Bengaluru court sentences TN man to 3 years in jail for molesting minor on flight
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Bengaluru court sentences TN man to 3 years in jail for molesting minor on flight

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru, Sept 9 A fast-track special court has sentenced a 51-year-old man from Tamil Nadu to three years of imprisonment for sexually harassing a minor girl during a Doha-Bengaluru flight. Upon landing, the girl's father reported the matter to Kempegowda International Airport police, leading to Murugesan’s arrest under Section 8 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. Last week, the Additional District and Sessions Fast-Track Special Court in Bengaluru Rural district found Murugesan guilty and convicted him under the POCSO Act. The court also noted that Murugesan is entitled to set off the time he spent in judicial custody from June 28 to July 27, 2023, against his sentence.

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Man sentenced to 25 years for raping minor stepdaughter
1 month ago

Man sentenced to 25 years for raping minor stepdaughter

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: The Visakhapatnam POCSO Court has sentenced Tambari Trinath, a painter from Sai Nagar Colony, Sabbavaram Mandal, to 25 years in prison along with a fine of Rs. The girl, whose father had passed away and whose mother subsequently remarried Trinath, remained silent about the abuse due to threats from her stepfather. Following the registration of the case under the …

Kerala man sentenced to 141 years in jail for raping stepdaughter
1 month, 1 week ago

Kerala man sentenced to 141 years in jail for raping stepdaughter

Hindustan Times  

A Kerala court found a man guilty of regularly raping his little stepdaughter for several years while her mother was out from home, and he was sentenced to 141 years in jail overall. The defendant and the victim are Tamil Nadu locals, and the stepfather had been sexually abusing the daughter since 2017, a police official involved in the case …

Man gets 20-year-jail for raping 6-year-old girl
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Man gets 20-year-jail for raping 6-year-old girl

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada:Special Court for Protection of Children from Sexual Offences in Ongole has sentenced an accused to 20 years’ imprisonment and fined him ₹10,000. According to the police, Duddu Chinnabbai, 57, a resident of SC Colony at Santharavuru village in Chinaganjam mandal sexually assaulted a six-year-minor girl of the same village on March 20, 2018 after taking her to a secluded …

Accused Convicted in Caste-Based Assault Case in Srikakulam
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Accused Convicted in Caste-Based Assault Case in Srikakulam

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: The special court for scheduled castes and scheduled tribes has sentenced N. Mukunda Reddy to three years of imprisonment for a caste-based assault that occurred in April 2022. Phanikumar, sentencing Mukunda Reddy under Section 3 of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes Act to three years of simple imprisonment and a fine of Rs 20,000. According to court …

Man sentenced to 30-year imprisonment for sexually assaulting minor girl
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Man sentenced to 30-year imprisonment for sexually assaulting minor girl

The Hindu  

The District and Sessions Court in Kalaburagi has sentenced Shamrao Chikkanagaon, a resident of Kamalapur taluk in Kalaburagi district, to 30 years imprisonment for sexually assaulting a minor girl. As per details provided by Shanthaveer B. Tuppad, public prosecutor in the case, the accused on January 5, 2023, sexually abused the minor with a promise of marriage and threatened to …

Coimbatore man gets five years RI for sexual assault on minor girl
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Coimbatore man gets five years RI for sexual assault on minor girl

The Hindu  

The Special Court for the trial of cases registered under the POCSO Act, Coimbatore, on Thursday sentenced a man to five years of rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl in 2022. The police said that the man sexually assaulted the minor girl, who used to come to his house to play with his grandson, between August 5 and …

Man sentenced to 30 years in prison for raping minor
4 months ago

Man sentenced to 30 years in prison for raping minor

The Hindu  

A special court in Mysuru has sentenced a resident of Maliyuru village in Bannur police station limits to 30 years in prison for raping a five-year-old girl. The mother of the victim had lodged a complaint with the police that Suresh, a resident of the village, had lured her daughter out of their house by promising her a mango when …

Minor raped for months, impregnated in Karnataka's Hubballi, 19-year-old arrested
8 months ago

Minor raped for months, impregnated in Karnataka's Hubballi, 19-year-old arrested

India Today  

A 19-year-old man was arrested on charges of raping a minor girl for months and impregnating her in Karnataka's Hubballi. According to the police, the accused allegedly raped the 17-year-old girl several times between January 1, this year, until May 3. "Acting on the complaint, we registered a case and arrested the accused and are ensuring all further police action …

Sexual harassment: Madras High Court reserves order on ex-DGP’s plea
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Sexual harassment: Madras High Court reserves order on ex-DGP’s plea

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Justice M Dhandapani of Madras High Court on Wednesday reserved orders on the petitions filed by former DGP Rajesh Das seeking to exempt him from surrendering before the trial court and suspension of three years imprisonment in the case of sexually harassing a woman IPS officer. When the petitions came up for hearing, Additional Public Prosecutor R Muniapparaj, representing …

