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Bombay HC grants bail to POCSO accused, says kissing prima facie not unnat
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
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.
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Delhi: Man molests two girls inside Bhajanpura MCD school, DCW seeks repor
Updated : 1 month, 4 weeks ago IST
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.
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Court discharges woman accused of sexually harassing a minor boy giving be
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
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.
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Father rapes minor daughter in Gujarat's Vadodara, FIR registered under PO
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
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.
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Mumbai: Life sentence to priest for raping minor boy
Updated : 6 months ago IST
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.
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Man booked for sexually assaulting a minor labourer in Shimla
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
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
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Oral sex with minor not 'aggravated sexual assault' under POCSO Act, says
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
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
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NCW welcomes SC order setting aside Bombay HC's skin-to-skin judgment
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
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
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Skin-to-skin contact not essential for POCSO offence, most important ingre
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
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.
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Man booked for raping 5-year-old girl in Maharashtra's Thane
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
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.
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Coimbatore: Private school teacher held under POSCO for sexually assaultin
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
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
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Rajasthan: Judge, 2 others booked for raping 14-year-old boy
Updated : 8 months ago IST
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.
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