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Odisha

Odisha Court Sentences Accused to 10-Yr of Imprisonment for Raping Minor

A POCSO court in Odisha has sentenced a 45-year-old man to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for the rape of a minor girl in 2014. Mayurbhanj district POCSO court judge Sumita Jena... Read more »
Nagaland

Nagaland Court Sentences Accused to 20 Year of RI for Raping Minor

A special POCSO court in Nagaland’s Phek district has sentenced a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for the rape of a minor girl in 2022. Special Judge Neiko Akami, in... Read more »
Pratapgarh Court, Rape

Pratapgarh Court Sentences Accused to Life Term for Raping Minor Dalit Girl

A Pratapgarh court in Uttar Pradesh has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for the rape of a minor Dalit girl in 2017. Additional District Judge (POCSO Act) Alok Dwivedi convicted Ram... Read more »
Delhi HC

Kaushambi Court Sentences 4 Accused to 20 Years Imprisonment for Raping Minor

The Kaushambi POCSO court in Uttar Pradesh has convicted four individuals, including a woman, in connection with a 2018 gang-rape case involving a minor Dalit girl. The court sentenced all the convict... Read more »
Gujarat HC

Gujarat HC Takes Suo Motu Cognizance of Queer Student Harassment at GNLU

The Gujarat High Court on Monday took suo motu cognizance of a newspaper report detailing two incidents at the Gujarat National Law University (GNLU) in Gandhinagar. These incidents involve the harassment of... Read more »
Life Term, POCSO

Rajasthan Court Sentences Two to 20 Years for Abduction and Rape of Minor

The Bundi district court in Rajasthan has sentenced a man and a woman to 20 years of imprisonment each for the abduction and rape of a minor that occurred more than three... Read more »
Mizoram

Mizoram Court Sentences 30 Y-O Man for Molesting Minor

A special court in Mizoram’s Champhai has sentenced a 20-year rigorous imprisonment to a 30-year-old man for molesting a minor back in 2019. Sylvie Zomuanpuii Ralte, the special judge of the POCSO... Read more »
Minor Rape

Haryana: Man Gets 25 Years Of Imprisonment For Raping Minor Daughter

The Hisar court has recently sentenced a 50-year-old man to 25 years of imprisonment for raping his minor daughter in 2018. Fast Track Court’s Additional Sessions Judge Rajesh Kumar Mehta pronounced the... Read more »
marriage, Delhi Court

Delhi Court Acquits Man Accused of Rape, Citing Valid Marriage

A Delhi court recently acquitted Gaurav Malik, who was accused of raping a woman, after considering the validity of their marriage, despite the lack of supporting documents. Additional Sessions Judge Jagmohan Singh... Read more »
Allahabad HC

Allahabad HC Revokes Non-Bailable Warrant Against Rape Accused Who Completed Sentence

The Allahabad High Court’s Lucknow Bench recently revoked its previous order of issuing a non-bailable warrant (NBW) against a rape accused who had already completed a seven-year sentence. The case of Raj... Read more »
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