POCSO
- Telangana
Telangana: Student sentenced to jail for sexually harassing minor
Hyderabad: A Telangana fast-track court, on Wednesday, February 19, convicted and sentenced a man to one-year rigorous imprisonment for sexually harassing a minor girl in 2023. The convicted, Palappu Mahindra, 20, a…
- Telangana
POCSO case against stepfather for raping daughters in Telangana
Hyderabad: A shocking incident has surfaced from Telangana’s Suryapet district where a government teacher allegedly raped the daughters of his second wife. The accused named Sunil Kumar is a teacher at a local…
- Bangalore
HC to deliver judgment on Yediyurappa’s plea to quash POCSO case
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court will pronounce its judgment on a petition filed by former Karnataka Chief Minister and senior BJP leader B.S. Yediyurappa, seeking to quash charges against him under a…
- India
Teen babysitter tortured, beaten to death in Chennai; POCSO Act invoked
Chennai: A 15-year-old girl, employed as a babysitter was tortured and beaten to death here and six persons, including the couple who hired her have been arrested, police said on Sunday. Though…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Man gets lifer for sexually assaulting minor sister in law
Hyderabad: A man was sentenced to life imprisonment on Wednesday, October 9 by a local court for sexually assaulting his minor sister-in-law. The convict was tried for a POCSO case dating back…
- India
Watching child pornography in private POCSO offence: SC quashes HC order
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday set aside a decision of the Madras High Court which had held that watching pornography involving children in private would not fall within the scope…
- Bangalore
Hearing on POCSO case against Yediyurappa adjourned to Sept 19
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court on Monday adjourned to September 19 the hearing on a petition filed by former Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa seeking quashing of a POCSO case against him.…
- India
Karnataka HC rejects school teacher’s plea to quash POCSO case
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has declined to quash a Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) case against a school teacher accused of recording videos of girl students while they were…
- Bangalore
Karnataka HC to hear Yediyurappa POCSO case on Sep 5 as CID seeks adjournment
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court single bench on Friday adjourned to September 5 the hearing on the quash petition of former Chief Minister and BJP central parliamentary committee member B.S. Yediyurappa in…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh: 8-yr-old girl sexually assaulted in NTR district
An eight-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted by a 22-year-old man in Tiruvuru, NTR district of Andhra Pradesh. The accused has been identified as Thota Chandu, a native of Vissannapetaa. The victim also…
- Delhi
Delhi HC grants bail in POCSO case to youngster having love affair with minor girl
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday granted bail in a POCSO case to a youngster accused of raping a minor girl he was having a “love affair” with, while taking…
- Bangalore
Yediyurappa should retire from public life for being charged in POCSO case: Siddaramaiah
Mysuru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday said that former Chief Minister and BJP Parliamentary Board Member, BS Yediyurappa should retire from public life after being charged in a Protection of Children…
- Bangalore
Karnataka HC adjourns POCSO case against ex-CM Yediyurappa for a week
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court on Friday adjourned for a week former chief minister B S Yediyurappa’s petition to quash the POCSO case registered against him. Yediyurappa had approached the high court…
- Telangana
Telangana: Dance teacher sexually abuses minor girl; arrested
Hyderabad: In a shocking incident, a dance teacher in a private international school in Boduppal, Telangana, allegedly sexually assaulted a minor girl in his class. Enraged by the incident, the victim’s family…
- Bangalore
Pocso case: Bengaluru court summons former CM Yediyurappa on July 15
Bengaluru: A special Bengaluru court Thursday ordered veteran BJP leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa, along with other accused, to appear before it on July 15 in connection with the…
