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    Protection Of Children From Sexual Offences Pocso Act News

    Ex-serviceman running Nagpur military school held for sexual abuse of minors: Cops

    A complaint was lodged by a girl student on Sunday alleging that girls were subjected to inappropriate physical touch, obscene acts and coerced sexual relations under the pretext of military preparation. (Representative photo)
    India News
    Published 2 days ago

    SC notice to Centre over lapses in limiting child sexual abuse content online

    The case was brought by the NGO, Just Rights for Children Alliance, which approached the Supreme Court in a pending matter concerning protection of children from online sexual exploitation.
    India News
    Published 3 days ago

    Thane court acquits coach of raping minor girl, citing continued training

    The observations of the top court came while hearing separate appeals filed by the Kerala government and the accused MLAs against a March 12 order by the Kerala high court refusing to drop charges against the legislators.
    Cities
    Published 40 days ago

    Allahabad HC refuses to quash rape, gangrape FIR under guise of ‘nikah halala’

    As per the FIR, the victim was married in April 2015 at the age of 15 and was subsequently divorced via triple talaq in January 2016. A few months later, she was married to another man under the pretext of halala and was raped.
    India News
    Updated 48 days ago

    1 yr after arrest, rape accused out on bail kills minor victim

    The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO Act) is an Indian law enacted in 2012 to protect children under 18 from sexual assault, sexual harassment, and pornography
    Cities
    Updated 104 days ago

    SC to hear plea for probe into minor’s rape in Gurugram

    Supreme Court
    Cities
    Updated 153 days ago

    HC denies bail to man convicted of 5-year-old’s rape, murder

    HC denies bail to man convicted of 5-year-old’s rape, murder
    Cities
    Published 161 days ago

    Burari tuition teacher booked for sexually assaulting three students

    The accused, Dheeraj Chaudhary, was booked on Monday after a complaint by a survivor. He is currently on the run. (Representative photo)
    Cities
    Published 162 days ago

    HC upholds life terms for 3 in 2014 minor rape-murder case

    HC upholds life terms for 3 in 2014 minor rape-murder case. (Shutterstock)
    Cities
    Published 172 days ago

    15-year-old delivers baby alone at Pune home; man arrested under POCSO

    15-yr-old delivers baby alone at home; man arrested (HT)
    Cities
    Published 192 days ago

    25-year-old arrested for raping 4-year-old in outer Delhi

    Police stated that after reports from the forensics and the crime teams, sections of kidnapping were also added. (Representative photo)
    Cities
    Published 258 days ago

    25-year-old rapes, assaults minor relative in Dwarka; yet to be held

    The 15-year-old girl had come to Delhi with her family to attend a wedding (Representative photo)
    Cities
    Published 271 days ago

    Three men torture, gangrape a 14-year-old schoolgirl in Kolkata, arrested

    The Kolkata Police arrested all three accused and charged them under relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and BNS.
    India News
    Updated 292 days ago

    Court refuses bail to school peon arrested for sexual abusing 14-year-old girl

    Gavel and law books (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
    Cities
    Published 310 days ago

    Man held for molesting his 15-year-old niece on street in Mumbai

    The investigation revealed a dispute between the accused and the family of the niece, police said.
    Cities
    Published 318 days ago

    Ludhiana: Minor alleges rape, son of sorcerer booked

    The Jagraon Sadar police have registered an FIR against the accused, identified as Manpreet Singh alias Monu.
    Cities
    Published 326 days ago

    Ludhiana: Minor delivers baby, cousin booked for rape

    The case has been forwarded to the Sahibpur police station in Begusarai, Bihar, for further action.
    Cities
    Published 327 days ago

    Panchkula: Gurdwara sewadar arrested for sexually assaulting 9-year-old girl

    DCP Srishti Gupta confirmed that the children underwent a thorough medical examination. (HT Photo for representation)
    Cities
    Published 329 days ago

    CM Gupta clears plan for 53 special courts to speed trials in Delhi

    Move follows LG’s task force push; over 17,000 pending cases to get priority as 16 ad-hoc courts are converted and 37 new ones created with full staffing support. (Sanchit Khanna/HT)
    Cities
    Published 332 days ago

    Ludhiana: Minor boy booked for raping 3-year-old girl

    The inspector stated that the doctors have not confirmed sexual assault on the girl yet. (HT Photo)
    Cities
    Published 338 days ago

    Ghaziabad: Man gets 20-yr jail terms for raping colleague’s three minor daughters

    The 13-year-old victim testified that Singh first assaulted her in July 2019 while she was studying in Class 9 at a government school in Delhi, threatening her with dire consequences if she disclosed the incidents. (Representational image)
    Cities
    Published 338 days ago

    Chandigarh: Neighbour convicted for 8-year-old’s rape

    The quantum of sentence against the convict, Manoj Kumar, will be pronounced on Friday. (HT Photo for representation)
    Cities
    Published 343 days ago

    Juveniles, age of consent and justice: Explaining the wide conviction gap

    For juveniles (16-18 years), Pocso convictions rose modestly from 144 in 2018 to 213 in 2022 even as the number of detentions rose from 844 to 1,757, which implies a conviction rate of just 12.12% in 2022. (Representational image)
    India News
    Published 381 days ago

    4 prisoners on trial in rape, POCSO cases escape from Chhattisgarh's Korba jail

    Police has obtained CCTV footage of the incident in which the four prisoners are seen scaling the 25 feet wall of the jail.
    India News
    Published 383 days ago

    ‘It was consensual’: Court gives teacher bail over sexual relation with student

    In her bail plea, accused teacher said the boy was emotionally attached to her and referred to her as his “wife”.
    India News
    Updated 393 days ago

    7 held for gang rape of 17-year-old in Tamil Nadu

    The accused are in the age group of 19 and 20 and the victim is 17 years old. (HT FILE)
    India News
    Published 549 days ago

    Court sentences man to death in ‘rarest of rare’ case of rape of infant

    Local residents of Burtolla in north Kolkata found the child on December 1, 2024, bleeding and crying. (Representative Image)
    India News
    Updated 549 days ago

    4 held for sexually assaulting 3 minors, hunt on for one: Police

    The accused were held after police received a complaint through the childline service policy, (Representative image/HT FILE)
    India News
    Published 551 days ago

    Assam University staff allegedly molests minor girl, arrested

    Faruque Ahmed, a non-teaching employee of Assam University Silchar who allegedly molested a 14-year-old adivasi girl at the university's Law Department on Friday.
    Education
    Updated 564 days ago

    ‘Physical relations’ cannot automatically mean sexual assault, rules Delhi HC

    The Delhi high court. (Mint File Photo)
    India News
    Updated 600 days ago
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