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New Law Makes Sex Offences Gender Neutral, Adds Clauses To Crimes Against Children
The newly enacted Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, which replaces the British-era Indian Penal Code, has made sexual offences "gender neutral" for the victim and the perpetrator, according to official documents.
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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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Chargesheet Filed Against BS Yediyurappa In Child Sex Abuse Case
In fresh trouble for former Karnataka chief minister BS Yediyurappa, the state police's Criminal Investigation Department has filed a chargesheet naming him and three others in a case filed under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act.
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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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Ex-MasterChef Australia Contestant Paul Frost Jailed For 24 Years For Sexually Abusing Children
Former MasterChef Australia finalist Paul Douglas Frost has been jailed for 24 years for committing sexual offences against children while working as a swim coach in Sydney.
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Australian Ex Childcare Worker Charged With Sexually Abusing 91 Children
A former Australian childcare worker has been charged with 1,623 child abuse offences against 91 children between 2007 and 2022, federal police said on Tuesday.
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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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Rajasthan Man Thrashed, Forced To Drink Urine For Trying To Meet Girl
Police have detained six people after a video of the assault surfaced on social media. They also slapped a case against the man under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
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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.
 "Men Who Marry Girls Below 14 To Face Child Sex Abuse Case In Assam")
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New Law Makes Sex Offences Gender Neutral, Adds Clauses To Crimes Against Children
The newly enacted Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, which replaces the British-era Indian Penal Code, has made sexual offences "gender neutral" for the victim and the perpetrator, according to official documents.
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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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Chargesheet Filed Against BS Yediyurappa In Child Sex Abuse Case
In fresh trouble for former Karnataka chief minister BS Yediyurappa, the state police's Criminal Investigation Department has filed a chargesheet naming him and three others in a case filed under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act.
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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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Ex-MasterChef Australia Contestant Paul Frost Jailed For 24 Years For Sexually Abusing Children
Former MasterChef Australia finalist Paul Douglas Frost has been jailed for 24 years for committing sexual offences against children while working as a swim coach in Sydney.
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Australian Ex Childcare Worker Charged With Sexually Abusing 91 Children
A former Australian childcare worker has been charged with 1,623 child abuse offences against 91 children between 2007 and 2022, federal police said on Tuesday.
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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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Rajasthan Man Thrashed, Forced To Drink Urine For Trying To Meet Girl
Police have detained six people after a video of the assault surfaced on social media. They also slapped a case against the man under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
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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.
