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Why Punjab & Haryana High Court suspended a convict’s 20-year sentence in POCSO case

A division bench passed the order on 6 February, allowing the convict to walk free on bail pending his appeal, despite opposition from the state. He had spent about six months in jail.

Don’t ask what to do with boys who rape. Ask what turned them into assaulters in the first place

Young boys who should be sweating about schoolwork are learning how to corner women. Are we now supposed to add children to the list of people we need to protect ourselves from?

SC steps in to protect 16-yr-old trapped in a forced marriage, ‘abused’ & let down by parents

Having run away from home in March, the girl has asked for court’s protection. An SC bench has listed the case for hearing on 15 July & directed police to ensure the minor's safety.

Setting aside HC’s ‘girls must control sexual urges’ order, SC bolsters state aid for POCSO victims

Holding accused guilty under Section 6 of POCSO Act, apex court opined that state machinery ‘failed to take care of the victim,’ and that she had no option but to seek shelter with accused.

Govt employee ‘rapes 6-year-old girl and a goat’ in UP’s Bulandshahr, arrested

According to police, accused Gajendra Singh is agricultural development officer in state govt. Minor's father told media she told accused not to enter as no one was home, he didn't listen.

Delhi Police apprehend minors for ‘forcing’ 14-yr-old into ‘unnatural sex’, ‘shooting & circulating’ video

The 3 minor accused were booked under relevant sections of IPC & POCSO, after the boy's mother saw the purported video of the alleged assault on Instagram & filed a police complaint.

A tale of two Aadhaars: High court mulls SOP for protection pleas by runaway couples

Punjab & Haryana HC notes multiple pleas being listed of runaway couples seeking protection, asks for procedures that can be put in place for law enforcement agencies to deal with cases. 

Stabbed in front of students, ‘left to bleed’ — Haryana minor’s death puts Aakash Institute in spotlight

Family of 16-yr-old stabbed to death — allegedly by fellow student — in Aakash Institute classroom, accuses coaching centre of 'not sending victim to hospital in time'. Institute denies allegation.

Class 10 girl’s body found in Rajasthan village well, 3 teenagers held for gangrape & murder

One of the three is a 15-year-old minor, whom the police are treating as the main accused.

Minor gangraped in Agra, 1 accused hangs himself before cops can catch him

The survivor was abducted in an autorickshaw by the accused, who gangraped her near a drain on the outskirts of a UP village, said police.

On Camera

HBO’s Harry Potter reboot misses the point—magic isn’t meant to be remade

A Harry Potter reboot coming barely a decade and a half after the original films ended risks flattening our emotional history.

Drug regulator calls on Indian pharma to move beyond generics, address dependence on bulk imports

Advice comes at a time when India accounts for a 5th of global generic drug supply & 40% of generics used in US. However, this strength in finished formulations relies on imported ingredients.

India greenlights procurement of 5 more S-400 air defence systems from Russia

In FY 2025-26, AoN for 55 proposals amounting to Rs 6.73 lakh cr has been accorded by DAC. Both the quantum of AoN given and capital contracts signed, so far, have been the highest in any FY.

Gulf war exposed India’s fragilities. It’s time for navel-gazing, in the national interest

It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.