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Touching Minor's Lips Without Sexual Advances Not POCSO Offence: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has said in the absence of sexually motivated advances, touching and pressing minor girl's lips and sleeping next to her cannot attract prosecution for "aggravated sexual assault' under POCSO Act.
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In Daring Assam Prisonbreak, 5 Men Scale 20-Foot Wall With Bedsheets, Lungis
Five undertrial prisoners, charged under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, escaped from a prison in Assam after breaking rods and scaling a 20-foot wall using bedsheets, blankets and 'lungis'.
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"Egregious Error By High Court": Big Supreme Court Order On Child Porn
Downloading and watching child pornography is an offence under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the Supreme Court ruled today in a landmark judgment.
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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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Delhi Man Gets 20 Years In Jail For Sexually Assaulting Boy
A Delhi Court has sentenced a man to a 20-year jail term under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act for sexually assaulting a boy.
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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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BS Yediyurappa Says Sex Assault Charges Baseless, Questions Timing Of FIR
Former Karnataka Chief Minister and BJP leader BS Yediyurappa has been charged under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act over allegations of sexually harassing a teen.
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Accused In Minor's Rape Can't Serve Parole Where Survivor Lives: Rajasthan High Court
In a significant ruling, the Rajasthan High Court ordered that an accused charged under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 cannot serve parole in the same city or village where the survivor lives.
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41-Year-Old Man Gets 20-Year Jail Term For Raping Minor Daughter
A special Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. court on Monday sentenced a 41-year-old man to imprisonment of 20 years for raping his 12-year-old daughter at their house in 2021.
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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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Simple Touch Not Penetrative Sex Assault Under POCSO Act: Delhi High Court
A "simple touch" cannot be considered "manipulation" of a minor's body to cause penetration and attract the offence of penetrative sexual assault under the POCSO Act, the Delhi High Court said.
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4 Tamil Nadu Cops Arrested For Allegedly Sexually Assaulting Girl
Four cops have been arrested by the Trichy district police in Tamil Nadu under the stringent Protection Of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO), child sex abuse law, for allegedly sexually assaulting a girl.
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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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Touching Minor's Lips Without Sexual Advances Not POCSO Offence: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has said in the absence of sexually motivated advances, touching and pressing minor girl's lips and sleeping next to her cannot attract prosecution for "aggravated sexual assault' under POCSO Act.
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In Daring Assam Prisonbreak, 5 Men Scale 20-Foot Wall With Bedsheets, Lungis
Five undertrial prisoners, charged under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, escaped from a prison in Assam after breaking rods and scaling a 20-foot wall using bedsheets, blankets and 'lungis'.
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"Egregious Error By High Court": Big Supreme Court Order On Child Porn
Downloading and watching child pornography is an offence under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the Supreme Court ruled today in a landmark judgment.
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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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Delhi Man Gets 20 Years In Jail For Sexually Assaulting Boy
A Delhi Court has sentenced a man to a 20-year jail term under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act for sexually assaulting a boy.
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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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BS Yediyurappa Says Sex Assault Charges Baseless, Questions Timing Of FIR
Former Karnataka Chief Minister and BJP leader BS Yediyurappa has been charged under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act over allegations of sexually harassing a teen.
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Accused In Minor's Rape Can't Serve Parole Where Survivor Lives: Rajasthan High Court
In a significant ruling, the Rajasthan High Court ordered that an accused charged under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 cannot serve parole in the same city or village where the survivor lives.
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41-Year-Old Man Gets 20-Year Jail Term For Raping Minor Daughter
A special Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. court on Monday sentenced a 41-year-old man to imprisonment of 20 years for raping his 12-year-old daughter at their house in 2021.
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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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Simple Touch Not Penetrative Sex Assault Under POCSO Act: Delhi High Court
A "simple touch" cannot be considered "manipulation" of a minor's body to cause penetration and attract the offence of penetrative sexual assault under the POCSO Act, the Delhi High Court said.
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4 Tamil Nadu Cops Arrested For Allegedly Sexually Assaulting Girl
Four cops have been arrested by the Trichy district police in Tamil Nadu under the stringent Protection Of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO), child sex abuse law, for allegedly sexually assaulting a girl.
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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.
