The Andhra Pradesh’s special sessions judge sentenced a 17-year-old boy to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting a 7-year-old girl under the POCSO Act. The judge imposed a fine of... Read more »
Actor Manoj Bajpayee’s upcoming film ‘Sirf Ek Bandaa Kaafi Hai’ received a legal notice from Asaram Bapu on Wednesday. Asaram sent the notice to the film’s makers via his charitable trust. In... Read more »
The Bombay High Court which recently acquitted a man convicted under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO Act) held that the mere absence of a wisdom teeth is not... Read more »
The Supreme Court has recently sought the reaction of the Rajasthan government on a plea moved by the uncle of a rape survivor, seeking cancellation of bail granted to Congress MLA, Johari... Read more »
The Delhi High Court on Monday ordered the Medical Superintendent of LNJP Hospital not to reveal the identity of a 14-year-old girl who is seeking to terminate her 11-week pregnancy. Justice Prathiba... Read more »
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has recently held that merely because semen wasn’t detected at the time of examination of a rape survivor, doesn’t mean that there was no act of penetrative... Read more »
The Madras High Court stated on Monday that it will decide whether to reconstitute the Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) to investigate allegations of sexual harassment against Kalakshetra Foundation faculty. “I’ve decided to... Read more »
The Patna High Court recently upheld the grant of custody of a minor child to her father, emphasizing the importance of the child’s welfare. A bench of Justice Harish Kumar and Justice... Read more »
The Patna High Court recently held that conviction under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act cannot be upheld if the survivor’s age is not proven. A single bench of... Read more »
A special POCSO court in Odisha’s Sundergarh district has recently sentenced a ex-school headmaster to ten years in prison for sexually assaulting 11 female students in 2015. Additional District Judge Mahendra Kumar... Read more »