Law commission recommends against lowering age of consent under POCSO Act

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· Sep 29, 2023 · 07:16 pm

Criminalisation of romantic relationships under POCSO Act has overburdened system, says Bombay HC

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· Jul 15, 2023 · 08:49 am

POCSO Act being misused, claims WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh

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· May 26, 2023 · 10:18 am

Muslim personal law not excluded from provisions of POCSO Act, says Kerala High Court

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· Nov 20, 2022 · 05:57 pm

Former Uttarakhand minister kills himself after police book him for molesting granddaughter

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· May 27, 2022 · 08:18 pm

Children under 12 ‘asexual’, take time to realise abuse: Court while convicting man for raping minor

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· Feb 23, 2022 · 09:45 pm

Pulling hand, dragging scarf not sexual harassment under POCSO Act, says Calcutta HC

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· Dec 03, 2021 · 08:18 am

Former Meghalaya MLA gets 25 years in jail for raping minor

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· Aug 25, 2021 · 04:26 pm

Minor booked under anti-conversion law, rape charges in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly

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· Feb 11, 2021 · 11:41 am

Child rights body asks Maharashtra to file appeal against Bombay HC judgement on sexual assault

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· Jan 26, 2021 · 11:19 am

Opinion: Sexual assault is sexual assault, skin or no skin

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· Jan 26, 2021 · 07:30 am

Punjab: 15-year-old brick kiln worker allegedly raped in Hoshiarpur

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· Oct 27, 2020 · 10:40 am

Kerala: Activist Rehana Fathima surrenders before Ernakulum Police in body art video case

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· Aug 09, 2020 · 02:23 pm

Union Cabinet amends POCSO Act to include death penalty for sexual assault on minors

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· Jul 10, 2019 · 06:14 pm

POCSO Act amendments: Cabinet introduces death penalty for aggravated assault on children

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· Dec 28, 2018 · 04:50 pm

In Tamil Nadu, outrage mounts as Adivasi girl dies – family says police refused to register rape

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· Nov 11, 2018 · 06:00 am

Centre wants stricter Supreme Court guidelines on female genital cutting, an offence under IPC

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· Apr 21, 2018 · 12:27 pm

Some Indian states are considering the death penalty for child rapists. But will it be effective?

Bhavya Dore

· Feb 09, 2018 · 06:30 am

Reporting child sexual abuse is mandatory under law, but the ill-equipped system often fails victims

Aarefa Johari

· Jan 25, 2017 · 09:00 am

Kerala Catholic priest gets double life imprisonment, Rs 2.15-lakh fine for raping minor girl

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· Dec 08, 2016 · 04:00 pm