POCSO: News
06 Jun 2023
Kerala High CourtWoman's naked body cannot be deemed sexual, rules Kerala HC
The Kerala High Court on Monday said that the depiction of a woman's naked body could not be termed as obscene, indecent, or sexually explicit, reported PTI.
26 Oct 2022
MumbaiMumbai court jails man for referring minor girl as 'item'
A local court in Mumbai sentenced a man to one-and-half years in jail for sexually harassing a minor in a seven-year-old case.
02 Sep 2022
KarnatakaLingayat seer accused of sexually abusing minor students arrested
Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, pontiff of the prominent Murugha mutt in Chitradurga district of Karnataka, was arrested on Thursday night on allegations of sexually abusing two minor girls studying at the mutt.
01 Sep 2022
Noida#NewsBytesExplainer: What's digital rape for which Noida man is convicted?
In a first-of-its-kind conviction, a 65-year-old man in Noida was convicted for 'digital rape' this week.
29 Aug 2022
Janata Dal (Secular)Sexual abuse case against Lingayat seer; Karnataka CM Bommai tight-lipped
Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai has remained tight-lipped about the high-profile sexual abuse case involving the chief pontiff of a major mutt in the state's Chitradurga.
28 Jul 2022
NoidaNoida: 12-year-old girl raped; accused shot at trying to flee
A 12-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a 20-year-old man when she was on her way to school in Noida on Wednesday, according to NDTV.
22 Jul 2022
KarnatakaKarnataka: Police arrest 8 students after kissing video goes viral
A viral kissing video featuring two college students has landed eight other students in trouble in Karnataka's Mangaluru district.
29 Jun 2022
OdishaWoman fights to free husband after accusing him of rape
A woman from Odisha's Bilaspur village is entangled in a complicated legal web after her statement resulted in a 20-year prison term for her husband.
28 Jun 2022
IndiaWho is Mohammed Zubair, journalist arrested for hurting religious sentiments?
The Delhi Police Monday arrested Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair after registering an FIR based on a complaint filed by a social media account.
27 Jun 2022
XDelhi Police arrests Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair: Here's why
Mohammed Zubair, a journalist and one of the founders of the fact-checking platform Alt News, was arrested by the Delhi Police on Monday, according to reports.
13 Jun 2022
Madhya PradeshMP: Two men rape minor girl, live-stream act to friend
In a horrific incident, two men allegedly raped a 16-year-old girl in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior and live-streamed the act to a friend, the police said on Saturday.
04 Jun 2022
IndiaHyderabad gang-rape case: Third accused, also a minor, arrested
The Hyderabad Police on Saturday arrested the third accused and identified two others, all minors, involved in the gang-rape of a 17-year-old girl in a luxury car on May 28.
03 Jun 2022
TelanganaHyderabad: 5 minors booked for raping teen girl
The Hyderabad Police has registered a case against five minors, including an MLA's son, for the alleged gang rape of a teenage girl last week.
04 May 2022
Yogi AdityanathLalitpur: Cop rapes rape survivor who went to file complaint
In a shocking incident from Uttar Pradesh's Lalitpur, a 13-year-old teen was allegedly raped by the Station House Officer (SHO) of a police station where she had gone to complain against her rapists, PTI reported.
20 Mar 2022
PunePune: 11-year-old raped by father, brother, grandfather repeatedly over 5yrs
In a horrifying case of child sexual abuse, an 11-year-old girl was allegedly repeatedly raped and sexually abused by her father, brother, grandfather, and distant uncle over the last five years on separate occasions, the Pune Police revealed on Saturday.
24 Feb 2022
National Commission for Women (NCW)FIR filed against Mahesh Manjrekar over his latest Marathi directorial
Problems are not ceasing to emerge for Naay Varanbhaat Loncha Kon Naay Koncha.
11 Feb 2022
Supreme Court Of IndiaJustice Pushpa Ganediwala, who gave controversial 'skin-to-skin contact' verdict, resigns
Justice Pushpa V Ganediwala, additional judge of the Bombay High Court, resigned on Thursday after she was denied elevation as a permanent judge.
18 Nov 2021
Supreme Court Of IndiaSC sets aside ruling mandating 'skin-to-skin' contact for sexual assault
The Supreme Court Thursday set aside a Bombay High Court ruling that said "skin-to-skin" was necessary for a sexual assault conviction under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
11 Sep 2021
MathuraMan sentenced for 20 years for raping mentally unsound woman
A court in Mathura has sentenced a 47-year-old man to 20 years in jail for raping an 18-year-old mentally unsound woman whose mother used to occasionally hire his services as a driver, a government counsel said on Saturday.
08 Sep 2021
Madhya Pradesh'Asked to come naked to school': Girls on MP principal
A government school principal in Madhya Pradesh has been booked for allegedly making obscene comments on girl students.
28 Aug 2021
MaharashtraMaharashtra: Three held for raping 17-year-old orphan girl
The police has arrested three men for allegedly gang-raping a 17-year-old orphan girl at Vasai in Palghar district in Maharashtra, an official said on Saturday.
