Pocso

Supreme Court criminalising sex with minor wife ends conflict in rules, but verdict is too simplistic for a complex problem

Supreme Court order criminalising sex with minor wife ends conflict in rules on child abuse and child marriage, but it also makes sexually active adolescents vulnerable

MP's Serial Rapist: Convicted for raping minor, man gets out of jail after 7 years only to rape another; victim critical

Police said the accused, identified as Rakesh Verma (35) alias Rakku, a resident of Krishna Nagar area, has been arrested and booked under relevant sections, including Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses (POCSO) Act

Bengaluru Horror: School principal 'rapes' dyslexic 10-year-old student at home

A police officer said when the Class 2 student returned home from school on Thursday, her mother noticed that she was bleeding from her private parts

Operation Conviction: UP government's new move to crack down on cow slaughter and child abuse cases

The Police claims that the initiative will ensure speedy conviction in cases registered under the POCSO Act and those related to cow slaughter, religious conversion, rape and murder

‘Nudity not always obscene': POCSO case against Rehana Fathima

The Kerala High Court has dismissed a criminal case against women’s rights activist Rehana Fathima. She courted controversy in June 2020 after a video showing her two minor children painting on her semi-naked body created outrage

Prevention of child marriage: Breaking inter-generational gender exclusion

Prevention of child marriage is crucial to address several human rights violations that stand in the way of gender inclusion and equality

Why India needs a rethink before expanding scope of death penalty

It is crystal clear the graph of number of death sentences dips amazingly as the cases get referred up

Wrong to assume victim of domestic sexual abuse can't perform well at school, says court

The special judge of a Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act court, Jayshri R Pulate, sentenced the accused to ten years in jail on 29 September

Noida: Minor boy blackmails teenager over obscene video, rapes her several times

The matter came to light after the victim finally narrated her ordeal to the mother after being sexually offended for two and a half months on Saturday night post which a complaint was filed

55-year-old man gets five years in prison for sexually assaulting 12-year-old relative

The special court has imposed a fine of Rs 1.5 lakh on the convict and directed that the amount be paid to the victim