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Kerala Man Jailed For Life Over Years-Long Harassment Of Daughter: Court
A special court for Pocso cases in the Kerala capital on Wednesday sentenced a 37-year-old man to imprisonment till his death for the brutal crime of molesting his daughter for several years right from when she was five years old.
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Fake Child Abuse Charges In Marital Cases Have Serious Consequences: Kerala High Court
Marital disputes leading to false allegations of child sexual exploitation by a father can have severe and far-reaching consequences for all parties involved, the Kerala High Court has observed.
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Woman Jailed For 40 Years For Letting 2 Partners Rape Her Minor Daughter
Kerala special Fast Track Court has sentenced a woman to 40 years of rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs 20,000 in a Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) case on Monday.
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Case Against Kerala Cop For Having Sex With Man Accused Of Child Sex Abuse
A case has been registered against the Station House Officer of the Aiyroor police station in rural Thiruvananthapuram for allegedly forcing and having unnatural sex with a POCSO case accused.
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Man Sentenced To 62 Years In Jail For Raping, Impregnating Teen In Kerala
A Kerala fast track court on Wednesday sentenced a 24-year-old man to a cumulative 62 years of imprisonment for raping and impregnating a girl in Idukki district of the state.
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Malayalam Actor Sreejith Ravi, Accused Of Flashing 2 Children, Gets Bail
The Kerala High Court on Friday granted bail with conditions to popular Malayalam actor Sreejith Ravi arrested in connection with a POCSO case in Thrissur last week.
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Teacher, Student Arrested For Molesting Minor Boys In Kerala
A teacher and a 22-year-old student of an institution, imparting religious education in Panur area in the district, have been arrested in a POCSO case for allegedly molesting three minor boys, who went there for religious studies.
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High Court Says If Minor's Statement Found Believable, Will Dismiss Accused's Bail Pleas
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday said if the statement given before a magistrate by a minor victim in a POCSO case against the Kochi-based Hotel 18 owner and two others is found to be believable, their anticipatory bail pleas will be dismissed.
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Kerala Teen Sex Abuse Survivor Found Dead At Rented Residence
An 18-year girl, allegedly repeatedly sexually abused by relatives, was found dead at her residence in Kerala's Thenhipalam today.
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Can Child Abuse Cases Be Scrapped Over Compromise? Supreme Court To Hear
The Supreme Court has agreed to examine a legal question of whether Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act cases can be quashed on the basis of compromise between the accused and the survivor.
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Kerala To Set Up 28 Fast Track Courts For Rape, Child Sex Abuse Cases
Kerala has sanctioned the setting up of 28 fast track courts for speedy trial in rape cases and other cases registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
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Prosecutor In Walayar Sisters Death Case Removed: Kerala Chief Minister
Days after the acquittal of the accused in the Walayar sister's death case triggered a controversy, the Kerala government on Monday announced the Public Prosecutor who handled it has been removed and said a probe is on to identify lapses in the police enquiry if any.
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57 Fast-Track Courts To Be Set Up For POCSO Cases In Kerala: Chief Minister
Kerala will set up 57 fast-track special courts to ensure speedy trial in the cases registered under POCSO, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said here on Wednesday.
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Case Filed Against Kerala Cop For Sexual Assault Bid On Girl In Train
A manhunt is on to trace a police officer who allegedly attempted to sexually assault a 17-year-old girl on a moving train in Kerala, the railway police said on Wednesday.
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12-Year-Old In Kerala Becomes Father, Accused Of Raping Cousin
A 12-year-old boy has fathered a child with a 16-year-old girl in Kochi, about 200 km from Kerala's capital Thiruvananthapuram. Paternity tests conducted on the eighth standard student, who could be India's youngest dad, confirmed that he is the father of the two-month-old baby girl, police said today. The young mother is the boy's first cousin and...
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Kerala Man Jailed For Life Over Years-Long Harassment Of Daughter: Court
A special court for Pocso cases in the Kerala capital on Wednesday sentenced a 37-year-old man to imprisonment till his death for the brutal crime of molesting his daughter for several years right from when she was five years old.
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Fake Child Abuse Charges In Marital Cases Have Serious Consequences: Kerala High Court
Marital disputes leading to false allegations of child sexual exploitation by a father can have severe and far-reaching consequences for all parties involved, the Kerala High Court has observed.
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Woman Jailed For 40 Years For Letting 2 Partners Rape Her Minor Daughter
Kerala special Fast Track Court has sentenced a woman to 40 years of rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs 20,000 in a Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) case on Monday.
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Case Against Kerala Cop For Having Sex With Man Accused Of Child Sex Abuse
A case has been registered against the Station House Officer of the Aiyroor police station in rural Thiruvananthapuram for allegedly forcing and having unnatural sex with a POCSO case accused.
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Man Sentenced To 62 Years In Jail For Raping, Impregnating Teen In Kerala
A Kerala fast track court on Wednesday sentenced a 24-year-old man to a cumulative 62 years of imprisonment for raping and impregnating a girl in Idukki district of the state.
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Malayalam Actor Sreejith Ravi, Accused Of Flashing 2 Children, Gets Bail
The Kerala High Court on Friday granted bail with conditions to popular Malayalam actor Sreejith Ravi arrested in connection with a POCSO case in Thrissur last week.
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Teacher, Student Arrested For Molesting Minor Boys In Kerala
A teacher and a 22-year-old student of an institution, imparting religious education in Panur area in the district, have been arrested in a POCSO case for allegedly molesting three minor boys, who went there for religious studies.
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High Court Says If Minor's Statement Found Believable, Will Dismiss Accused's Bail Pleas
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday said if the statement given before a magistrate by a minor victim in a POCSO case against the Kochi-based Hotel 18 owner and two others is found to be believable, their anticipatory bail pleas will be dismissed.
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Kerala Teen Sex Abuse Survivor Found Dead At Rented Residence
An 18-year girl, allegedly repeatedly sexually abused by relatives, was found dead at her residence in Kerala's Thenhipalam today.
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Can Child Abuse Cases Be Scrapped Over Compromise? Supreme Court To Hear
The Supreme Court has agreed to examine a legal question of whether Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act cases can be quashed on the basis of compromise between the accused and the survivor.
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Kerala To Set Up 28 Fast Track Courts For Rape, Child Sex Abuse Cases
Kerala has sanctioned the setting up of 28 fast track courts for speedy trial in rape cases and other cases registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
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Prosecutor In Walayar Sisters Death Case Removed: Kerala Chief Minister
Days after the acquittal of the accused in the Walayar sister's death case triggered a controversy, the Kerala government on Monday announced the Public Prosecutor who handled it has been removed and said a probe is on to identify lapses in the police enquiry if any.
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57 Fast-Track Courts To Be Set Up For POCSO Cases In Kerala: Chief Minister
Kerala will set up 57 fast-track special courts to ensure speedy trial in the cases registered under POCSO, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said here on Wednesday.
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Case Filed Against Kerala Cop For Sexual Assault Bid On Girl In Train
A manhunt is on to trace a police officer who allegedly attempted to sexually assault a 17-year-old girl on a moving train in Kerala, the railway police said on Wednesday.
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12-Year-Old In Kerala Becomes Father, Accused Of Raping Cousin
A 12-year-old boy has fathered a child with a 16-year-old girl in Kochi, about 200 km from Kerala's capital Thiruvananthapuram. Paternity tests conducted on the eighth standard student, who could be India's youngest dad, confirmed that he is the father of the two-month-old baby girl, police said today. The young mother is the boy's first cousin and...
