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Topic: POCSO Act

Rajya Sabha passes POCSO amendment bill, includes death penalty for child sexual assault

PTI -
The POCSO amendment bill which provides for fines and imprisonment to curb child pornography will now be sent to the Lok Sabha.

POCSO death penalty will spell life threat for victims, prolong trials, say experts

Debayan Roy -
The Cabinet has given its nod to amend the POCSO Act to include death penalty for aggravated penetrative sexual offences against children.

Child pornography gets a watertight definition in Modi govt’s POCSO amendment bill

Sanya Dhingra -
The Narendra Modi cabinet cleared the new POCSO amendment bill Tuesday, and it is expected to be introduced in the Lok Sabha Friday.

Modi govt strengthens POCSO Act by including death penalty for sexual assault on children

PTI -
New Delhi: To combat rising cases of child sex abuse, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved amendments to strengthen the POCSO Act by including...

Madras High Court suggests amending POCSO Act to exclude consensual sex after age 16

PTI -
Madras High Court justice V Pathiban said that a consensual relationship between 2 teens below the age of 18 cannot be considered unnatural.

Indian media finally covered Pollachi gang rape – for people Googling ‘sex videos’

Sanya Dhingra -
It is no coincidence that the first suggestions to appear on Google when searching “Pollachi” are “Pollachi video” or “Pollachi original video”.

Govt approves amendments to POCSO Act with stringent measures to check child porn

PTI -
Children should be protected from sexual offences and the Cabinet has approved amendments to various sections of the POCSO Act, said union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad.

Three months after getting charge, CBI chargesheets BJP MLA in Unnao rape case

PTI -
Kuldeep Singh Sengar has been charged with criminal conspiracy and other offences under IPC and sections 3 and 4 of the POCSO act.

Rajputs compare ‘rape & murder’ of Dalit child by Muslim to ‘cow slaughter’

Priyamvada Grover -
As politicians try to hijack the incident, the girl’s family says there is no animosity between the Dalits and Muslims in the village.

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