Delhi Minor Sexually Assaulted

The Delhi High Court has allowed a sexual assault survivor and her father to file their response to a plea seeking action against filmmaker Nisha Pahuja and streaming service Netflix for allegedly revealing the minor's identity in a documentary film.

Shaming a victim and her family must not be allowed as tools of legal strategy in cases of sexual offences against minors as it deters them from reporting such offences to the authorities, the Delhi High Court has said.

A juvenile has been apprehended for allegedly sexually assaulting a seven-year-old girl from her neighbourhood in south Delhi, officials on Monday said.

The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to grant default bail to the wife of suspended Delhi government official Premoday Khakha in a case of alleged sexual assault of a minor girl.

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday acquitted a man of the charge of sexually assaulting his minor stepdaughter in 2014, saying the child's testimony does not inspire confidence.

More than eight years after three men were charged for sexually assaulting a minor, a Delhi court has acquitted them saying the charges were not proved "beyond a reasonable doubt".

A court here has acquitted two accused persons of committing aggravated penetrative sexual assault on a 13-year-old minor in 2019, saying the alleged victim's testimony was "highly unreliable" because of several improvements or contradictions.

A "simple touch" cannot be considered "manipulation" of a minor's body to cause penetration and attract the offence of penetrative sexual assault under the POCSO Act, the Delhi High Court said.

A 46-year-old man has been arrested for repeatedly sexually assaulting his minor stepsons in northeast Delhi, police said on Wednesday.

The Delhi Police has registered a fresh case after the minor girl who was allegedly raped by suspended Delhi government officer Premoday Khakha alleged that she was sexually assaulted by few other persons as well, officials said on Friday.

A juvenile has been detained for allegedly killing his 28-year-old tutor who sexually assaulted him on several occasions, police said on Saturday.

A six-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted by a senior student inside a school bus in northwest Delhi's Rohini area, police said on Saturday.

The Delhi government has set up an enquiry committee to probe the alleged sexual assault of two minor boys in a government school.

Two boys were allegedly sexually assaulted by classmates in northwest Delhi's Samaypur Badli area, police said on Monday.

The Delhi Commission for Women on Saturday issued notice to Delhi Police over two separate incidents of sexual assault involving two minor girls in the same hotel in Delhi.

The Delhi High Court has allowed a sexual assault survivor and her father to file their response to a plea seeking action against filmmaker Nisha Pahuja and streaming service Netflix for allegedly revealing the minor's identity in a documentary film.

Shaming a victim and her family must not be allowed as tools of legal strategy in cases of sexual offences against minors as it deters them from reporting such offences to the authorities, the Delhi High Court has said.

A juvenile has been apprehended for allegedly sexually assaulting a seven-year-old girl from her neighbourhood in south Delhi, officials on Monday said.

The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to grant default bail to the wife of suspended Delhi government official Premoday Khakha in a case of alleged sexual assault of a minor girl.

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday acquitted a man of the charge of sexually assaulting his minor stepdaughter in 2014, saying the child's testimony does not inspire confidence.

More than eight years after three men were charged for sexually assaulting a minor, a Delhi court has acquitted them saying the charges were not proved "beyond a reasonable doubt".

A court here has acquitted two accused persons of committing aggravated penetrative sexual assault on a 13-year-old minor in 2019, saying the alleged victim's testimony was "highly unreliable" because of several improvements or contradictions.

A "simple touch" cannot be considered "manipulation" of a minor's body to cause penetration and attract the offence of penetrative sexual assault under the POCSO Act, the Delhi High Court said.

A 46-year-old man has been arrested for repeatedly sexually assaulting his minor stepsons in northeast Delhi, police said on Wednesday.

The Delhi Police has registered a fresh case after the minor girl who was allegedly raped by suspended Delhi government officer Premoday Khakha alleged that she was sexually assaulted by few other persons as well, officials said on Friday.

A juvenile has been detained for allegedly killing his 28-year-old tutor who sexually assaulted him on several occasions, police said on Saturday.

A six-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted by a senior student inside a school bus in northwest Delhi's Rohini area, police said on Saturday.

The Delhi government has set up an enquiry committee to probe the alleged sexual assault of two minor boys in a government school.

Two boys were allegedly sexually assaulted by classmates in northwest Delhi's Samaypur Badli area, police said on Monday.

The Delhi Commission for Women on Saturday issued notice to Delhi Police over two separate incidents of sexual assault involving two minor girls in the same hotel in Delhi.