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High Court Raps Investigation In Thane Rape Case, Implementation Of POCSO
The Bombay High Court had expressed serious concern about the flaws in the implementation of the POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) Act.
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Mumbai Man, 19, Holds Girl's Hand, Says "I Love You", Jailed For 2 Years
A special POCSO court in Mumbai has sentenced a 19-year-old man to two years rigorous imprisonment for holding the hand of a minor girl and saying 'I love you'.
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Transgender Sentenced To Death For Raping, Killing 3-Month-Old Girl In Mumbai
Terming the act as "barbaric and inhuman", a court in Mumbai on Tuesday awarded a death sentence to a transgender person for raping and murdering a three-month-old girl.
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Man Accused Of Raping Granddaughter Acquitted By Mumbai Court
A special POCSO court in Mumbai acquitted a 60-year-old man accused of raping his granddaughter as it didn't find the girl's testimony "trustworthy".
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Mumbai School Coach Gets 5 Years In Jail For Sexually Assaulting Students
A special POCSO court in Mumbai on Monday sentenced a municipal school sports coach to five years of rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting minor girls during training sessions and when they had gone on a trip.
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Shouldn't Assume Sex Assault Survivor Can't Get Good Marks In Exam: Court
It should not be assumed that a survivor of sexual assault at home would not be performing well in exams or behave normally otherwise, a court has said while convicting a man for raping his minor daughter for several years.
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Saying 'I Love You' Once Not An Insult To Minor Girl's Modesty: Court
Saying "I love you" once to a girl is not an intentional insult to her modesty, at most it amounts to expressing a feeling of love, a special court in Mumbai observed while acquitting a 23-year-old man booked under the POCSO Act.
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Man, 23, With 'Peter Pan Syndrome' Gets Bail In Minor's Sexual Assault Case
A 23-year-old man - who has 'Peter Pan syndrome', per his lawyer - was granted bail by a special POCSO court in Mumbai in a kidnapping and sexual assault case of a 14-year-old girl whom he is reported to have later "married".
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'Can't Say Child Isn't Aware About Good Or Bad Touch': Court Refuses Bail
A special POCSO court in Mumbai has denied bail to a man accused of molesting a five-year-old girl, saying even though the girl is a child, it cannot be said she is not aware of "good touch or bad touch".
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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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Mumbai Man Gets Jailed For Life For Sexually Assaulting Minor Girl
A special POCSO court in Mumbai sentenced an autorickshaw driver to rigorous imprisonment for life for sexually assaulting a five-year-old girl in suburban Goregaon in 2015.
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Mumbai Man Sentenced To 12 Years For Raping Mentally-Challenged Minor
A special court in Mumbai on Thursday sentenced a man to 12 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a 12-year-old mentally-challenged girl.
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Man Gets 20 Years In Jail For Raping Minor Girl
A special POCSO court in Mumbai has awarded 20 years' rigorous imprisonment to a 19-year-old man for sexually assaulting a minor school girl.
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Singer Papon Caught On Facebook Broadcast Kissing Reality Show Contestant
Singer-composer Papon's Holi celebrations with the contestants of a music reality show that he is part of have led to a complaint that accuses him of inappropriately kissing a minor girl. In a video that has gone viral, Papon can be seen applying colour to a contestant's face. Soon he plants a kiss on her lips leaving her stunned and viewers of his...
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High Court Raps Investigation In Thane Rape Case, Implementation Of POCSO
The Bombay High Court had expressed serious concern about the flaws in the implementation of the POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) Act.
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Mumbai Man, 19, Holds Girl's Hand, Says "I Love You", Jailed For 2 Years
A special POCSO court in Mumbai has sentenced a 19-year-old man to two years rigorous imprisonment for holding the hand of a minor girl and saying 'I love you'.
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Transgender Sentenced To Death For Raping, Killing 3-Month-Old Girl In Mumbai
Terming the act as "barbaric and inhuman", a court in Mumbai on Tuesday awarded a death sentence to a transgender person for raping and murdering a three-month-old girl.
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Man Accused Of Raping Granddaughter Acquitted By Mumbai Court
A special POCSO court in Mumbai acquitted a 60-year-old man accused of raping his granddaughter as it didn't find the girl's testimony "trustworthy".
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Mumbai School Coach Gets 5 Years In Jail For Sexually Assaulting Students
A special POCSO court in Mumbai on Monday sentenced a municipal school sports coach to five years of rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting minor girls during training sessions and when they had gone on a trip.
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Shouldn't Assume Sex Assault Survivor Can't Get Good Marks In Exam: Court
It should not be assumed that a survivor of sexual assault at home would not be performing well in exams or behave normally otherwise, a court has said while convicting a man for raping his minor daughter for several years.
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Saying 'I Love You' Once Not An Insult To Minor Girl's Modesty: Court
Saying "I love you" once to a girl is not an intentional insult to her modesty, at most it amounts to expressing a feeling of love, a special court in Mumbai observed while acquitting a 23-year-old man booked under the POCSO Act.
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Man, 23, With 'Peter Pan Syndrome' Gets Bail In Minor's Sexual Assault Case
A 23-year-old man - who has 'Peter Pan syndrome', per his lawyer - was granted bail by a special POCSO court in Mumbai in a kidnapping and sexual assault case of a 14-year-old girl whom he is reported to have later "married".
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'Can't Say Child Isn't Aware About Good Or Bad Touch': Court Refuses Bail
A special POCSO court in Mumbai has denied bail to a man accused of molesting a five-year-old girl, saying even though the girl is a child, it cannot be said she is not aware of "good touch or bad touch".
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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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Mumbai Man Gets Jailed For Life For Sexually Assaulting Minor Girl
A special POCSO court in Mumbai sentenced an autorickshaw driver to rigorous imprisonment for life for sexually assaulting a five-year-old girl in suburban Goregaon in 2015.
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Mumbai Man Sentenced To 12 Years For Raping Mentally-Challenged Minor
A special court in Mumbai on Thursday sentenced a man to 12 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a 12-year-old mentally-challenged girl.
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Man Gets 20 Years In Jail For Raping Minor Girl
A special POCSO court in Mumbai has awarded 20 years' rigorous imprisonment to a 19-year-old man for sexually assaulting a minor school girl.
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Singer Papon Caught On Facebook Broadcast Kissing Reality Show Contestant
Singer-composer Papon's Holi celebrations with the contestants of a music reality show that he is part of have led to a complaint that accuses him of inappropriately kissing a minor girl. In a video that has gone viral, Papon can be seen applying colour to a contestant's face. Soon he plants a kiss on her lips leaving her stunned and viewers of his...
