POCSO
- Bangalore
HC extends by 2 weeks interim order restraining CID from arresting Yediyurappa
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court on Friday extended by two weeks its interim order restraining the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) from arresting former Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa, in connection with a…
- Bangalore
HC reduces life sentence in POCSO case; cites lack of justification for maximum penalty
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has reduced the sentence of an accused in a POCSO Act case from life imprisonment to 10 years, emphasising the need for valid reasons when imposing the…
- Bangalore
Karnataka: CID questions Yediyurappa for 3 hours in POCSO case
Bengaluru: The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) questioned former Chief Minister and BJP stalwart B S Yediyurappa for three hours on Monday in connection with a POCSO case registered against him. Yediyurappa appeared…
- India
Stay on Yediyurappa’s arrest betrays court’s selective justice: Mehboba
Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday termed the Karnataka High court staying the arrest of BJP leader B S Yediyurappa in a POSCO case on the grounds that he is former…
- Top Stories
Telangana: Two men get 20 yrs jail for raping minors
Hyderabad: Two men in Telangana were awarded 20 years of rigorous imprisonment in two separate cases for raping minor girls. Along with awarding serious punishments to the culprits, the courts also delivered…
- Top Stories
No compromise in POCSO case: Allahabad HC
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has held that criminal proceedings under the Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act cannot be quashed on the basis of a compromise between the accused…
- Bangalore
POCSO case against Yediyurappa handed over to CID for probe
Bengaluru: The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) case registered against former Chief Minister and BJP stalwart B S Yediyurappa was on Friday handed over to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID)…
- India
Stepfather arrested for raping minor girl in UP
Lucknow: A man has been arrested in Mainpuri district of Uttar Pradesh for allegedly raping his minor stepdaughter. He has been arrested under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act…
- India
NCPCR seeks action against app for distributing obscene content
New Delhi: The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights has sought action against an app for allegedly disseminating explicit and objectionable material, including content targeted at children. The move comes in…
- India
80-year-old Kerala man gets 45-year jail for raping minor girl
Idukki: A Kerala court has sentenced a 80-year man to a cumulative 45 years imprisonment for repeatedly raping a 14-year-old girl who lived near his shop in this high-range district of the…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad records 337 POCSO cases as crime against children dips by 12 percent
Hyderabad: The number of POCSO cases registered in Hyderabad reduced by 12 percent in 2023, while all other crimes saw an increase in the city. The highest rise was observed in grave…
- Delhi
Delhi HC to deliberate over vernacular communication by CWC in child surrender cases
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court is set to address a crucial question regarding whether victims of sexual assault should be informed, in their vernacular or spoken language, about the provisions related…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Man gets 20 years jail term for sexually assaulting minor boy
Hyderabad: The Nampally Metropolitan Sessions court on Wednesday, September 6, awarded 20 years of rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs 5000 to a man for sexually assaulting a minor boy in…
- India
Terminating pregnancy arising out of consensual sex: Doctors need not disclose minor’s name, says HC
Chennai: The Madras High Court has said it is not necessary for a doctor to disclose the name of a minor approaching them for termination of pregnancy arising out of consensual sexual…
- Delhi
DCW’s 181 helpline got over 6.3 lakh calls in one year: Maliwal
New Delhi: Delhi Commission For Women’s 181 helpline received more than 6.30 lakh calls between July 2022 and June 2023, its chief Swati Maliwal said on Saturday. Addressing a press conference here,…
