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"Give Free Treatment To Rape, Acid Attack Survivors": Delhi High Court's Landmark Order
In a landmark order, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed that victims of rape, acid attacks, sexual assaults, and survivors of POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) cases are entitled to free medical treatment.
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Alan Jones, Famed Australian Broadcaster Denies 'Baseless' Sex Offence Charges
Alan Jones was arrested last month by detectives from a dedicated child abuse squad. At the time he was charged with 26 offences against several alleged victims spanning between 2001 and 2019, New South Wales Police said.
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Can't Allow Victim Shaming As Legal Strategy In Sexual Assault Cases: Court
Shaming a victim and her family must not be allowed as tools of legal strategy in cases of sexual offences against minors as it deters them from reporting such offences to the authorities, the Delhi High Court has said.
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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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Child Sex Abuse Cases Can't Be Dismissed Based On "Compromise": High Court
The Allahabad High Court has observed that crimes under 'Special Statutes' like the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences or POCSO can't be dismissed merely based on "compromise" between the victim and the offender.
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High Court Issues Directions To Ensure Confidentiality Of Sex Offence Victims
In a step to ensure that anonymity and confidentiality of survivors of sexual offences is maintained, the Delhi High Court has issued directions that their name, parentage and address should not be reflected in documents filed in courts.
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Kevin Spacey Sexual Assault Trial: Actor Says He Touched Victim In "Romantic" Ways
"I was crushed. I never thought that (name of man) I knew over 20 years later would stab me in the back," Mr Spacey told the court.
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Sexual Offence Victim Has Right To Participate In Proceedings: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday ruled the victim of a sexual offence has "unbridled participatory rights" in all criminal proceedings in the matter but there is no legal requirement to make her a party to the proceedings.
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On Child Abuse Victims' Presence In Court, Delhi High Court's Advice
A minor victim of sexual offence suffers grave psychological impact by being present during court proceedings and it is in her interest that she is not traumatised again by having to relive the incident.
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Marrying Minor Rape Survivor Does Not "Sanctify" Offence: Delhi High Court
Merely because sexual abuse resulted in marriage between the victim and the accused or in the birth of a child, it does not mitigate or sanctify the offence of rape, the Delhi High Court has said.
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Karnataka High Court On Victim Recall, Cross-Exam In Child Abuse Cases
The provision of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, which prohibits child victims from being repeatedly called to testify in court, "gets diluted" once the victim crosses 18 years of age, the High Court of Karnataka has said.
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Man, 64, Sentenced To 73 Years In Jail For Sexual Assault Of Grandson
A Sessions Court in Kerala on Monday convicted a 64-year old man of repeated sexual assault of his grandson. The court sentenced him to 73 years of imprisonment for the offence he committed in 2019 when the victim was seven years old.
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"Skin-To-Skin Condition Disastrous For Sex Assault Cases": Supreme Court
The provision defining the offence of sexual assault against children under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act must be looked at from the "victim's perspective" and if the "sexual intent" is present, then the offence is made
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4 Child Sexual Abuse Victims Denied Justice Everyday In India: Study
Everyday four child victims of sexual offences are denied justice due to closure of their cases by police because of insufficient evidence, according to a new study.
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Opinion: Groping A Child, If Shirt Is On, Isn't Sex Assault, Says Court
One is driven to call out the judge of the Nagpur bench of the Mumbai High Court, who, in an extraordinarily retrograde judgement, has ruled that the offence of sexual assault under Section 7 of the POCSO Act does not apply when a child is molested, and cannot be considered a victim of attempt to rape unless there is "skin to skin" contact.
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"Give Free Treatment To Rape, Acid Attack Survivors": Delhi High Court's Landmark Order
In a landmark order, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed that victims of rape, acid attacks, sexual assaults, and survivors of POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) cases are entitled to free medical treatment.
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Alan Jones, Famed Australian Broadcaster Denies 'Baseless' Sex Offence Charges
Alan Jones was arrested last month by detectives from a dedicated child abuse squad. At the time he was charged with 26 offences against several alleged victims spanning between 2001 and 2019, New South Wales Police said.
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Can't Allow Victim Shaming As Legal Strategy In Sexual Assault Cases: Court
Shaming a victim and her family must not be allowed as tools of legal strategy in cases of sexual offences against minors as it deters them from reporting such offences to the authorities, the Delhi High Court has said.
-
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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Child Sex Abuse Cases Can't Be Dismissed Based On "Compromise": High Court
The Allahabad High Court has observed that crimes under 'Special Statutes' like the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences or POCSO can't be dismissed merely based on "compromise" between the victim and the offender.
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High Court Issues Directions To Ensure Confidentiality Of Sex Offence Victims
In a step to ensure that anonymity and confidentiality of survivors of sexual offences is maintained, the Delhi High Court has issued directions that their name, parentage and address should not be reflected in documents filed in courts.
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Kevin Spacey Sexual Assault Trial: Actor Says He Touched Victim In "Romantic" Ways
"I was crushed. I never thought that (name of man) I knew over 20 years later would stab me in the back," Mr Spacey told the court.
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Sexual Offence Victim Has Right To Participate In Proceedings: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday ruled the victim of a sexual offence has "unbridled participatory rights" in all criminal proceedings in the matter but there is no legal requirement to make her a party to the proceedings.
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On Child Abuse Victims' Presence In Court, Delhi High Court's Advice
A minor victim of sexual offence suffers grave psychological impact by being present during court proceedings and it is in her interest that she is not traumatised again by having to relive the incident.
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Marrying Minor Rape Survivor Does Not "Sanctify" Offence: Delhi High Court
Merely because sexual abuse resulted in marriage between the victim and the accused or in the birth of a child, it does not mitigate or sanctify the offence of rape, the Delhi High Court has said.
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Karnataka High Court On Victim Recall, Cross-Exam In Child Abuse Cases
The provision of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, which prohibits child victims from being repeatedly called to testify in court, "gets diluted" once the victim crosses 18 years of age, the High Court of Karnataka has said.
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Man, 64, Sentenced To 73 Years In Jail For Sexual Assault Of Grandson
A Sessions Court in Kerala on Monday convicted a 64-year old man of repeated sexual assault of his grandson. The court sentenced him to 73 years of imprisonment for the offence he committed in 2019 when the victim was seven years old.
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"Skin-To-Skin Condition Disastrous For Sex Assault Cases": Supreme Court
The provision defining the offence of sexual assault against children under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act must be looked at from the "victim's perspective" and if the "sexual intent" is present, then the offence is made
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4 Child Sexual Abuse Victims Denied Justice Everyday In India: Study
Everyday four child victims of sexual offences are denied justice due to closure of their cases by police because of insufficient evidence, according to a new study.
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Opinion: Groping A Child, If Shirt Is On, Isn't Sex Assault, Says Court
One is driven to call out the judge of the Nagpur bench of the Mumbai High Court, who, in an extraordinarily retrograde judgement, has ruled that the offence of sexual assault under Section 7 of the POCSO Act does not apply when a child is molested, and cannot be considered a victim of attempt to rape unless there is "skin to skin" contact.
