Sexual Offence

Parents of child who is victim of sexual offence cannot enter into compromise with accused: High Court

Parents cannot be allowed to compromise a child's dignity by an agreement, the bench of Justice Pankaj Jain said

Bill Cosby granted right to appeal against sexual assault conviction before Pennsylvania Supreme Court

Bill Cosby has been imprisoned for almost two years after he was convicted for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman in 2004

Bombay HC decision to stay criminal proceedings against man accused of raping minor wife disrespects rights of rape survivors

The Bombay HC's reasoning behind staying criminal proceedings against a man accused of raping minor wife in a recent case fails to justify why someone facing allegations of grave sexual offences like rape should be allowed to ‘negotiate’ his way out of the crime

Convicted paedophile Karl-Heinz N on trial in Germany for raping 6 children while working in India

Karl-Heinz N, 59, a convicted paedophile appeared before a court in Berlin on Thursday charged with raping six children while working in India

Amid changing nature of sex as an activity, debates over Raya Sarkar's list represent post-colonial binaries

The reactions against Raya Sarkar's list is fascist in their language, which ironically, is similar to the language of 'anti-national' used by the Hindu right

Haryana minor rape case: 10-year-old victim undergoes abortion

A 10-year-old Rohtak girl, who was found to be five months pregnant after being allegedly raped by her stepfather, underwent an abortion on Friday, after the district court had left the matter to a medical board here.

Government will set up a specialized agency to block cybercrimes

The Centre today informed the Supreme Court that it will set up a specialized agency mechanism to block and curb sharing of sexual offence videos on social networking platforms in order to check cybercrimes.

Kerala IPS officer's 14-second 'annoying' stare rule can get men booked

Kerala Excise Commissioner Rishiraj Singh while speaking at an event held in Kochi on Sunday reportedly said, “A case can be filed against men who 'annoyingly' stare at women for more than 14 seconds."

Sharmistha, Pranab Mukherjee's daughter, speaks against sexual harassment on Facebook

President Pranab Mukherjee's daughter Sharmistha Mukherjee put up a Facebook post on Saturday about a man who has been sending her "dirty sexual messages" on the social networking site.

Sexual offences law should be taught in schools: WCD minister

The law providing protection to children from sexual offences should be made part of the school curriculum and children must be educated about its provisions, Women and Child Development Minister Krishna Tirath said Tuesday