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The Poonamallee All-Women Police on Monday arrested a 44-year-old man for allegedly sexually assaulting a seven-year-old girl, who was playing outside her house in Poonamallee on Sunday. Police sources said the arrested was identified as R. Saravanan of Kattupakkam, a load van driver. He was from the same locality as the victim. Saravanan allegedly abducted…
The Supreme Court has held that cases involving the trafficking of children for Commercial Sexual Exploitation (CSE) can attract charges under the stringent POCSO Act, alongside the relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act. A Bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan on Friday (May 29, 2026) issued…
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Police said Vignesh and the minor were in a relationship, but he married another woman.(Representational) Badvel, Andhra Pradesh: A 16-year-old girl was allegedly burnt to death by a man, who broke up with her a few months ago and got married, said police on Sunday. J Vignesh allegedly poured petrol and set the minor girl…
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The Supreme Court set aside the Madras High Court order in a POCSO Act case New Delhi: Downloading and watching child pornography is an offence under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the Supreme Court ruled today in a landmark judgment on the stringent law to prevent child abuse. The bench of…
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The high court said trial court gave “unwarranted weightage to superficial contradictions” New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday held guilty a father of repeatedly raping his minor daughter for two years, reversing a trial court decision that acquitted him of all charges on the basis of delay in reporting the matter. A bench…
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The family found their bleeding infant with the convict in a field (Representational) Bahraich, UP: A special court in UP’s Bahraich sentenced a 50-year-old man to life in prison for raping an infant. The Additional District Judge (POCSO) Varun Mohit Nigam also imposed a fine of Rs 1.29 lakh on the convict. The man, Bhondu…
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BS Yediyurappa’s office has rubbished the charges and allegations (File) New Delhi: Former Karnataka Chief Minister and BJP leader BS Yediyurappa has been charged under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act over allegations of sexually harassing a teen. The police in Bengaluru’s Sadashivanagar charged the senior BJP leader based on a complaint…
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