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Marriage No Shield Against POCSO Charges For Sex With Minor: Madras High Court

30 Apr 2025

In a landmark ruling, the Madras High Court has made it clear that marriage cannot be used as a shield to escape punishment for having sexual intercourse with a minor. The court sentenced a 22-year-old man to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences...

Kolkata Court Sentences Man To Death For Raping Infant, Calls It ‘Rarest Of Rare’ Case

19 Feb 2025

A POCSO court in Kolkata on Wednesday has sentenced a 34-year-old man to death for raping a 7-month-old infant, that left the child in critical condition. In addition to the capital punishment, the court has directed that ₹10 lakh be paid as compensation to the victim’s family. The harrowing incident...

Chhattisgarh Court Sentences Five Men To Death For Gang-Rape And Murder Of 16-Year-Old Girl

23 Jan 2025

A court in Chhattisgarh has sentenced five men to death for the gang-rape and brutal murder of a 16-year-old girl, as well as the killings of two of her family members. The Fast Track Special Court in Korba district described the crime as "extremely depraved, disgusting, bestial, and cowardly," saying...

15 more men arrested by Police in Kerala Sexual Assault Case

12 Jan 2025

In Pathanamthitta POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) case, where an 18-year-old Dalit woman claims that more than 60 men sexually attacked her, the Kerala police have detained 15 additional people. Twenty people, including youngsters, are reportedly in jail at the moment. Two distinct police stations have received nine...

“Physical Relations Can’t Automatically Mean Sexual Assault”: Delhi HC

30 Dec 2024

The Delhi High Court has overturned the conviction of a man sentenced under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO), ruling that the term "physical relations" used by the minor survivor does not automatically indicate sexual assault. The bench, comprising Justices Pratibha M. Singh and Amit Sharma, allowed...

Noida School Sexual Assault Case: Teacher And Security In-Charge Arrested

18 Oct 2024

In a deeply concerning incident, Noida police have arrested the security in-charge and a class teacher at a prominent school after a three-and-a-half-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted multiple times by a 30-year-old man employed in the school’s housekeeping department. This distressing case has raised alarms about child safety within...

Watching, Downloading Child Pornography Are Offences :SC

23 Sep 2024

In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court of India has declared that both downloading and viewing child pornography constitutes an offense under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. The bench, which included Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, emphasized the seriousness...

UP: 13-Year-Old Dalit Girl Gang-Raped In Moving Car

21 Sep 2024

A horrifying incident has come to light in Mathura, where a 13-year-old Dalit girl was abducted, drugged, and gang-raped by three youths on Thursday, as reported by the TOI. The incident unfolded when the girl went to a local grocery store and was offered a bottle of water by a...

Bhopal: Three-Year-Old Girl Allegedly Raped by Teacher

20 Sep 2024

A shocking incident has emerged from Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, where a three-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a teacher at a private school. The case has sparked widespread outrage, prompting swift action from authorities and protests from concerned citizens. What happened? The alleged assault occurred at an English medium private school, where the victim's mother reported noticing bruises on her daughter's body after she returned...

West Bengal: Siliguri Court Sentences Convict to Death for Rape and Murder of Minor

08 Sep 2024

A court in Siliguri, West Bengal, sentenced MD Abbas to death for the rape and murder of a minor girl, a crime that took place last year. The verdict was delivered by Additional District and Sessions Judge Anita Mehrotra Mathur, who declared the case one of the "rarest of the...

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Marriage No Shield Against POCSO Charges For Sex With Minor: Madras High Court

Kolkata Court Sentences Man To Death For Raping Infant, Calls It ‘Rarest Of Rare’ Case

Chhattisgarh Court Sentences Five Men To Death For Gang-Rape And Murder Of 16-Year-Old Girl

15 more men arrested by Police in Kerala Sexual Assault Case

“Physical Relations Can’t Automatically Mean Sexual Assault”: Delhi HC

Noida School Sexual Assault Case: Teacher And Security In-Charge Arrested

Watching, Downloading Child Pornography Are Offences :SC

UP: 13-Year-Old Dalit Girl Gang-Raped In Moving Car

Bhopal: Three-Year-Old Girl Allegedly Raped by Teacher

West Bengal: Siliguri Court Sentences Convict to Death for Rape and Murder of Minor

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