DCW issues notice to Delhi Police over alleged abduction and sexual assault of 5-year-old

The girl was allegedly abducted while she was playing outside her home on December 21.

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· Dec 23, 2022 · 03:10 pm

No plan to reduce age of consent for sexual acts, Centre tells Parliament

To a question on whether the age of consent can be reduced to 16, Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani said ‘the question does not arise’.

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· Dec 21, 2022 · 07:57 pm

Karnataka: Class 4 student dies after teacher throws him off from first floor

The teacher, identified as Muthappa Yellapa Hadagali, also assaulted the child’s mother who also taught at the same school.

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· Dec 20, 2022 · 07:54 am

Legislature must address growing concern over age of consent under POCSO Act, says CJI Chandrachud

Justice Chandrachud also expressed concern over situations when cases of sexual assault against children are not reported due to social stigma.

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· Dec 11, 2022 · 09:34 am

2018 Kathua rape: SC orders one accused person to be tried as an adult

A Jammu and Kashmir court had held that Shubham Sangra should be tried as a juvenile in the 2018 case pertaining to rape and murder of an eight-year-old.

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· Nov 16, 2022 · 12:24 pm

Bengaluru: School teacher arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting 15 students

A group of students accused him of inappropriately touching them and kissing some of them during classes as well as lunch breaks.

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· Nov 11, 2022 · 12:32 pm

Assam: Six held for allegedly gangraping 13-year-old girl

The incident took place on November 1.

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· Nov 10, 2022 · 11:47 am

Lingayat seer arrested for sexual assault has committed an ‘unpardonable crime’, says BS Yediyurappa

In August, the former Karnataka chief minister had defended Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru saying that the allegations against him were fake.

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· Nov 08, 2022 · 09:19 pm

Karnataka HC annuls marriage of minor Muslim girl, says POCSO Act overrides personal law

The court, however, observed that the girl was a consenting party to the marriage.

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· Oct 31, 2022 · 12:12 pm

Court cuts rape convict’s life sentence to 20 years in jail for sparing child’s life

The Madhya Pradesh High Court also rebuked the police for not producing the minor’s chemical analysis report.

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· Oct 22, 2022 · 03:19 pm

Allahabad HC gives bail to man accused of raping minor on condition that he marries her

The father of the girl, who is an adult now, said he had no objection if the man was released on bail on the condition of marriage.

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· Oct 15, 2022 · 12:47 pm

Karnataka: Lingayat seer booked under POCSO Act again after more girls accuse him of sexual assault

Two minors, aged 12 and 14 years, have accused Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru of assaulting them repeatedly during the 2020 Covid-19 lockdown.

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· Oct 14, 2022 · 04:21 pm