POCSO
- India
UP: POCSO court denies bail to rape accused
Kanpur: A special POCSO court rejected the bail application of accused Rajeev Kumar, who has been charged by the police for rape and thrashing father and brother of the victim. Judge Rajveer…
- Delhi
Delhi court grants bail to army personnel in POCSO case
New Delhi: A Delhi Court on Monday has granted bail to army personnel accused under charges of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO). The Court has directed the accused not to…
- Crime and Accident
Accused in minor rape case to be booked under NSA
Varanasi: The Varanasi police have decided to initiate action under the National Security Act (NSA) against Sinku a.k.a. Ajay Kumar, who allegedly sexually assaulted a nine-year-old girl in the premises of a…
- Crime and Accident
Two men jailed for 10 years each for raping minors
Muzaffarnagar: A 26-year-old man was sentenced to 10 years in jail for raping a 16-year-old girl nearly four years ago. Additional Sessions Judge Sanjiv Tiwari of Muzaffarnagar’s Special POCSO court sentenced Rizwan after…
- Crime and Accident
Mumbai: Man gets imprisonment for life for raping minor
Mumbai: A special Protection of Children against Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act court here on Thursday sentenced a 27-year-old man to imprisonment for life for sexually assaulting a minor repeatedly and impregnating her. Special…
- Crime and Accident
Man held guilty of raping 6-year-old girl
Muzaffarnagar: A POCSO court on Wednesday held a 23-year-old man guilty of raping a minor girl at Kookda village in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar district in 2017. Special Judge Sanjiv Kumar Tiwari held Sajid…
- India
POCSO case accused jumps into sea, police search on
Thiruvananthapuram: An accused in a case registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act jumped into the sea on Wednesday morning when he was taken for evidence collection at Kasaba…
- Crime
Gujarat: Man arrested for allegedly raping minor in Surat
Surat: The Police on Friday arrested one person for allegedly raping a four-year-old girl in the Sachin GIDC area of Surat, Gujarat. The accused was identified as Shashi (24), a resident of…
- India
UP POCSO court convicts man in 10 days, sets record
Rae Bareli: A POCSO court in Uttar Pradesh’s Rae Bareli has created a new record by convicting a rape accused and awarding life sentence to him in a span of 10 working…
- India
24 special courts in Odisha to deal with POCSO cases
Bhubaneswar:The Odisha government on Friday said it would establish 24 Fast Track Special Courts (FTSCs) for disposal of cases of rape and other sexual offences against children in a time-bound manner. State…
- Crime and Accident
U’khand: Father booked for allegedly molesting minor daughter
Uttarkashi : A man was booked for allegedly molesting his minor daughter in Badhaan village of Uttarkashi, police said on Wednesday. A case under POCSO Act and section 354 of the Indian…
- Andhra Pradesh
Visakhapatnam: 16-year-old boy rapes 7-year-old girl
Visakhapatnam: A 7-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a 16-year-old boy in Vepagunta here on Friday, said police. A case has been registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO)…
- Andhra Pradesh
Minor girl thrashed by village elder for elopement
Amaravati: In a horrific incident, a minor Dalit girl was mercilessly beaten up by a village elder in public for eloping with a youth in Andhra Pradesh’s Anantapur district. The incident occurred…
- News
Need for more forensic labs to expedite POCSO cases: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday noted that more designated Forensic Science Laboratories (FSL) were needed across the country to avoid delay in trial and for early disposal of cases covered by…
- India
RS passes Bill including death penalty for child abuse
New Delhi: With members across party lines supporting a stricter law against child abuse, the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed the bill for amending the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO)…
