POCSO Act
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad man charged under POCSO Act sentenced to 20 yrs jail
Hyderabad: The Additional Sessions Judge in Nampally, Hyderabad, convicted a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment, accused under the Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. The court also imposed…
- Bangalore
Class 9 student gives birth in hostel in Karnataka
Karwar: A shocking incident has come to light in Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka, where a Class 9 student reportedly gave birth to a baby while staying in a hostel in Sirsi…
- Telangana
Why no notice to Bandi Sanjay in son’s POCSO case? RS Praveen asks
Hyderabad: BRS leader and former IPS officer RS Praveen Kumar on Friday, June 12, launched a scathing attack on the Telangana Police and the Congress government over their handling of POCSO cases…
- India
SC quashes POCSO case against man using extraordinary power
New Delhi: Invoking its extraordinary authority under Article 142 of the Constitution, the Supreme Court has quashed the conviction of a man sentenced under the POCSO Act after noting that the victim…
- Telangana
Telangana teen girl dies by suicide, saffron groups allege ‘love jihad’
Hyderabad: A minor girl died by suicide in Narayanpet town, after the man she loved, who promised to marry her- refused to keep his promise. The minor girl aged 16, and the…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Auto driver gets 20 years jail in Rajendranagar POCSO Case
Hyderabad: A fast-track court for child-related offences on Wednesday, May 27, sentenced a 46-year-old auto driver to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment in a child sexual assault case reported in Rajendranagar in…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra man continued to rape 15-year-old despite her bleeding profusely
Amaravati: A 19-year-old youth allegedly raped a 15-year-old minor, leaving her with grievous injuries and severe blood loss in Andhra Pradesh’s Kadapa district. The accused, identified as Eshwar, a resident of Kotluru…
- India
Self-styled godman Asaram acquited of gang rape charges in minor rape case
Jodhpur: Former self-styled godman Asaram received partial relief from the Rajasthan High Court on Wednesday, May 27, after it acquitted him of charges related to gang rape and gang penetrative sexual assault…
- Hyderabad
Bandi Bageerath POCSO case: Telangana Police gets 3-day custody
Hyderabad: A Malkajgiri court on Tuesday, May 26, granted three days’ police custody of Bandi Bageerath, who has been accused under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. It is…
- Hyderabad
Telangana CM clarifies POCSO accused Bandi Bageerath was arrested
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has affirmed that the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) case accused Bandi Bageerath was taken into custody at Appa Junction during a vehicle…
- Telangana
Bandi Bageerath POCSO case: 24 media houses booked for victim’s identity leak
Hyderabad: The Petbasheerabad police on Sunday, May 17, registered fresh criminal cases against 24 media organisations for allegedly broadcasting and publishing photographs, videos and personal details of a minor girl and her…
- Hyderabad
Arrested, not surrendered: Bandi Bageerath remanded to 14-day judicial custody
Hyderabad: In a significant development, Bandi Bageerath, the accused in the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) case involving an alleged sexual assault of a 17-year-old victim, was arrested at Appa…
- Telangana
POCSO case: Police issue look out notice against Bandi Bageerath, raid home
Hyderabad: The Cyberabad Police on Saturday, May 16, issued a lookout notice against Bandi Sai Bageerath, who is accused in a Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) case, and formed five special teams…
- Hyderabad
Telangana HC refuses to grant Bandi Bageerath interim relief in POCSO case
Hyderabad: The judgement in the interim bail petition filed by Bandi Bageerath at the Telangana High Court’s vacation bench may have to wait for a few more days, as the single-bench headed…
- Hyderabad
Court orders removal of defamatory content on Bandi Sanjay in son’s POCSO case
Hyderabad: The City Civil Court in Nampally has issued an order on Friday, May 15, that Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay’s name shouldn’t be used in connection with…
