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The 58-year-old retired Mumbai cop was convicted under IPC section 354 (A) (molestation) and relevant provisions of the POCSO Act by special judge Kalpana Patil..
Credit: Mid-Day - Published 1 day ago

The principal of a government primary school in Bulandshahr, Pratap Singh, was arrested for sexually abusing girl students, showing them 'indecent videos' on..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published 2 days ago

Budaun Pocso court sentenced two to life for abducting, gang-raping, and causing the death of a 16-year-old Dalit girl after she filed an FIR. Failure to arrest..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published 5 days ago

A woman and man in Bhopal were sentenced to 20 years for raping a minor, with the woman aiding the man. Legal actions were taken under the Pocso Act, fining them..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published 5 days ago

A 15-year-old girl from Nepal was sexually assaulted in Mumbra after traveling alone to meet an Instagram friend in Maharashtra. The accused was arrested at..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published 6 days ago

Sexual harassment, abuse and sexual assault against young children are on the rise and to ensure protection of children rights and to strengthen reporting and..
Credit: Mondaq - Published 1 week ago

Jabalpur double murder: Father and son fatally stabbed, sister missing. Mukul accused. Railway employee's tragic end. SP leads search. Pocso Act implications...
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published 2 weeks ago

Credit: IndiaTimes - Published 2 weeks ago

BS Yediyurappa, the ex-Chief Minister of Karnataka and prominent BJP figure, is under investigation for an FIR concerning the purported sexual assault of a minor..
Credit: Zee News - Published 2 weeks ago

Former CM Yediyurappa's Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) case has now been handed over with CID, involving a 17-year-old girl's complaint,..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published 2 weeks ago

The victim alleged in the FIR that she was allegedly sexually harassed when she went to seek help related to an incident in which she was raped by others. So far..
Credit: DNA - Published 2 weeks ago

Former CM Yediyurappa faces POCSO charges for assaulting a minor. The incident occurred in his house. The woman sought help for a rape case involving her..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published 2 weeks ago

The alleged incident took place on February 2, 2024 when the 17-year old, accompanied by her mother, had gone to seek Yediyurappa's help in another rape case...
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published 2 weeks ago

On Tuesday, Special Judge (POCSO) VV Virkar pronounced the conviction and imposed a Rs 26,000 punishment on the convicted Thane man.
Credit: Mid-Day - Published 2 weeks ago

The controversial documentary 'To Kill a Tiger' by Nisha Pahuja reveals the face of a gang-raped teenage survivor, violating the Pocso Act. Despite losing the..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published 2 weeks ago

Ten school girls were sexually assaulted by six to seven men after a farewell in the Khairthal-Tijara district. An FIR has been registered under the POCSO Act...
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on March 2, 2024

The decision was given by Special POCSO court judge DS Deshmukh, who imposed a Rs 5,000 punishment on the 47-year-old offender.
Credit: Mid-Day - Published on February 22, 2024

The accused acquitted by the Thane court was charged under relevant IPC sections in addition to the provisions of the POCSO Act.
Credit: Mid-Day - Published on February 20, 2024

Special court judge S V Khongal hearing cases pertaining to the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, on Friday convicted 45-year-old Raju..
Credit: Mid-Day - Published on February 10, 2024

The 22-year-old, in her complaint filed on Monday, said that she came in contact with Varun in 2018 through Instagram, and the player raped her on multiple..
Credit: Mid-Day - Published on February 7, 2024

A 23-year-old man was sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment by a special Pocso court for kidnapping, intoxicating, threatening, and repeatedly raping a 16-year-old..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on January 12, 2024

A 27-year-old coach has been sentenced to five years rigorous imprisonment by a special POCSO court for sexually abusing a 10-year-old student during badminton..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on January 5, 2024

Bombay high court has rejected a bail plea by a man convicted of murdering a 15 year old after committing offences under POCSO. The man, behind bars for over..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on December 29, 2023

The district superintendent of Police Vikrant Patil announced that the district has seen convictions in 17 grievous crime cases, including crimes against women..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on December 29, 2023

A first-track court for Pocso cases recently sentenced a 44-year-old man from Rajajinagar in Bengaluru to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for sexually abusing..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on December 24, 2023

