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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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Bengal Cabinet Okays Proposal To Set Up More Courts To Deal With Child Abuse Cases
The West Bengal Cabinet on Tuesday gave its nod to a proposal to set up five more special POCSO courts in the state, taking the total number of such courts to 67 Minister of State for Finance Chandrima Bhattacharya 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 Jailed For 10 Years For Sexually Assaulting Minor Daughter
Sexual activities with girls of "immature" age have a traumatic effect on their lives and such crimes committed by a person in a position of trust and authority adversely affects a child's perception to look at life positively, a special court said.
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Ex-Uttarakhand Minister Kills Himself Days After Daughter-In-Law's Charge
Rajendra Bahuguna, 59, reportedly dialed the police on the emergency number 112 from his home in Haldwani and told them about his suicide plan.
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"Love Affair" No Ground For Bail When Minor Involved, Says Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has said that grounds like "there was a love affair" between the girl and the accused and there was alleged "refusal to marry" will have no bearing on the grant of bail in the POCSO case.
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Judicial Custody Of 2 School Managers Accused Of Molestation Extended
A special POCSO court has extended the judicial custody of two managers of a private school till January 3 in connection with a molestation case.
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UP Man Sentenced To Death For Rape And Murder Of 2-Year-Old Girl
A man was awarded death sentence by a district court on Wednesday for raping and murdering a two-year-old girl.
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14-Year-Old Girl Raped In UP's Ballia Village
A 14-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a 24-year-old man in a village in Ballia, police said on Monday.
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Posco's Steel Plant In India Faces Disruption, Hampers Auto Supply Chain
SIAM said the disruption comes at a time when companies are still recovering from the impact of COVID-19 and this could be a major setback for the economy.
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Mumbai Husband And Wife In Their 80s Get 10-Year Jail For Child Sex Abuse
A special court in Mumbai has sentenced an octogenarian couple to ten years of rigorous imprisonment in a 2013 case of sexually assaulting a four-year-old girl, who lived in their neighbourhood in Mumbai's Girgaon.
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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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Bengal Cabinet Okays Proposal To Set Up More Courts To Deal With Child Abuse Cases
The West Bengal Cabinet on Tuesday gave its nod to a proposal to set up five more special POCSO courts in the state, taking the total number of such courts to 67 Minister of State for Finance Chandrima Bhattacharya 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 Jailed For 10 Years For Sexually Assaulting Minor Daughter
Sexual activities with girls of "immature" age have a traumatic effect on their lives and such crimes committed by a person in a position of trust and authority adversely affects a child's perception to look at life positively, a special court said.
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Ex-Uttarakhand Minister Kills Himself Days After Daughter-In-Law's Charge
Rajendra Bahuguna, 59, reportedly dialed the police on the emergency number 112 from his home in Haldwani and told them about his suicide plan.
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"Love Affair" No Ground For Bail When Minor Involved, Says Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has said that grounds like "there was a love affair" between the girl and the accused and there was alleged "refusal to marry" will have no bearing on the grant of bail in the POCSO case.
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Judicial Custody Of 2 School Managers Accused Of Molestation Extended
A special POCSO court has extended the judicial custody of two managers of a private school till January 3 in connection with a molestation case.
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UP Man Sentenced To Death For Rape And Murder Of 2-Year-Old Girl
A man was awarded death sentence by a district court on Wednesday for raping and murdering a two-year-old girl.
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14-Year-Old Girl Raped In UP's Ballia Village
A 14-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a 24-year-old man in a village in Ballia, police said on Monday.
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Posco's Steel Plant In India Faces Disruption, Hampers Auto Supply Chain
SIAM said the disruption comes at a time when companies are still recovering from the impact of COVID-19 and this could be a major setback for the economy.
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Mumbai Husband And Wife In Their 80s Get 10-Year Jail For Child Sex Abuse
A special court in Mumbai has sentenced an octogenarian couple to ten years of rigorous imprisonment in a 2013 case of sexually assaulting a four-year-old girl, who lived in their neighbourhood in Mumbai's Girgaon.
