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BS Yediyurappa Requests High Court To Cancel Child Sex Abuse Case Against Him
Former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa has filed a petition in the Karnataka High Court, seeking to cancel the child sex abuse case filed against him under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO).
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Warrant Against BJP's BS Yediyurappa Over Sexual Assault Allegations
A Bengaluru court has issued a non-bailable warrant against BJP leader BS Yediyurappa after he failed to appear for questioning in a case under Protection Of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
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"If Necessary": Karnataka On BS Yediyurappa's Arrest Over Sex Assault Charges
Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Thursday said the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), probing the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) case against former Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa.
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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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Top Karnataka Seer, Out On Bail, Arrested Again In Sexual Assault Case
The pontiff of the Chitradurga Murugharajendra Bruhan Math was arrested on Monday, hours after a Court issued a non-bailable warrant in the second Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act case pending against him.
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Opinion: Age Of Consent In India - What Is The Debate?
The courts in India are flooded with cases on the rampant misuse of the POCSO Act (Protection of Children Against Sexual Offences Act of 2012), in which consenting teenagers are prosecuted for acts that become illegal simply because of their age.
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"Charges Against Wrestling Body Chief Shameful, Should Be Arrested": Ramdev
Speaking in support of the women wrestlers staging a protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, yoga guru Ramdev has said Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh should be put in jail.
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Men Who Marry Girls Below 14 To Face Child Sex Abuse Case In Assam
Men who marry girls below 14 years will face cases against the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act in Assam, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. The decision was taken during a state cabinet meeting on Monday.
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Murugha Math's Chief Seer Charged For Alleged Sexual Abuse: Police
The students of Murugha Math were shifted to the government hostel here after a case under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act was registered against the chief pontiff Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru.
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"Confident About Coming Out Clean": Karnataka Seer Charged With Sex Abuse
A prominent seer in Karnataka booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) on Monday broke his silence over the issue, claiming it was part of a long drawn conspiracy against him.
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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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Man Sentenced To 10 Years In Jail For Sexually Assaulting Girl In Gurgaon
A court in Gurgaon sentenced a man to 10 years in prison for sexually assaulting a girl last year and fined him Rs 30,000, police said on Friday.
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Bill For Stringent Punishment For Child Abuse Introduced In Rajya Sabha
Union Minister Smriti Irani today introduced a bill in the Rajya Sabha to amend the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act that aims to make punishments more stringent and even include death penalty for offenders involved in sexual crimes against minors.
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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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Girl, 6, Sexually Assaulted In Delhi, Crowd Clashes With Hospital Staff
A six-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted by a man in Delhi Tuesday and when she was taken to a hospital, doctors referred her to another one, saying emergency services were closed. An irate crowd then ransacked the facility, doctors claimed.
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BS Yediyurappa Requests High Court To Cancel Child Sex Abuse Case Against Him
Former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa has filed a petition in the Karnataka High Court, seeking to cancel the child sex abuse case filed against him under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO).
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Warrant Against BJP's BS Yediyurappa Over Sexual Assault Allegations
A Bengaluru court has issued a non-bailable warrant against BJP leader BS Yediyurappa after he failed to appear for questioning in a case under Protection Of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
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"If Necessary": Karnataka On BS Yediyurappa's Arrest Over Sex Assault Charges
Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Thursday said the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), probing the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) case against former Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa.
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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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Top Karnataka Seer, Out On Bail, Arrested Again In Sexual Assault Case
The pontiff of the Chitradurga Murugharajendra Bruhan Math was arrested on Monday, hours after a Court issued a non-bailable warrant in the second Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act case pending against him.
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Opinion: Age Of Consent In India - What Is The Debate?
The courts in India are flooded with cases on the rampant misuse of the POCSO Act (Protection of Children Against Sexual Offences Act of 2012), in which consenting teenagers are prosecuted for acts that become illegal simply because of their age.
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"Charges Against Wrestling Body Chief Shameful, Should Be Arrested": Ramdev
Speaking in support of the women wrestlers staging a protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, yoga guru Ramdev has said Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh should be put in jail.
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Men Who Marry Girls Below 14 To Face Child Sex Abuse Case In Assam
Men who marry girls below 14 years will face cases against the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act in Assam, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. The decision was taken during a state cabinet meeting on Monday.
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Murugha Math's Chief Seer Charged For Alleged Sexual Abuse: Police
The students of Murugha Math were shifted to the government hostel here after a case under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act was registered against the chief pontiff Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru.
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"Confident About Coming Out Clean": Karnataka Seer Charged With Sex Abuse
A prominent seer in Karnataka booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) on Monday broke his silence over the issue, claiming it was part of a long drawn conspiracy against him.
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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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Man Sentenced To 10 Years In Jail For Sexually Assaulting Girl In Gurgaon
A court in Gurgaon sentenced a man to 10 years in prison for sexually assaulting a girl last year and fined him Rs 30,000, police said on Friday.
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Bill For Stringent Punishment For Child Abuse Introduced In Rajya Sabha
Union Minister Smriti Irani today introduced a bill in the Rajya Sabha to amend the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act that aims to make punishments more stringent and even include death penalty for offenders involved in sexual crimes against minors.
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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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Girl, 6, Sexually Assaulted In Delhi, Crowd Clashes With Hospital Staff
A six-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted by a man in Delhi Tuesday and when she was taken to a hospital, doctors referred her to another one, saying emergency services were closed. An irate crowd then ransacked the facility, doctors claimed.
