[
pocso act
]PAGE 2
13-year-old girl sexually assaulted by neighbour in Manesar
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Gurugram
UPDATED ON JUN 02, 2018 08:11 AM IST
Police said the accused attacked the minor while she was asleep on the roof.
34-year-old woman teacher arrested for sexually abusing 14-year-old boy in Chandigarh
By Parina Sood | Hindustan Times, Chandigarh
UPDATED ON MAY 25, 2018 08:30 AM IST
The science teacher, who is the mother of two girls and a neighbour of the boy whom she was tutoring, has been booked under stringent POCSO Act.
Five minor boys arrested for raping 12-year old girl in Andhra Pradesh’s Chittoor
By Srinivasa Rao Apparasu | Hindustan Times, Hyderabad
UPDATED ON MAY 24, 2018 09:35 PM IST
The boys, aged 16-17 years, first trapped the girl in their neighbourhood by offering her chocolates and allegedly raped her. Subsequently, they repeated the offence several times by threatening that they would kill her, if she revealed the crime to anybody.
How Indore ensured death sentence within 23 days for man accused of raping, killing child
By Punya Priya Mitra | Hindustan Times, Bhopal
UPDATED ON MAY 13, 2018 08:36 AM IST
Public outrage and push from police helped ensure swift justice in the Indore rape and murder case.
Jaipur Bishop seeks support for priest booked for sending indecent messages minor
By Nitika Kakkar | Jaipur, Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON MAY 04, 2018 12:13 AM IST
Bishop of Jaipur Oswald J Lewis has written to the Catholic Diocese of the city asking them to “fast and pray” for Georgish Britto, a priest who was booked under the POCSO Act last month for allegedly sending indecent messages to a Class 9 student at an Alwar school.
Out on bail, Rajasthan rape accused charged for alleged sexual assault of 3-year-old girl
By Aparnesh Goswami | Hindustan Times, Bikaner
UPDATED ON MAY 03, 2018 10:59 PM IST
Police said the accused was caught by locals while he was sexually assaulting the 3-year-old. He was earlier arrested on charges of raping a 10-year-old.
Accused in Ghaziabad rape of girl rescued from madrasa to be tried as adult
By HT Correspondent | Press Trust of India, New Delhi
UPDATED ON MAY 02, 2018 04:41 PM IST
A bone ossification test of the accused, initially thought to be 17 years old, determined that he was older.
Ghaziabad madrasa where minor was raped closed, did not have permission
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Ghaziabad, Ghaziabad
PUBLISHED ON MAY 02, 2018 08:05 AM IST
The building had come under scanner after Delhi Police conducted a raid on April 22 and rescued a 10-year-old girl, who was allegedly abducted and raped.
Supreme Court asks high courts to fast-track trial under POCSO Act
By HT Correspondent | Press Trust of India, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON MAY 01, 2018 03:09 PM IST
The apex court also asked the high courts to instruct trial courts not to grant unnecessary adjournments during trial of cases under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
Man arrested for raping, killing five-year-old neighbour in Dhanbad
By Pankaj Kumar | Hindustan Times, Dhanbad
PUBLISHED ON MAY 01, 2018 12:02 AM IST
The girl’s body was found from a nearby forest without any clothes, about a kilometre away from the house of the accused.
Apna Ghar horror tales: How Jaswanti Devi kept her misdeeds secret
By Vivek Gupta | Hindustan Times, Panchkula
UPDATED ON APR 29, 2018 11:54 AM IST
Jaswanti Devi, who was sentenced to life in jail for the sexual exploitation of inmates at her shelter, ensured that her victims didn’t speak to anyone outside the complex.
Tamil Nadu man gets 4 life terms for raping minor daughter, impregnating her
By Press Trust of India | Press Trust of India, Thanjavur
UPDATED ON APR 25, 2018 07:39 PM IST
Prosecution said the man had raped his daughter after gagging and tying her limbs at their house when her mother was away in 2016.
Two men arrested for raping 11-year-old girl in Bihar’s Madhubani
By Bishnu K Jha | Hindustan Times, Madhubani
UPDATED ON APR 24, 2018 04:41 PM IST
Two men arrested for raping 11-year-old girl in Bihar’s Madhubani
Child rights activists oppose death penalty for rape of minors
By Press Trust of India | Press Trust of India, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON APR 21, 2018 07:56 PM IST
The activists are of the view that as most rapes are perpetrated by family members, invoking death penalty will only increase the chances of acquittal.
Govt to start database of sex offenders
By Moushumi Das Gupta | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON APR 22, 2018 04:23 PM IST
Police and legal authorities in any state would be able to access the data for verification of the antecedents of those charged with sexual offences, according to the ordinance cleared by the Union cabinet
Not arresting rape accused BJP MLA Sengar is breach of law: legal experts
By Chetan Chauhan, New Delhi | Hindustan Times
PUBLISHED ON APR 12, 2018 05:16 PM IST
Legal experts say the POCSO Act provides for immediate arrest of the accused. Others say action should be taken against police for not arresting Sengar immediately after he was booked for rape.
- 1
- 2