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Wednesday, August 13, 2025
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Topic: POCSO

I am a sexual abuse survivor. No, I am not a woman

Male sexual abuse in India is an epidemic. But we still don’t want to talk about it.

POCSO court denies bail to man saying child knows ‘good touch bad touch’

Special judge Bharati Kale, while rejecting the bail plea of the accused, said the victim has categorically stated that the applicant touched her and 'she felt it was a bad touch'.

‘I am neither a boy nor girl’ – Delhi minor says he was ‘forced’ to undergo sex change, raped

Two among the five accused have been apprehended by the police. The minor boy also said he was pushed into begging and prostitution in Delhi.

Why even 1,023 new fast track courts for rape and POCSO cases won’t be enough

An amount of Rs 767 crore has been approved under the centrally sponsored scheme to develop infrastructural facilities for Indian Judiciary for 2020-21.

5-year-old girl raped in embassy quarters in Delhi’s Chanakyapuri

The Delhi Police has arrested a 25-year-old driver who lived in the embassy quarters with his parents after a complaint was lodged by the girl's family.

Kovind says rape convicts charged under POCSO shouldn’t be allowed to file mercy plea

President Kovind said the demonic attacks on women shake the conscience of the country.

Child rights body doesn’t have any data on sexual abuse cases, SC registrar tells court

S.S. Rathi, tasked with digging up data on child sex abuse cases, said NCPCR had not collected any ‘useworthy’ data since POCSO Act took effect in 2012.

5-year-old girl wasn’t ravished, says Mumbai court which disposed of sexual assault case

The court acquitted two accused, including a French national, saying that evidence of the victim is unreliable.

Lapses by child welfare body blamed for sexual abuse of 13-yr-old girl by foster father in Assam

The 13-year-old was placed with the foster family in May 2018, but is now in a shelter.

Rape victims being treated as ‘untouchables’, don’t disclose identities: SC

Court directs media not to reveal identity of victims of rape and sexual assault 'even in a remote manner', tells police not to put...

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Memorandum of understanding between SMPP and ADFC was signed during state visit of Philippines’ President to India earlier this month.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

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