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Rajasthan Court Convicts 2, Acquits 7 For Raping Teen, Burning Her Alive
A Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) court on Saturday convicted two men and acquitted seven accused in the Bhilwara gangrape and murder case in which the minor was burnt alive after the heinous crime.
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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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4 Convicted For Gang-Rape, Murder of Dalit Sisters In UP's Lakhimpur Kheri
Almost a year after two minor Dalit sisters were hanged here after being raped, a special court on Friday convicted four of the six accused in the case, a government advocate said.
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UP's New Move For Speedy Conviction In Cow Slaughter, Child Abuse Cases
The Uttar Pradesh Police has launched an initiative to ensure speedy conviction in cases registered under the POCSO Act and those related to cow slaughter, religious conversion, rape and murder, officials said.
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Ejaculation Not Necessary To Prove Sexual Assault In Rape Cases: High Court
Ejaculation of semen is not a necessary prerequisite to prove penetrative sexual assault, the Andhra Pradesh High Court has held while upholding a convict's sentencing under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) case recently.
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494 Convicted Out Of Over 8,700 People Charged In Assam Child Marriage Cases
A mere 494 persons out of 8,773 people who were charge-sheeted for child marriage and POCSO cases in Assam have been convicted since 2017, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Monday.
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Former Odisha School Headmaster Jailed For 10 Years For Raping Student
A court in Odisha's Kalahandi district has sentenced a former head master of a state-run residential school to 10-year rigorous imprisonment, after convicting him of rape of a minor girl student.
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Maharashtra Man Sentenced To 7 Years For Raping Minor In Bhiwandi
A 31-year-old man from Bhiwandi city in Maharashtra was convicted by a special POCSO court for raping a teenage girl in 2018 and sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for seven years.
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Bihar Man Gets Life Term In India's "Fastest" Rape Case Conviction
In one of the fastest trials ever, a POCSO court in Bihar's Araria district has sentenced a man in just one day's proceedings to life imprisonment for raping an eight-year-old girl.
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Former Meghalaya MLA Gets 25 Years In Jail In Child Abuse Case
A former Meghalaya legislator was sentenced to 25 years in jail for raping a minor girl in 2017 when he was an MLA.
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Delhi High Court Allows Man Convicted In Child Sex Abuse Case To Attend Wedding
The Delhi High Court has allowed a man, serving a 10-year rigorous jail term in a Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) case, to attend the wedding ceremony of his elder brother.
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3 Men Sentenced To 10 Years In Jail In Separate Rape Cases In UP
A POCSO court has sentenced three men to 10 years in jail in separate rape cases.
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Woman Knows Man's Intention When He Touches Her: Bombay High Court
A woman may know less but she understands more and knows the intention when a man touches her or even looks at her, the Bombay High Court said while suspending the sentence of a convict in the case of molestation of a former actor.
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Bihar Shelter Rapes: Main Accused Brajesh Thakur, 18 Others Convicted
Brajesh Thakur, who ran the shelter in Bihar's Muzaffarpur where girls were raped and physically assaulted over a period of months, was today found guilty by a Delhi court. Brajesh Thakur was convicted for aggravated sexual assault under the POCSO
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Kolkata Court Sentences Man For Life For Raping, Impregnating Teen
A court in Kolkata sentenced a man on Thursday to life imprisonment for raping and impregnating a teenager, one of the fastest convictions in a POCSO case within a week of the registration of a complaint.
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Rajasthan Court Convicts 2, Acquits 7 For Raping Teen, Burning Her Alive
A Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) court on Saturday convicted two men and acquitted seven accused in the Bhilwara gangrape and murder case in which the minor was burnt alive after the heinous crime.
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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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4 Convicted For Gang-Rape, Murder of Dalit Sisters In UP's Lakhimpur Kheri
Almost a year after two minor Dalit sisters were hanged here after being raped, a special court on Friday convicted four of the six accused in the case, a government advocate said.
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UP's New Move For Speedy Conviction In Cow Slaughter, Child Abuse Cases
The Uttar Pradesh Police has launched an initiative to ensure speedy conviction in cases registered under the POCSO Act and those related to cow slaughter, religious conversion, rape and murder, officials said.
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Ejaculation Not Necessary To Prove Sexual Assault In Rape Cases: High Court
Ejaculation of semen is not a necessary prerequisite to prove penetrative sexual assault, the Andhra Pradesh High Court has held while upholding a convict's sentencing under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) case recently.
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494 Convicted Out Of Over 8,700 People Charged In Assam Child Marriage Cases
A mere 494 persons out of 8,773 people who were charge-sheeted for child marriage and POCSO cases in Assam have been convicted since 2017, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Monday.
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Former Odisha School Headmaster Jailed For 10 Years For Raping Student
A court in Odisha's Kalahandi district has sentenced a former head master of a state-run residential school to 10-year rigorous imprisonment, after convicting him of rape of a minor girl student.
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Maharashtra Man Sentenced To 7 Years For Raping Minor In Bhiwandi
A 31-year-old man from Bhiwandi city in Maharashtra was convicted by a special POCSO court for raping a teenage girl in 2018 and sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for seven years.
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Bihar Man Gets Life Term In India's "Fastest" Rape Case Conviction
In one of the fastest trials ever, a POCSO court in Bihar's Araria district has sentenced a man in just one day's proceedings to life imprisonment for raping an eight-year-old girl.
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Former Meghalaya MLA Gets 25 Years In Jail In Child Abuse Case
A former Meghalaya legislator was sentenced to 25 years in jail for raping a minor girl in 2017 when he was an MLA.
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Delhi High Court Allows Man Convicted In Child Sex Abuse Case To Attend Wedding
The Delhi High Court has allowed a man, serving a 10-year rigorous jail term in a Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) case, to attend the wedding ceremony of his elder brother.
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3 Men Sentenced To 10 Years In Jail In Separate Rape Cases In UP
A POCSO court has sentenced three men to 10 years in jail in separate rape cases.
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Woman Knows Man's Intention When He Touches Her: Bombay High Court
A woman may know less but she understands more and knows the intention when a man touches her or even looks at her, the Bombay High Court said while suspending the sentence of a convict in the case of molestation of a former actor.
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Bihar Shelter Rapes: Main Accused Brajesh Thakur, 18 Others Convicted
Brajesh Thakur, who ran the shelter in Bihar's Muzaffarpur where girls were raped and physically assaulted over a period of months, was today found guilty by a Delhi court. Brajesh Thakur was convicted for aggravated sexual assault under the POCSO
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Kolkata Court Sentences Man For Life For Raping, Impregnating Teen
A court in Kolkata sentenced a man on Thursday to life imprisonment for raping and impregnating a teenager, one of the fastest convictions in a POCSO case within a week of the registration of a complaint.