In Rajasthan's Alwar district, a case has been registered against three constables for allegedly raping an 18-year-old girl over a period of nearly two years...
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on December 24, 2023

A special court for Pocso cases found a 22-year-old youth named Venkatesh guilty of abducting a minor girl twice and coercing her into marriage during the second..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on December 23, 2023

A 21-year-old man was sentenced to death by the special Pocso court in UP's Farrukhabad for kidnapping, raping, and killing a four-year-old girl. The court also..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on December 23, 2023

A 21-year-old man has been sentenced to death by a special Pocso court in UP's Farrukhabad for kidnapping, raping, and killing a four-year-old girl. The court..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on December 23, 2023

As per the complaint, kin of the victim, who hails from a village which comes under Julana police station, had approached the women police station on October 14,..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on December 20, 2023

A case has been filed at Haldwani police station against two women employees of a child protection home, accusing them of serious offences including rape and..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on December 17, 2023

The pendency of POCSO Act cases has increased by 7.4%, reaching over 1.3 lakh cases by March 2023. The government has informed the Lok Sabha that the cumulative..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on December 14, 2023

BJP MLA Ramdular Gond is found guilty of raping a 15-year-old girl in 2014 and faces punishment under the Pocso Act. The court will announce the sentence on..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on December 12, 2023

According to the NCRB data, Tamil Nadu witnessed a significant increase in crimes against women and children in 2022. The state reported 9,207 cases of crimes..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on December 10, 2023

A 55-year-old man who 'bought' himself a wife was sentenced to 10 years in prison by a Pocso court, highlighting the issue of a social problem feeding criminal..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on December 10, 2023

A 14-year-old girl from Bihar was rescued after being held captive and subjected to brutal treatment by her employer's family in Gurgaon. This is the eighth case..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on December 10, 2023

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved continuation of the fast track special courts scheme for the next three years, till March 2026, for expeditious disposal..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on November 29, 2023

NGO finds pending cases surged from 1,465 in 2018 to 2,176 in 2022
Credit: Mid-Day - Published on November 28, 2023

A 26-year-old man was convicted and sentenced to one-year imprisonment by a special Pocso court for voyeurism. The man was found guilty of watching a..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on November 26, 2023

Botad special Pocso court judge D G Rana sentenced a 39-year-old man, Raju Chauhan, to life imprisonment for the rape and murder of a 9-year-old girl. The court..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on November 25, 2023

Delhi court imposes Rs 1 lakh fine on woman for falsely accusing daughter of sexual assault; woman misused Pocso Act to settle property dispute; court says law..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on November 24, 2023

According to a report by the NGO Praja Foundation, 61% of rape cases registered in Mumbai from 2018 to 2022 were under the POCSO Act. The report also highlighted..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on November 23, 2023

The Bombay High Court has granted the interim protection from arrest to a wrestling teacher who was accused of inappropriately touching minor students during the..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on November 21, 2023

In a swift judgment, a special POCSO court in Haryana's Jind district sentenced Dinesh, a resident of Badanpur village, to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on November 21, 2023

Shivamurthy Murugha, former pontiff of Jagadguru Murugha Rajendra Bruhanmath, was arrested in a second Pocso case but was released on legal grounds by the..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on November 20, 2023

A man in Haridwar has been acquitted by a special Pocso court after spending a year and a half in jail for allegedly raping his daughter. The court found that..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on November 19, 2023

A court in Kerala has sentenced a man to death for the rape and murder of a 5-year-old girl. The special POCSO court judge gave the highest punishment to Ashwaq..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on November 14, 2023

BJP leaders in Rajasthan have criticized the state government for its alleged silence and failure to ensure justice in the case of a minor girl who was raped in..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on November 11, 2023

Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on November 10, 2023

The Karnataka High Court has granted conditional bail to Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, the pontiff of Murugharajendra Bruhanmutt, Chitradurga, who was arrested..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on November 8, 2023

The High Court of Karnataka has granted bail to Shivamurthy Sharana, the pontiff of the Chitradurga Murugharajendra Bruhan Math, who had been in custody since..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on November 8, 2023

A 21-year-old man has been convicted and sentenced to 20 years in prison for repeatedly raping his 23-month-old niece. The court dismissed the accused's claim..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on November 5, 2023

