Pocso Act

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Definition of sexual assault in POCSO must be looked from victim's perspective: SC

If the 'sexual intent' is present then the offence is made out even without 'skin-to-skin contact', the apex court clarified

30 Sep 2021 10:29 PM

It is time the judiciary started taking steps to correct itself, and this could well be a major step towards that direction. (ANI)

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The two judgments triggered widespread outrage among the general public as well as the legal circles

01 Feb 2021 8:51 AM

State Law Minister Brajesh Pathak told reporters that of total, 144 courts would hear cases of rape, while 74 courts would hear cases in which the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act has been slapped. (Photo: File)

UP Cabinet gives nod for setting 218 fast-track courts for rapes, crimes against minors

At present, the state has 81 fast-track courts to hear cases related to women, Pathak told PTI.

09 Dec 2019 5:07 PM

The incident happened on Thursday at the first floor of the building on Taratala Road and police said they have arrested a 19-year-old man who is a neighbour of the girl. (Representational Image)

6-year-old locked up in bathroom in Kolkata and raped; one arrested

The man was arrested after a complaint was filed by the rape survivor's mother, a senior officer said.

07 Dec 2019 10:55 AM

Hardev Mashru had abducted the child on Friday night from the city's 80-feet ring road and raped her near Bharatnagar locality. (Photo: Representational)

Man held for abducting, raping 8-year-old girl in Rajkot

The victim was sleeping beside her mother, who works as a labourer, in public garden when Mashru kidnapped her and raped her near a bridge.

01 Dec 2019 7:51 PM

Three people -- V Madhu, Shibu and M Madhu -- allegedly raped a 9-year-old and a 13-year-old girl in 2017. (Photo: Representational)

'Politically-influenced police officers submitted weak report in Walayar rape case'

The trio, arrested under various sections of the POCSO Act were acquitted by the court.

12 Nov 2019 6:29 PM

According to prosecution lawyer Dinesh Kumar Sharma, on April 26, 2017, the convict had lured the victim under the pretext of treating her to ice cream. (Photo: Representational)

UP man sentenced to 15 years in jail for raping minor girl

The judge also slapped a fine of Rs 30,000 on the convict, of which Rs 25,000 will be paid to the victim's family.

01 Oct 2019 9:41 AM

The victim filed a complaint against her father on Friday following which he was arrested. (Photo: Representational)

Rajasthan man held for raping his 11-year-old daughter

Pragat Singh on Thursday asked her younger daughter to go out and then took her elder daughter in a room where he beat her and raped her.

28 Sep 2019 3:43 PM

A source in the Syro-Malabar Church said the priest has been suspended by the Ernakulam-Angamaly Archdiocese. (Representational Image)

Kerala: 70-year old Catholic priest accused of molesting minors

The incident occurred month ago when the nine-year old girls went to the priest's office to seek his blessings after service in the Church.

20 Sep 2019 12:17 PM

The incident had taken place on July 6 last year when the eight-year-old victim fell sick at a marriage programme and was vomiting outside the venue. (Photo: Representational)

Jharkhand youth gets 20 years rigorous imprisonment for raping minor

The accused, a labourer hired to fix a tent, had whisked away the girl to a secluded place and raped her.

06 Sep 2019 1:21 PM

Several students of Delhi University law faculty gheraoed the Adarsh Nagar police station on Saturday night after it was alleged that a law faculty student was assaulted and ill treated by the police.

Delhi: Police station gheraoed after law student thrashed by cops

In his complaint, Mr Pramod stated that on August 25, at about 1.15 pm, he got a call from the Adarsh Nagar police station.

02 Sep 2019 1:38 AM

He said her husband used to beat her up for sexual favours, following which she returned to her mother's residence in Mankhurd in east Mumbai. (Representational Image)

Mumbai teen married off, forced into flesh trade by mother; raped by brother

The girl claimed that when she sought help from her brother, he raped her and threatened to kill her with a sword, he said.

19 Aug 2019 8:11 AM

Enraged at her stubborn answer, Lingappa suddenly got up and slapped her using abusive language. He thrashed her several times and kicked her. He also beat her cousin with a stick. (Representational Image)

Andhra girl thrashed by village head for eloping on parents’ ‘request’

According to the police, the girl’s parents had approached Lingappa to resolve the issue, when the girl was adamant on marrying her cousin.

17 Aug 2019 9:32 AM

Neighbours flocked to the house after the accused daughter began screaming and beat the accused. After that, he was brought to the Adarsh Seva Sansthan childline. (Photo: Representational)

15-yr-old girl catches father attempting to rape 4-yr-old, saves her and locks him up

Acoholic, Bodra was in intoxicated at the time of the incident, police said, adding that his wife and daughter were fed-up of his nuisance.

11 Aug 2019 2:20 PM

‘The girl, in her statement, said the acquaintance had called two of his friends, who raped her and threatened her with a country made pistol, against disclosing the incident to anyone. Later, she said that more people gathered near the spot. She asked two other men passing by in a car to drop her home, but instead, they also raped her and left her on the outskirts of the village,’ police said. (Representational Image)

Gurgaon: 15-year old gets gang-raped multiple times, then dumped on village outskirts

A medical examination was conducted and the girl’s statement was recorded under Section 164 of the CrPC at the Nuh court on Tuesday.

08 Aug 2019 4:20 PM

In a written reply to a question raised by Congress member Karan Singh Dalal on Monday, the assembly was informed that 663 rape and 470 murder cases have been registered in Gurgaon. (Photo: Representational)

Gurgaon sees highest number of rape, murder cases in past five yrs

Faridabad and Gurgaon also saw highest number of child rape cases registered under the POCSO Act.

06 Aug 2019 10:00 AM

The girl shared her plight with her parents after returning home and DNA samples found on the girl had matched with those of the convict. (Photo: Representational)

Man sentenced to life for raping minor girl in Jharkhand

The judge also imposed a fine of Rs 20,000 on Topno.

01 Aug 2019 3:42 PM

Medical reports confirmed that the two girls, aged 7 and 9 years, respectively, were rape victims. (Photo: Representational)

Pune Mother commits suicde after killing daughters who were raped

The incident was reported from Noor Mohalla of Pimpri-Chinchwad in the city.

29 Jul 2019 7:49 PM

‘On April 4, 2016, Gavhane entered the house of a Class VIII student who was alone. He sexually harassed her and also slapped her. The victim told her mother about the incident when the latter returned home that night,’ Additional Public Prosecutor Ujjwala Moholkar said. (Photo: Pixabay | Representational)

Man gets 3 years in jail for sexually harassing minor

He was punished under Sections 354, 452 of the Indian Penal Code and relevant sections of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act.

29 Jul 2019 1:36 PM

he courts would be set-up in districts having 100 or more registered cases of child rape. (Representational image)

Set up Pocso courts in all district: Supreme Court

SC directs setting up of centrally-funded exclusive court in each district.

26 Jul 2019 2:16 AM

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