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Topic: POCSO

In life term to 15-yr-old’s rapist father, J&K court’s question to society—’will sentencing alone work?’

Sessions court relied on Supreme Court ruling in Bhanei Prasad Raju vs State of Himachal Pradesh case, emphasising the irreparable nature of breach of trust in 'incestuous cases'.

SC rap to YouTuber for violating POCSO Act privacy norms & what law says on protection of identity

Top court sought apology from YouTuber Suraj Palakaran, hearing his plea for quashing of criminal proceedings for disclosing identity of a child involved in POCSO case in a video.

DNA tests by botanist, a ‘confession’ & a missing witness—2 acquitted by SC in minor’s rape-murder

The Supreme Court has set aside the death penalty of the main accused, and the jail sentence of another suspect in the 2014 POCSO case.

‘How can you criminalise love?’ SC backs TN circular against hasty POCSO arrests in ‘romantic cases’

New Delhi: “How can you criminalise love?” asked the Supreme Court Tuesday, as it sought to back the Tamil Nadu government’s more than two-year-old...

Man who dressed up as baba to ‘give Shiva’s blessings’ detained in Op Kalanemi, found to be POCSO accused

Deepak Kumar Saini also has other cases lodged against him including harassment and dowry, according to Haridwar Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Pramendra Dobhal.

From child protection to ‘moral policing’ tool: How POCSO Act is leaving courts conflicted

Courts have held varying views while judging cases of consensual adolescent relationships. POCSO Act criminalising ‘normal behaviour’ in many cases, say stakeholders.

Horror in Haryana’s Jind as 5-yr-old & her mother gangraped, girl murdered. Teen among 4 apprehended

The incident had occurred on 21 April & the complaint was filed by the survivor on 24 April. The 13-year-old accused has been sent to a juvenile correctional facility.

‘Have to be careful’: SC cautions judges against inappropriate observations in sexual violence cases

SC was hearing a suo motu cognizance matter over a controversial Allahabad HC order in a POCSO case. It also took note of a judge's remark that complainant 'herself invited trouble'.

Minor victims of sexual assault have ‘rights’, regardless of parental actions—Delhi HC

Hearing a POCSO case, the bench of Justice Sharma held that courts need to amplify voices of minor victims, even if parents choose to settle disputes or decide to not stand by them.

SC stays parts of Allahabad HC order which states ‘grabbing woman’s breast’ does not amount to rape

The HC order had come on a petition filed by the accused, challenging the summons issued to them by the Special Judge of the POCSO court in UP's Kasganj to face trial in a rape case.

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Pakistan can’t bomb or bargain its way out of the TTP-TLP mess

Among the many problems Pakistan is currently dealing with, the TLP and TTP offer two varying dimensions of the same one.

Kerala’s silent startup surge—work near home, smooth roads, fast internet & diaspora engagement

Once seen as a fading presence on India’s investment & startup picture, the state is slowly moving up the ladder, with policy reforms & infrastructure building.

India & Israel ink agreement to share, co-develop & co-produce advanced defence tech

Agreement signed during 17th Joint Working Group (JWG) on defence cooperation. Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh met Director General in Israeli Ministry of Defence Amir Baram Tuesday. 

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.