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HC permits 11 year old sexual assault survivor to terminate 30 week pregnancy

Mumbai, Oct 31: The Bombay High Court on Thursday permitted an 11-year-old sexual assault survivor to terminate her 30-week pregnancy. A vacation bench of Justices...

SC judgement on child pornography will have long lasting, global impact on society

New Delhi, Sept 23: The Supreme Court's judgement that watching and downloading child pornography are offences under the POCSO Act, will have long lasting...

1,747 POCSO cases pending, 894 resolved 

‘Delay due to non-appearance by accused, survivors, witnesses in court Shillong, Sept 2: Despite having six special POCSO courts in Meghalaya, the state has lacked...

Mamata writes to PM again, seeks stringent central legislation in rape and murder cases

Kolkata, Aug 30: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, reiterating her request for stringent central legislation...

Four held over gang rape of 15-year-old girl in Dharashiv; prime accused on the run

Four people were arrested on Sunday over the alleged gang rape of a 15-year-old girl in Maharashtra’s Dharashiv. The main accused in the case...

Two arrested for raping teenage girl in Maharashtra’s Maharashtra

Police in Maharashtra’s Palghar district have arrested two persons for allegedly raping a 17-year-old girl after taking her on an outing, an official said...

Man befriends 13-year-old on social media, rapes her

Mumbai, Aug 22 (PTI): A man has been arrested here for allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl whom he had met on Instagram, police said...

Woman can also be tried under POCSO for offence of ‘penetrative sexual assault: Delhi HC

New Delhi, Aug 13 (PTI): A female can also face criminal proceedings under POCSO for committing the offence of "penetrative sexual assault" on a...

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