Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 15 (ANI): The Bombay High Court has observed that kissing would not prima facie constitute offence under section 377 (unnatural sex) of the Indian Penal Code while granting bail to an accused of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
New Delhi [India], May 5 (ANI): Two girls were molested by an unknown person inside their classroom in the national capital, said Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief Swati Maliwal on Wednesday.
New Delhi [India], February 10 (ANI): In one of its kind case, a woman in her 20s has been discharged by a Delhi Court on the allegation of sexually harassing a minor boy.
Vadodara (Gujarat) [India], February 6 (ANI): In a shameful incident, a 17-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her father in Gujarat's Vadodara, said the police on Sunday.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 30 (ANI): A special POCSO court in Mumbai on Wednesday convicted a Catholic priest and sentenced him to life imprisonment for raping a 13-year-old boy in 2015.
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], November 25 (ANI): A man has been booked by the Shimla Police under various provisions of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act for allegedly sexually assaulting a 17-year-old migrant labourer in the Boileau
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], November 24 (ANI): Observing that 'oral sex' with a minor does not come under the 'aggravated sexual assault' category in the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the Allahabad High Court has reduced the jail term of a man convicted of s
New Delhi [India], November 18 (ANI): The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Thursday welcomed the Supreme Court's order setting aside the Bombay High Court's Nagpur bench's judgment that held skin-to-skin contact necessary for the offence of sexual assault under the Protection of Childr
New Delhi [India], November 18 (ANI): In the landmark verdict, the Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the most important ingredient of constituting sexual assault under Section 7 of POCSO is sexual intent and not skin-to-skin contact with the victim.
Thane (Maharashtra) [India], November 16 (ANI): A 20-year-old man was booked for allegedly raping a 5-year-old girl in the Ramnagar area of Thane district of Maharashtra, informed police on Tuesday.
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], November 12 (ANI): A private school teacher in Coimbatore has been arrested on Friday by the All Women Police Station (AWPS) under relevant sections of the POCSO Act and the Indian Penal Code for allegedly sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl and abetting h
Bharatpur (Rajasthan) [India], November 1 (ANI): Rajasthan police on Sunday booked a judge and two others under sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act for allegedly raping a 14-year-old boy in Bharatpur district.