13 Aug 2021
DelhiCourt acquits child rape accused, says was falsely framed
A Delhi court has acquitted a man accused of sexually assaulting minors, noting that the children were heavily tutored by their parents and that there is ample evidence to show that he was falsely framed due to caste hatred.
02 Aug 2021
Supreme Court Of IndiaSC dismisses rape survivor's plea to marry her assaulter
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a rape survivor's plea from Kottiyoor in Kerala, seeking permission to marry her assaulter - a defrocked priest who is undergoing 20-year imprisonment for raping the girl when she was a minor.
30 Jul 2021
RajasthanRajasthan: Man gets 20-year jail term for raping minor
A POCSO court in Rajasthan's Bundi district has sentenced a man to 20-year imprisonment and slapped a penalty of Rs. 35,000 for raping a 15-year-old girl, Special Public Prosecutor (SPP) Mahaveer Meghwal said on Friday.
28 Jul 2021
DelhiMan held for sexually assaulting minor girl in Delhi
A 27-year-old man was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a nine-year-old girl in northwest Delhi's Shalimar Bagh area, police said on Wednesday.
15 Jun 2021
Pearl V PuriActor Pearl V Puri, booked for raping minor, granted bail
Pearl V Puri, who was recently arrested for allegedly raping a 5-year-old, has been granted bail, his lawyer Rajeev Sawant confirmed.
05 Jun 2021
EntertainmentPearl Puri, 'Naagin' actor, arrested over rape charges by minor
Naagin 3 actor Pearl Puri (31) has been arrested by Mumbai Police in connection with a rape case of a minor.
02 Jun 2021
IndiaDelhi: Cleric arrested for raping minor girl inside a mosque
A 48-year-old cleric of a mosque in northeast Delhi has been arrested by the Delhi Police for allegedly raping a 10-year-old girl.
02 Jun 2021
NoidaTwo minor girls raped in Noida, Greater Noida; accused held
A six-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a 23-year-old man living in the same neighborhood as her in Noida, Uttar Pradesh while a 10-year-old girl was sexually assaulted by an acquaintance in Greater Noida, the police said on Tuesday.
23 Apr 2021
Sports Authority of India (SAI)SAI suspends coach for alleged sexual assault on minor
The Sports Authority of India on Thursday suspended a Project Officer-turned coach employed by it with immediate effect and ordered an inquiry after he was arrested for alleged sexual assault on a minor girl.
31 Mar 2021
Madhya PradeshMan held for hacking account, morphing cousin's fiance's photos
A Madhya Pradesh police team arrested a man from Central Delhi's Patel Nagar on Tuesday for allegedly hacking into the social media account of his cousin's fiance and morphing her photos, officials said.
24 Mar 2021
ChhattisgarhChhattisgarh: Boy dies by suicide, accuses teacher of harassment
A 16-year-old boy allegedly died by suicide after accusing a former teacher of physical harassment in Chhattisgarh's Bilaspur district, police said on Wednesday.
10 Feb 2021
Supreme Court Of IndiaSC agrees to hear NCW's plea against Bombay HC verdict
The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear a plea challenging the Bombay High Court's verdict which said that groping a minor's breast without "skin to skin contact" cannot be termed as sexual assault as defined under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
30 Jan 2021
IndiaGujarat: Six-year-old girl rescued nearly two months after abduction
A six-year-old girl was rescued from Morbi, Gujarat, nearly two months after she was kidnapped from the state's Anand district, even as the accused, a laborer from Madhya Pradesh, is on the run, police said on Saturday.
29 Jan 2021
Bombay High CourtRape victims' testimony not confidence-inspiring: High Court judge
A Bombay High Court judge, facing flak for her interpretation of sexual assault under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, had in two recent rulings acquitted two persons accused of raping minor girls.
28 Jan 2021
Supreme Court Of IndiaWho is Pushpa Ganediwala, judge behind controversial Bombay HC ruling
The Bombay High Court's recent ruling that groping a minor without skin-to-skin contact does not constitute sexual assault has faced severe flak.
28 Jan 2021
Supreme Court Of IndiaOpening pant's zip not sexual assault under POCSO: High Court
The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court has ruled that holding the hands of a minor girl and opening the zip of pants do not fall under the purview of "sexual assault" or "aggravated sexual assault" of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
25 Jan 2021
Bombay High CourtGroping without skin contact is not sexual assault: Bombay HC
In a controversial ruling, the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court observed that groping a minor's breasts without "skin-to-skin" contact doesn't qualify as sexual assault.
31 Oct 2019
West BengalKolkata: Six men sexually abuse minor boy for an hour
In a gruesome incident, a 17-year-old boy was allegedly sexually abused by six men in Kolkata, police said on Wednesday. The minor was assaulted in a moving car and then pushed out of the vehicle.
02 Sep 2019
HaryanaHaryana: Class-I student attempts to rape classmate; booked under POSCO
In a shocking incident, a student of Class-I has been booked for attempting to rape his classmate in Sirsa, Haryana.
