POCSO
- Bangalore
Karnataka HC adjourns POCSO case against ex-CM Yediyurappa for a week
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court on Friday adjourned for a week former chief minister B S Yediyurappa’s petition to quash the POCSO case registered against him. Yediyurappa had approached the high court…
- Telangana
Telangana: Dance teacher sexually abuses minor girl; arrested
Hyderabad: In a shocking incident, a dance teacher in a private international school in Boduppal, Telangana, allegedly sexually assaulted a minor girl in his class. Enraged by the incident, the victim’s family…
- Bangalore
Pocso case: Bengaluru court summons former CM Yediyurappa on July 15
Bengaluru: A special Bengaluru court Thursday ordered veteran BJP leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa, along with other accused, to appear before it on July 15 in connection with the…
- Bangalore
HC reduces life sentence in POCSO case; cites lack of justification for maximum penalty
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has reduced the sentence of an accused in a POCSO Act case from life imprisonment to 10 years, emphasising the need for valid reasons when imposing the…
- Bangalore
Karnataka: CID questions Yediyurappa for 3 hours in POCSO case
Bengaluru: The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) questioned former Chief Minister and BJP stalwart B S Yediyurappa for three hours on Monday in connection with a POCSO case registered against him. Yediyurappa appeared…
- India
Stay on Yediyurappa’s arrest betrays court’s selective justice: Mehboba
Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday termed the Karnataka High court staying the arrest of BJP leader B S Yediyurappa in a POSCO case on the grounds that he is former…
- Bangalore
POCSO case against Yediyurappa handed over to CID for probe
Bengaluru: The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) case registered against former Chief Minister and BJP stalwart B S Yediyurappa was on Friday handed over to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID)…
- India
Stepfather arrested for raping minor girl in UP
Lucknow: A man has been arrested in Mainpuri district of Uttar Pradesh for allegedly raping his minor stepdaughter. He has been arrested under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act…
- India
NCPCR seeks action against app for distributing obscene content
New Delhi: The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights has sought action against an app for allegedly disseminating explicit and objectionable material, including content targeted at children. The move comes in…
- India
80-year-old Kerala man gets 45-year jail for raping minor girl
Idukki: A Kerala court has sentenced a 80-year man to a cumulative 45 years imprisonment for repeatedly raping a 14-year-old girl who lived near his shop in this high-range district of the…
- Delhi
Delhi HC to deliberate over vernacular communication by CWC in child surrender cases
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court is set to address a crucial question regarding whether victims of sexual assault should be informed, in their vernacular or spoken language, about the provisions related…