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.
SC bench said POCSO Section 15 would apply in cases where sexually explicit content involving children is found in possession of person who has 'invariable degree of control' over it.
With its judgment, the two-judge bench set aside a Madras HC order quashing criminal proceedings against a man accused of downloading pornography involving children.
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.
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.
PTC Industries is investing Rs 1,000 cr in 4 manufacturing plants in UP, has already started supplying titanium parts to BAE Systems for its M-777 howitzers that India also uses.
Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.
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