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Can't Award Death Penalty Retrospectively: Supreme Court On Telangana's Plea
The Supreme Court has refused to award death penalty to a convict, who committed rape and murder of a nine-year-old child last year in Telangana, nearly two months prior to the amendment of POCSO Act by parliament prescribing extreme sentence for the heinous crime, saying that retrospective effect to the law cannot be granted.
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All Apps Should Be Monitored To Curb Child Porn, Says Parliamentary Panel
To prevent sexual abuse of children and contain access to and transmission of child pornographic content on social media, a Rajya Sabha panel has made 40 recommendations, including making monitoring apps mandatory on all devices and amending the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act and the Information Technology Act.
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Rajya Sabha Passes POCSO Amendment Bill
The Rajya Sabha today passed a bill entailing amendments to the POCSO Act by including death penalty for aggravated sexual assault on children, besides providing stringent punishments for other crimes against them.
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Centre Toughens Child Abuse Law. Death Penalty For Sex Assault On Minors
The Union Cabinet Wednesday approved amendments in the POCSO Act, which deals with crime against children, and included death penalty for sexual assault on minors, officials said.
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Centre Introduces Amendments To Child Abuse Law In Lok Sabha
The government today in the Lok Sabha introduced amendments to the POCSO Act, which provides for death penalty for aggravated sexual assault on children.
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Centre Strengthens Child Abuse Law To Include Death For Aggravated Assault
Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today said that the cabinet has approved amendments to the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, further strengthening the law to safeguard minors in the country.
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Gujarat: Girl, 17, Attempts Suicide Along With Friend After Being Raped
A teenage girl, along with her friend, attempted suicide,after she was allegedly raped by the latter's relative near Bodeli in Gujarat's Chhota Udepur district, police said today.
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Centre To Amend Child Sex Abuse Law To Make It Gender-Neutral
The centre is planning to amend the POCSO Act to provide justice to male child victims of sexual assault, the Women and Child Development Ministry said, days after an ordinance promulgated by President Ram Nath Kovind provided the death penalty for rape of girls under the age of 12.
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Death Penalty Ordinance "A Step Taken In Hurry": Bar Council Chairman
Bar Council of India Chairman Manan Mishra today said the ordinance to amend the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) was a step taken in hurry. He said the amendment should have been brought after proper discussions
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Can't Award Death Penalty Retrospectively: Supreme Court On Telangana's Plea
The Supreme Court has refused to award death penalty to a convict, who committed rape and murder of a nine-year-old child last year in Telangana, nearly two months prior to the amendment of POCSO Act by parliament prescribing extreme sentence for the heinous crime, saying that retrospective effect to the law cannot be granted.
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All Apps Should Be Monitored To Curb Child Porn, Says Parliamentary Panel
To prevent sexual abuse of children and contain access to and transmission of child pornographic content on social media, a Rajya Sabha panel has made 40 recommendations, including making monitoring apps mandatory on all devices and amending the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act and the Information Technology Act.
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Rajya Sabha Passes POCSO Amendment Bill
The Rajya Sabha today passed a bill entailing amendments to the POCSO Act by including death penalty for aggravated sexual assault on children, besides providing stringent punishments for other crimes against them.
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Centre Toughens Child Abuse Law. Death Penalty For Sex Assault On Minors
The Union Cabinet Wednesday approved amendments in the POCSO Act, which deals with crime against children, and included death penalty for sexual assault on minors, officials said.
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Centre Introduces Amendments To Child Abuse Law In Lok Sabha
The government today in the Lok Sabha introduced amendments to the POCSO Act, which provides for death penalty for aggravated sexual assault on children.
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Centre Strengthens Child Abuse Law To Include Death For Aggravated Assault
Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today said that the cabinet has approved amendments to the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, further strengthening the law to safeguard minors in the country.
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Gujarat: Girl, 17, Attempts Suicide Along With Friend After Being Raped
A teenage girl, along with her friend, attempted suicide,after she was allegedly raped by the latter's relative near Bodeli in Gujarat's Chhota Udepur district, police said today.
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Centre To Amend Child Sex Abuse Law To Make It Gender-Neutral
The centre is planning to amend the POCSO Act to provide justice to male child victims of sexual assault, the Women and Child Development Ministry said, days after an ordinance promulgated by President Ram Nath Kovind provided the death penalty for rape of girls under the age of 12.
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Death Penalty Ordinance "A Step Taken In Hurry": Bar Council Chairman
Bar Council of India Chairman Manan Mishra today said the ordinance to amend the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) was a step taken in hurry. He said the amendment should have been brought after proper discussions
