POCSO

Bengaluru: Senior BJP leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa has been booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO) at Sadashivanagar police in Bengaluru during the early hours…

Guwahati: The Gauhati High Court on Friday has taken up, suo-moto, a case of sexual abuse of 21 students, aged 6 to 12 years, by the hostel warden of a residential school in Arunachal Pradesh. Yumken Bagra, the hostel warden of the…

New Delhi: The Delhi Police on Thursday filed a Cancellation report in the Protection Of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO Act) case against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh at Patiala House Court…

Balasore: A 28-year-old man was sentenced to 20 years in jail by a court in Balasore district on Friday for raping a mentally challenged girl. A fine of Rs 10,000 was also imposed on the man by the POCSO (Protection of Children from…

Balasore: A local court sentenced a 28-year-old man to 20 years rigorous imprisonment for raping a minor girl. Special Judge, POCSO, Ranjan Kumar Sutar also imposed a Rs 14,000 penalty on Santosh Singh. Singh of Kamarakhali village…

Prayagraj: Reducing the jail term of an accused from 10 to 7 years, the Allahabad High Court said that Oral sex with a minor does not come under 'aggravated sexual assault' under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.…