The Allahabad High Court has raised concerns about the misuse of the Pocso Act, stating that it was not intended to criminalize consensual relationships between..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on November 2, 2023

A 35-year-old man in Mathura has been sentenced to life imprisonment for sexually assaulting a 12-year-old boy. The incident occurred on July 23, 2023, when the..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on November 1, 2023

In a significant verdict, a special Pocso (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) court in Mathura has sentenced a 35-year-old man to life imprisonment..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on October 31, 2023

Two girls had sent out a five-page anonymous letter – addressed to the women’s commission of country and state, Chief Justice of India, Prime Minister, and..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on October 31, 2023

Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on October 28, 2023

Special POCSO Judge VV Virkar issued an operative order on October 21 giving relief to Pravin Palave (26), who hails from the Jawhar taluka in the district
Credit: Mid-Day - Published on October 25, 2023

A 27-year-old man has been sentenced to 10 years' rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting and impregnating a 14-year-old girl he met at a garba event in..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on October 21, 2023

The Calcutta High Court has stated that charges under the Pocso Act result in automatic criminalisation, as it acquitted a man who had a relationship with a..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on October 19, 2023

In its judgment, additional district judge in charge of POCSO cases Deepto Ghosh ordered each of the four victims to pay a fine of Rs 2 lakh to the victim and..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on October 18, 2023

A special and fast-track court (POCSO) in Haryana's Jind district has sentenced a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment in connection with a rape case of a..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on October 12, 2023

A special fast-track court, specifically designated for cases under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, has handed down a rigorous..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on October 10, 2023

ADSJ Dr Chander Hass imposed a fine of Rs 35,000 on the accused for various charges and ordered an additional 28 months of imprisonment in case of non-payment.
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on October 6, 2023

The Law Commission has advised against lowering the “age of consent” from the existing 18 years and also suggested amendments in Protection of Children from..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on September 29, 2023

The Law Commission has submitted a report to the law ministry stating that it is not advisable to change the age of consent under the Protection of Children from..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on September 29, 2023

A 16-year-old girl was allegedly abducted and gang-raped in a moving car in Kushinagar district earlier this month. Police arrested three men, all neighbours of..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on September 25, 2023

Additional Sessions Judge (POCSO) Richa Gusain Solanki framed the charges against Sahil under Indian Penal Code (IPC) section 302 (murder), and provisions of the..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on September 25, 2023

A shopkeeper has been arrested for molesting a minor girl while she came to buy school stationery material in Navi Mumbai`s Turbhe, police said.
Credit: Mid-Day - Published on September 24, 2023

A police sub-inspector in Rampur district has been suspended for allegedly pressuring a 15-year-old girl to settle a sexual assault case outside of court. The..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on September 23, 2023

Acting on a complaint by the girl, the police on Wednesday registered a case against Sheikh under Indian Penal Code sections, including 354A (sexual harassment)..
Credit: Mid-Day - Published on September 21, 2023

Judge of the POCSO court, Ritesh Sachdeva on Tuesday asked complainant Aliya Siddiqui to appear before the court for a reply after police filed a final report in..
Credit: Zee News - Published on September 20, 2023

Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on September 17, 2023

A private residential hostel superintendent in Gariaband district of Chhattisgarh was arrested and a warden was booked under the IPC and POCSO Act for mental and..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on September 12, 2023

Kolkata Police has slapped Pocso charges against all 12 current and former students arrested for their involvement in the death of a Jadavpur University fresher..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on September 9, 2023

A Mumbai Pocso court has acquitted a 60-year-old man jailed for 5 years on charges of repeatedly raping his 17-year-old granddaughter and impregnating her after..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on September 8, 2023

Special Judge Kalpna Patil, presiding over the court set up under the POCSO Act, acquitted the accused on Sept 5
Credit: Mid-Day - Published on September 8, 2023

Not allowing the defence of the accused that in their community it was customary to greet someone by kissing them on their forehead, a special Pocso court..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on September 5, 2023

Nearly a month after a gang-raped minor's body parts were found inside a coal furnace in Bhilwara in Rajasthan, police filed a chargesheet on Saturday, saying..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on September 2, 2023

One of the undertrials was accused of murder, two of rape under the provisions of Protection of Children for Sexual Offences Act (POCSO), and one under the..
Credit: Zee News - Published on September 2, 2023

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