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"Physical Relations" Can't Automatically Mean Sexual Assault: High Court
The Delhi High Court has acquitted a man in a POCSO case, saying the use of the phrase "physical relations" by the minor survivor cannot automatically mean sexual assault.
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"Give Free Treatment To Rape, Acid Attack Survivors": Delhi High Court's Landmark Order
In a landmark order, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed that victims of rape, acid attacks, sexual assaults, and survivors of POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) cases are entitled to free medical treatment.
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Girl Gang-Raped In Bus At Dehradun Bus Stand, 5 Arrested: Cops
Five people have been arrested in connection with the alleged gang-rape of a teenage girl in a Uttarakhand government bus after it arrived at the bus stand here from Delhi, officials said.
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Women Can Also Be Tried For 'Penetrative Sexual Assault' On Child: High Court
A female can also face criminal proceedings under POCSO for committing the offence of "penetrative sexual assault" on a child, and the offence is not restricted to only male offenders, the Delhi High Court has held.
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Delhi Man Gets 20 Years In Jail For Sexually Assaulting Boy
A Delhi Court has sentenced a man to a 20-year jail term under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act for sexually assaulting a boy.
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Delhi High Court Reverses Acquittal Of "Monster" Father For Raping Minor Daughter
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday held guilty a father of repeatedly raping his minor daughter for two years, reversing a trial court decision that acquitted him of all charges on the basis of delay in reporting the matter.
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Delhi Court Acquits Man In Child Sex Abuse Case, Says Stigma More Painful Than Jail
The case dates back to 2016 when the victim (12) had alleged that the appellant, her aunt's brother, sexually abused her in her home.
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Child Welfare Committee Expected To Show Sensitivity: Delhi High Court
Members of Child Welfare Committee (CWC) are expected to show sensitivity and adopt vernacular language when dealing with "surrender" of a child born from incidents of alleged sexual assault, said the Delhi High Court.
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Simple Touch Not Penetrative Sex Assault Under POCSO Act: Delhi High Court
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.
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Delhi Man Uploads Minor's Private Pictures Online To Defame Family: Cops
A 25-year-old man has been arrested in an alleged cyberstalking case for uploading a minor girl's private pictures on social media with obscene audio clips, police said on Thursday.
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In Complaint Against Brij Bhushan, Court Defers Order On Closure Report
A court here on Friday deferred the order on the cancellation report filed by the Delhi Police in a POCSO case against the outgoing Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chairman and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.
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"Insensitive" To Say POCSO Act Being Misused: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has said that the POCSO Act is a gender-neutral legislation while rejecting an assertion that the law is being "misused" as it is a "gender based" enactment.
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"She Had Sufficient Maturity": Bail To Man Jailed Over Relation With Teen
The Delhi High Court granted bail to a man who was being tried under the POCSO Act for his consensual physical relationship with a teen girl and said that putting a "young boy" in the company of hardened criminals will do more harm than good.
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Delhi High Court Denies Bail To School Teacher Accused Of Raping Student
The high court said the prosecution has also collected CCTV footage which shows the petitioner man and the prosecutrix together entering a hotel room.
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Wrestling Body Chief To Face Sex Harassment, Stalking Charges, Say Cops
Wrestling body chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh will face sexual harassment and stalking charges, the Delhi Police said today after filing a 1,000-page report on its investigations into allegations that triggered massive protests by wrestlers.
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"Physical Relations" Can't Automatically Mean Sexual Assault: High Court
The Delhi High Court has acquitted a man in a POCSO case, saying the use of the phrase "physical relations" by the minor survivor cannot automatically mean sexual assault.
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"Give Free Treatment To Rape, Acid Attack Survivors": Delhi High Court's Landmark Order
In a landmark order, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed that victims of rape, acid attacks, sexual assaults, and survivors of POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) cases are entitled to free medical treatment.
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Girl Gang-Raped In Bus At Dehradun Bus Stand, 5 Arrested: Cops
Five people have been arrested in connection with the alleged gang-rape of a teenage girl in a Uttarakhand government bus after it arrived at the bus stand here from Delhi, officials said.
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Women Can Also Be Tried For 'Penetrative Sexual Assault' On Child: High Court
A female can also face criminal proceedings under POCSO for committing the offence of "penetrative sexual assault" on a child, and the offence is not restricted to only male offenders, the Delhi High Court has held.
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Delhi Man Gets 20 Years In Jail For Sexually Assaulting Boy
A Delhi Court has sentenced a man to a 20-year jail term under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act for sexually assaulting a boy.
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Delhi High Court Reverses Acquittal Of "Monster" Father For Raping Minor Daughter
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday held guilty a father of repeatedly raping his minor daughter for two years, reversing a trial court decision that acquitted him of all charges on the basis of delay in reporting the matter.
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Delhi Court Acquits Man In Child Sex Abuse Case, Says Stigma More Painful Than Jail
The case dates back to 2016 when the victim (12) had alleged that the appellant, her aunt's brother, sexually abused her in her home.
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Child Welfare Committee Expected To Show Sensitivity: Delhi High Court
Members of Child Welfare Committee (CWC) are expected to show sensitivity and adopt vernacular language when dealing with "surrender" of a child born from incidents of alleged sexual assault, said the Delhi High Court.
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Simple Touch Not Penetrative Sex Assault Under POCSO Act: Delhi High Court
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.
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Delhi Man Uploads Minor's Private Pictures Online To Defame Family: Cops
A 25-year-old man has been arrested in an alleged cyberstalking case for uploading a minor girl's private pictures on social media with obscene audio clips, police said on Thursday.
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In Complaint Against Brij Bhushan, Court Defers Order On Closure Report
A court here on Friday deferred the order on the cancellation report filed by the Delhi Police in a POCSO case against the outgoing Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chairman and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.
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"Insensitive" To Say POCSO Act Being Misused: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has said that the POCSO Act is a gender-neutral legislation while rejecting an assertion that the law is being "misused" as it is a "gender based" enactment.
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"She Had Sufficient Maturity": Bail To Man Jailed Over Relation With Teen
The Delhi High Court granted bail to a man who was being tried under the POCSO Act for his consensual physical relationship with a teen girl and said that putting a "young boy" in the company of hardened criminals will do more harm than good.
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Delhi High Court Denies Bail To School Teacher Accused Of Raping Student
The high court said the prosecution has also collected CCTV footage which shows the petitioner man and the prosecutrix together entering a hotel room.
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Wrestling Body Chief To Face Sex Harassment, Stalking Charges, Say Cops
Wrestling body chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh will face sexual harassment and stalking charges, the Delhi Police said today after filing a 1,000-page report on its investigations into allegations that triggered massive protests by wrestlers.
