The Bombay High Court allowed a 12-year-old rape survivor to terminate her pregnancy, stating that her welfare and safety were of the utmost importance. A vacation bench comprising Justices Sandeep Marne and... Read more »
The Delhi Police has apprehended a 28-year-old man for molesting a 16-year-old teenager boy in a moving metro. Come to Light The boy recounted his ordeal on X in a series of... Read more »
A court in Thane (Maharashtra) has convicted and sentenced a 34-Y-O man to rigorous imprisonment for molesting a teenager at knifepoint. Conviction Special judge D S Deshmukh convicted the accused individual under... Read more »
A Delhi court has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for raping his 11-year-old daughter. Special Judge Anu Aggarwal sentenced the man, who was earlier convicted under section 6 (aggravated penetrative sexual... Read more »
In a decision stirring debate, the Allahabad High Court granted interim bail to a POCSO accused of marrying the victim, despite objections from the State regarding the girl’s age which was 17.... Read more »
A court in Idukki (Kerala) has sentenced a 31-year-old man to triple life imprisonment for raping his 9-year-old daughter two years ago. The Judge Devikulam Fast Track Special Court (POCSO) Judge, Sirajuddin... Read more »
The Supreme Court of India has remarked that while it might not be considered an offense for a child to watch pornography, the involvement of children in pornography is a matter of... Read more »
A special POCSO court in Maharashtra Thane’s district has sentenced a 44-year-old man to five years of imprisonment for repeatedly outraging the modesty of his 15-year-old daughter. V V Virkar, Special Judge... Read more »
A special court in Thane (Maharashtra) has sentenced a man to seven years of imprisonment for sexually assaulting a minor girl. Additional sessions judge A S Bhagwat convicted the accused Amit Mahendra... Read more »
A Delhi court has convicted a juvenile for raping two minor girls in 2017. The court affirmed that the prosecution has adequately established that the child in conflict (CCL) with the law... Read more »