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Kerala Court Sentences Man To 135 Years Imprisonment For Raping, Impregnating Minor Cousin
The convict was the victim's father's elder brother's son and used to take her to her school and bring her back home to her maternal grandmother.
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Rajasthan Man Gets 20 Years In Jail For Raping Teenaged Girl Who Got Pregnant
The 17-year-old victim became pregnant after she was raped by the 27-year-old man, and gave birth to a girl
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"Not Called For...": Court Refuses To Allow Re-Examination Of Child Rape Victim
The high court noted that the victim was a special child with mental disability of 50 per cent
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Pune Woman Gets Her Lover "Married" To Her 15-Year-Old Daughter; Arrested
"Incident came to light when the 15-year-old victim narrated her ordeal to a classmate and a woman social worker was alerted," police said
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On Child Abuse Victims' Presence In Court, Delhi High Court's Advice
A minor victim of sexual offence suffers grave psychological impact by being present during court proceedings and it is in her interest that she is not traumatised again by having to relive the incident.
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Karnataka High Court On Victim Recall, Cross-Exam In Child Abuse Cases
The provision of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, which prohibits child victims from being repeatedly called to testify in court, "gets diluted" once the victim crosses 18 years of age, the High Court of Karnataka has said.
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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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"Skin-To-Skin Condition Disastrous For Sex Assault Cases": Supreme Court
The provision defining the offence of sexual assault against children under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act must be looked at from the "victim's perspective" and if the "sexual intent" is present, then the offence is made
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Sports Authority Of India Suspends Athletics Coach For Alleged Sexual Assault On Minor
The coach has reportedly breached his service agreement on two counts -- first imparting private training without taking due approval and second under the POCSO Act, which calls for immediate suspension of a government servant.
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Opinion: Groping A Child, If Shirt Is On, Isn't Sex Assault, Says Court
One is driven to call out the judge of the Nagpur bench of the Mumbai High Court, who, in an extraordinarily retrograde judgement, has ruled that the offence of sexual assault under Section 7 of the POCSO Act does not apply when a child is molested, and cannot be considered a victim of attempt to rape unless there is "skin to skin" contact.
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1.5 Lakh Child Rape Cases Pending Across Country, Top Court Told
In a shocking revelation, the Supreme Court was informed on Thursday that 150,332 child rape cases are pending and the disposal rate is mere 9 per cent in the country as on June 30. The victims await a child-friendly justice delivery system.
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Man, 21, Arrested For Raping Seven-Year-Old Girl In Shahdara: Police
A 21-year-old man was arrested for allegedly raping a seven-year-old girl in Shahdara's Seemapuri area, the police said today. The incident took place on Monday night, they added.
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Discrepancy In Statement Of Minor Abuse Victim Can't Weaken Case: Court
The Delhi High Court today held that investigating agencies can record multiple statements of a child victim of sexual abuse and a contradictory initial account of the incident would not be a reason to disbelieve subsequent versions by the minor.
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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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Singer Papon Caught On Facebook Live Kissing Minor, Says "Faulty Camera Angle"
Singer-composer Papon, accused of "inappropriately kissing" a contestant in a children's reality show, has apologised but at the same time has blamed the controversy on "faulty camera angles and accident" and said he feels "victimized for no fault of mine".
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Kerala Court Sentences Man To 135 Years Imprisonment For Raping, Impregnating Minor Cousin
The convict was the victim's father's elder brother's son and used to take her to her school and bring her back home to her maternal grandmother.
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Rajasthan Man Gets 20 Years In Jail For Raping Teenaged Girl Who Got Pregnant
The 17-year-old victim became pregnant after she was raped by the 27-year-old man, and gave birth to a girl
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"Not Called For...": Court Refuses To Allow Re-Examination Of Child Rape Victim
The high court noted that the victim was a special child with mental disability of 50 per cent
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Pune Woman Gets Her Lover "Married" To Her 15-Year-Old Daughter; Arrested
"Incident came to light when the 15-year-old victim narrated her ordeal to a classmate and a woman social worker was alerted," police said
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On Child Abuse Victims' Presence In Court, Delhi High Court's Advice
A minor victim of sexual offence suffers grave psychological impact by being present during court proceedings and it is in her interest that she is not traumatised again by having to relive the incident.
-
Karnataka High Court On Victim Recall, Cross-Exam In Child Abuse Cases
The provision of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, which prohibits child victims from being repeatedly called to testify in court, "gets diluted" once the victim crosses 18 years of age, the High Court of Karnataka has said.
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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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"Skin-To-Skin Condition Disastrous For Sex Assault Cases": Supreme Court
The provision defining the offence of sexual assault against children under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act must be looked at from the "victim's perspective" and if the "sexual intent" is present, then the offence is made
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Sports Authority Of India Suspends Athletics Coach For Alleged Sexual Assault On Minor
The coach has reportedly breached his service agreement on two counts -- first imparting private training without taking due approval and second under the POCSO Act, which calls for immediate suspension of a government servant.
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Opinion: Groping A Child, If Shirt Is On, Isn't Sex Assault, Says Court
One is driven to call out the judge of the Nagpur bench of the Mumbai High Court, who, in an extraordinarily retrograde judgement, has ruled that the offence of sexual assault under Section 7 of the POCSO Act does not apply when a child is molested, and cannot be considered a victim of attempt to rape unless there is "skin to skin" contact.
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1.5 Lakh Child Rape Cases Pending Across Country, Top Court Told
In a shocking revelation, the Supreme Court was informed on Thursday that 150,332 child rape cases are pending and the disposal rate is mere 9 per cent in the country as on June 30. The victims await a child-friendly justice delivery system.
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Man, 21, Arrested For Raping Seven-Year-Old Girl In Shahdara: Police
A 21-year-old man was arrested for allegedly raping a seven-year-old girl in Shahdara's Seemapuri area, the police said today. The incident took place on Monday night, they added.
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Discrepancy In Statement Of Minor Abuse Victim Can't Weaken Case: Court
The Delhi High Court today held that investigating agencies can record multiple statements of a child victim of sexual abuse and a contradictory initial account of the incident would not be a reason to disbelieve subsequent versions by the minor.
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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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Singer Papon Caught On Facebook Live Kissing Minor, Says "Faulty Camera Angle"
Singer-composer Papon, accused of "inappropriately kissing" a contestant in a children's reality show, has apologised but at the same time has blamed the controversy on "faulty camera angles and accident" and said he feels "victimized for no fault of mine".
