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Mumbai’s School Sport Coach Gets 5 Years In Jail For Sexually Assaulting Students

The Special POCSO court in Mumbai has recently sentenced a municipal school sports coach to 5 years of rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting minor girls during training sessions. The coach was found... Read more »
K’taka HC Denies Bail To Teacher Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Students, Says “Teachers Are Gods In India”

K’taka HC Denies Bail To Teacher Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Students, Says “Teachers Are Gods In India”

The Karnataka High Court recently denied bail to a teacher accused of sexually abusing and assaulting his minor female students. Justice Umesh M Adiga noted that the offences were heinous in nature... Read more »
Delhi HC

HC And Delhi Police Organizes Workshop On ‘Online Child Sexual Exploitation And Abuse’

The Delhi High Court on Thursday held an awareness workshop on “online child sexual exploitation and abuse” and launched several “cyber awareness interactive videos” for children, in collaboration with the Delhi police.... Read more »

Teen Gets 20-Year Jail Term For Raping 7-Year-Old Girl In AP

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 »
Asaram Bapu Issues Legal Notice To Manoj Bajpayee’s Film ‘Sirf Ek Bandaa Kaafi Hai’

Asaram Bapu Sends Legal Notice To Manoj Bajpayee’s Film ‘Sirf Ek Bandaa Kaafi Hai’

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 »
POCSO Act: Bombay HC Rules That Mere Absence Of Wisdom Tooth Is Not Conclusive Proof Of Survivor’s Age

POCSO Act: Bombay HC Rules That Mere Absence Of Wisdom Tooth Is Not Conclusive Proof Of Survivor’s Age

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 »

Congress MLA’s Son In Rape Case: SC Seeks Rajasthan Govt.’s Response To Cancel Bail

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 »
Don’t Reveal Identity Of Minor Girl Seeking Abortion In Police Report: Delhi HC Orders LNJP Hospital

Don’t Reveal Identity In Police Report Of Minor Seeking Abortion: Delhi HC Orders LNJP Hospital

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 »

Ejaculation Of Semen Not Necessary To Constitute Penetrative Sexual Assault Under POCSO Act: Andhra Pradesh HC

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 »
Kalakshetra Sexual Harassment Case: Madras HC To Decide On Reconstituting ICC On April 24

Kalakshetra Sexual Harassment Case: Madras HC To Decide On Reconstituting ICC On April 24

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 »
Delhi HC Directs MCD, Police To Address Issues In Chandni Chowk Delhi HC Issues Notice On Shabir Shah’s Plea For Phone Access In Custody Judge Recommends Sending Terror Case Against Engineer Rashid To MP/MLA Court Bombay HC Imposes Rs.25,000 Cost On Nashik Prison Jailor Kerala HC Orders Probe Into Minister Cherian’s Remarks