maharashtra
A Maharashtra court has sentenced a 27-year-old man to two-year rigorous imprisonment for molesting a teenaged girl.
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Teacher Booked For "Misbehaving" With Female Student In Hyderabad
A government school teacher in Hyderabad has been booked for allegedly misbehaving with a female student while she was sitting alone in a classroom.
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Jailed BJP Leader Threatening Us, Alleges Unnao Teen's Family: 10 Points
Months after his arrest, BJP lawmaker Kuldeep Singh Sengar has been charged by the CBI with raping a 15-year-old in Unnao in Uttar Pradesh, a case in which action was taken only after the girl tried to commit suicide opposite Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's house. The politician, who remains in the ruling party, has been threatening the teen's fam...
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Hardly 10 Per Cent Sexual Assault Victims Get Compensation, Supreme Court Told
Hardly 5-10 per cent sexual assault victims across the country were getting compensation under the relevant schemes in various states, National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) told the Supreme Court yesterday.
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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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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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Man Molests Minor Girl, Threatens Her With Cobra, Arrested: Kota Police
Police have arrested a 29-year-old man for allegedly molesting a minor girl by scaring her with a cobra he kept illegally at his home, and cheating people, officials said.
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Swimming Coach Arrested For Sexually Assaulting Minor Girl At Housing Society In Thane
A 42-year-old swimming coach was arrested in Thane for allegedly touching a 10-year-old girl inappropriately in the swimming pool of a housing society, police said on Monday.
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Man Gets 20 Years In Jail For Sexually Assaulting 4-Year-Old Girl
A 51-year-old man was convicted and sentenced to 20 years' rigorous imprisonment by the Mahila Court in Erode on Wednesday for sexually assaulting a four-year-old girl.
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Maharashtra Man Rapes Minor He Befriended On Social Media, Arrested
A 22-year-old man was arrested for allegedly raping a 16-year-old girl with whom he developed friendship on social media in Nagpur city of Maharashtra, police said on Saturday.
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Man Who Escaped During Refuelling Of Police Vehicle Arrested In UP
A man charged under the POSCO Act fled from police custody after the vehicle in which he was being taken to the police station stopped at a petrol station in Lakhimpur Kheri to refuel on Sunday.
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Girl Allegedly Raped, Burnt With Cigarettes In UP's Gorakhpur, 2 Arrested
A teenage girl was allegedly raped by two men and her body singed with cigarette butts in eastern Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur district on Friday. The girl was found by her parents, brick kiln workers, the next day. A case has been registered against two men, who have been arrested and sent to jail, the police said.
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16-Year-Old Girl Married To 23-Year-Old In Telangana
A 16-year-old girl in Telangana was married to a 23-year-old man on June 1, prompting child rights activists to demand penal action against the priest, the bride and groom's parents and the groom.
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Charges Framed Against Expelled BJP MLA Accused In Unnao Rape Case
A Delhi court on Friday framed charges against expelled BJP MLA Kuldeep Sengar for allegedly raping a minor in Unnao in 2017.
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Man Gets 2-Year Rigorous Imprisonment For Molesting Girl In Maharashtra
A Maharashtra court has sentenced a 27-year-old man to two-year rigorous imprisonment for molesting a teenaged girl.
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Teacher Booked For "Misbehaving" With Female Student In Hyderabad
A government school teacher in Hyderabad has been booked for allegedly misbehaving with a female student while she was sitting alone in a classroom.
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Jailed BJP Leader Threatening Us, Alleges Unnao Teen's Family: 10 Points
Months after his arrest, BJP lawmaker Kuldeep Singh Sengar has been charged by the CBI with raping a 15-year-old in Unnao in Uttar Pradesh, a case in which action was taken only after the girl tried to commit suicide opposite Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's house. The politician, who remains in the ruling party, has been threatening the teen's fam...
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Hardly 10 Per Cent Sexual Assault Victims Get Compensation, Supreme Court Told
Hardly 5-10 per cent sexual assault victims across the country were getting compensation under the relevant schemes in various states, National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) told the Supreme Court yesterday.
