The criminal justice system’s support for parental control over adolescent autonomy not only promotes regressive ideologies but also lethal methods such as so-called ‘honour killing.’
Court decides relationship was 'consensual' and as teacher had resigned from school, teacher-student relationship did not exist anymore, so 'allegation of influence was diluted'.
The allegations, detailed in FIR registered on complaint by the national-level boxer's mother, describe disturbing series of events & raise questions about athlete safety.
SC said victim already subjected to enough trauma & agony. ‘Don’t want to add to injustice done to victim by sending her husband to jail.’ Article 142 gives SC power to do ‘complete justice’.
The ruling came in an appeal by the convict, sentenced by Uttarakhand HC in 2017 in the POCSO case. There was judicial scolding for flawed trial in a case involving the gravest of charges.
Delhi Police filed an FIR under Section 6 (aggravated penetrative sexual assault) of the POCSO Act & BNS Section 64 (rape) after the girl approached them with her father.
Accused is an adult, and the son of a Kenyan diplomat, it is learnt. Six months have passed since the sexual assault. On Friday, there were massive protests outside the school.
Single-judge bench of Justice Krishan Pahal granted bail to man accused of 'fleecing, fooling' a 15-yr-old, and establishing a physical relationship with her on false promise of marriage.
Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.
Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.
21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
POCSO, while brought up too heinous crimes against children, has turned into national disaster. A rampant misuse is of POCSO is a national social safety issue. This article deals with only teenage love part of the issue. There is also an issue where POCSO is being used to score the personal revenge by neighbors, relatives, etc. In the process, lawyers, police, and so called social servants making the money. Please investigate this as well.
Not just POCSO, the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Sections 63 and 64 (dealing with “rape”) must be repealed at the earliest. These laws are just tools for women to harass and intimidate men. Every sexual act in the world is consensual. There is nothing called as “acting against consent”. These things are just conjured up by idiots like Indira Jaisingh to further the feminist cause of labelling innocent men as criminals.
POCSO, while brought up too heinous crimes against children, has turned into national disaster. A rampant misuse is of POCSO is a national social safety issue. This article deals with only teenage love part of the issue. There is also an issue where POCSO is being used to score the personal revenge by neighbors, relatives, etc. In the process, lawyers, police, and so called social servants making the money. Please investigate this as well.
Not just POCSO, the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Sections 63 and 64 (dealing with “rape”) must be repealed at the earliest. These laws are just tools for women to harass and intimidate men. Every sexual act in the world is consensual. There is nothing called as “acting against consent”. These things are just conjured up by idiots like Indira Jaisingh to further the feminist cause of labelling innocent men as criminals.