Amend POCSO Act to allow consensual sex after 16 years of age, Madras High Court suggests

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· Apr 28, 2019 · 07:51 am

‘Grey area’: Activists are sceptical about removing time limits on reporting child sexual abuse

Vijayta Lalwani

· Oct 11, 2018 · 12:30 pm

Your Morning Fix: Minister M J Akbar accused of sexual harassment, actor Alok Nath of rape

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· Oct 10, 2018 · 06:30 am

Patna: Principal and school employee arrested for allegedly raping 11-year-old girl

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· Sep 20, 2018 · 11:26 am

Madhya Pradesh: Man gets life sentence in jail after three-day trial for rape of six-year-old

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· Aug 09, 2018 · 09:20 am

Uttar Pradesh: Five men allegedly sodomise teenager in Ghaziabad

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· Jun 17, 2018 · 01:37 pm

India’s sexual crimes ordinance puts time limits on trying cases. Here’s data on why it may not work

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· Jun 11, 2018 · 08:00 am

Chandigarh: School teacher arrested for allegedly sexually abusing 14-year-old boy

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· May 25, 2018 · 07:55 am

Bihar: Police arrest four boys after video shows girl being stripped, dragged in Jehanabad

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· Apr 30, 2018 · 01:01 pm

Odisha: Six-year-old girl in critical condition after alleged rape, neighbour arrested

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· Apr 23, 2018 · 01:14 pm

Death penalty for rape of girls below 12 years of age is under active consideration, Centre tells SC

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· Apr 20, 2018 · 03:10 pm

Should an accused cleared of rape charges be called a ‘rape case survivor’, asks special Pocso judge

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· Dec 06, 2017 · 01:29 pm

Video: How paedophiles 'groom' children for sexual abuse and what parents need to know

Smitha Nair

· Nov 11, 2017 · 09:44 am

Child sexual abuse victims take years to speak up: Watch a survivor make the case to amend the law

Smitha Nair

· Nov 10, 2017 · 08:40 am

Delhi: 10 booked for torturing two minors, forcing them to perform sexual acts on each other

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· Nov 06, 2017 · 06:18 pm

Leering at a child is punishable under Pocso Act, says Bombay High Court

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· Oct 01, 2017 · 08:14 am

Delhi: British man arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting three vision-impaired children

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· Sep 04, 2017 · 06:23 pm

A rapist cannot be tried under child abuse laws if the complainant’s mental age is under 18, says SC

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· Jul 21, 2017 · 02:20 pm

In Wayanad, an Adivasi marriage tradition at odds with the law has landed many men in jail

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· Dec 16, 2016 · 12:30 pm

Mumbai man acquitted of rape charge after minor tells court the sex was consensual

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· Jan 18, 2016 · 11:46 am