POCSO
- Delhi
Delhi HC grants bail in POCSO case to youngster having love affair with minor girl
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday granted bail in a POCSO case to a youngster accused of raping a minor girl he was having a “love affair” with, while taking…
- Bangalore
Yediyurappa should retire from public life for being charged in POCSO case: Siddaramaiah
Mysuru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday said that former Chief Minister and BJP Parliamentary Board Member, BS Yediyurappa should retire from public life after being charged in a Protection of Children…
- 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 extends by 2 weeks interim order restraining CID from arresting Yediyurappa
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court on Friday extended by two weeks its interim order restraining the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) from arresting former Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa, in connection with a…
- 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…
- Top Stories
Telangana: Two men get 20 yrs jail for raping minors
Hyderabad: Two men in Telangana were awarded 20 years of rigorous imprisonment in two separate cases for raping minor girls. Along with awarding serious punishments to the culprits, the courts also delivered…
- Top Stories
No compromise in POCSO case: Allahabad HC
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has held that criminal proceedings under the Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act cannot be quashed on the basis of a compromise between the accused…
- 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…