Odisha man gets 20 years RI for raping minor
9 months ago

Odisha man gets 20 years RI for raping minor

New Indian Express  

BALASORE: The POCSO court of Balasore on Monday awarded a 28-year-old man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a minor girl last year. Special Judge, POCSO court, Rajan Kumar Sutar slapped a fine of `5,000 on the convict Ajay Behera of Khantapada area. The incident took place on May 30, 2023, when the victim went to the shop …

Kerala Man sentenced to 51yrs imprisonment for rape of minor stepdaughter
10 months, 1 week ago

Kerala Man sentenced to 51yrs imprisonment for rape of minor stepdaughter

New Indian Express  

IDUKKI: A Kerala court on Wednesday convicted and sentenced a 40-year-old man to a cumulative 51 years imprisonment for the rape of his then 17-year-old stepdaughter in 2018 at their residence in Munnar here. Devikulam Fast Track Special Court judge Sirajudheen P A sentenced the accused to varying jail terms for offences under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences …

Ludhiana woman gets 20-year jail for forcing minor to keep rape secret
11 months, 1 week ago

Ludhiana woman gets 20-year jail for forcing minor to keep rape secret

Hindustan Times  

​A special Protection of Children from Sexual Offence fast track court awarded a woman 20 years of rigorous imprisonment under section 6 read with section 17 of the POCSO Act in a 2022 rape case. The court of additional Sessions Judge Amar Jeet Singh also slapped a ₹1 lakh fine on the convict, who is a relative of the 11-year-old …

26-year-old convicted of raping a 4-year-old girl, gets 20 years’ in jail
11 months, 3 weeks ago

26-year-old convicted of raping a 4-year-old girl, gets 20 years’ in jail

Hindustan Times  

A Pocso court in Greater Noida on Tuesday sentenced a 26-year-old man to 20 years’ rigourous imprisonment and imposed a fine of ₹50,000 for raping a four-year-old girl in 2019, prosecution officials said. It said the accused has not only committed a social crime of extremely heinous nature with the minor victim, but has also committed a crime which brings …

Man sentenced to 20-year imprisonment for sexually assaulting minor girl
1 year, 1 month ago

Man sentenced to 20-year imprisonment for sexually assaulting minor girl

The Hindu  

The Additional District and Sessions Court in Kalaburagi has sentenced Jagannath Karani, a resident of Muganur village in Sedam taluk of Kalaburagi district, to 20 year imprisonment for sexually assaulting a minor girl. As per the details provided by Shanthaveer Tuppad, Public Prosecutor in the case, the convict had lured the girl in with a promise of marriage and had …

Man sentenced to 20 years imprisonment for sexually assaulting minor girl
1 year, 2 months ago

Man sentenced to 20 years imprisonment for sexually assaulting minor girl

The Hindu  

Additional District and Sessions Court in Kalaburagi has sentenced Sidram, a resident of Chandranagar at Kamalapur taluk of Kalaburagi district, to a 20-year imprisonment for sexually assaulting a minor girl. Shankaragouda V. Patil, Circle Inspector of Police attached to Kalaburagi Rural Circle, investigated the case and upheld the charges levelled against the accused in the complaint under Indian Penal Code …

Calcutta High Court says every ‘female adolescent should control sexual urge’
1 year, 2 months ago

Calcutta High Court says every ‘female adolescent should control sexual urge’

The Hindu  

Calling for decriminalisation of consensual sexual acts involving adolescents above 16 years, the Calcutta High Court, in a recent order, suggested that every female adolescent should “control sexual urge/urges” and “protect her right to integrity of her body”. Hearing a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, the court set aside the conviction of the appellant, who …

Man gets 20 years jail for raping minor daughter
1 year, 4 months ago

Man gets 20 years jail for raping minor daughter

Deccan Chronicle  

ANANTAPUR: The VIIth Additional District and Sessions Court in Kurnool has sentenced a father to 20 years in jail on a charge he molested his daughter. Sources said a minor girl was studying senior Intermediate at a private junior college in Nandyal town. Shockingly, the victim later complained of severe stomach pain and the father shifted her to a private …

Calcutta High Court Seeks Explanation From Police Why Person Accused Of Threatening Alleged Gang-Rape Victim Released "Promptly"
1 year, 7 months ago

Calcutta High Court Seeks Explanation From Police Why Person Accused Of Threatening Alleged Gang-Rape Victim Released "Promptly"

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court has expressed dismay at the action of Police authorities in "promptly releasing" a person, accused of threatening the victim of alleged gang rape case of Vedic Village in Rajarghat to withdraw her case. The division bench of Justice Ajay Kumar Gupta and Justice Joymalya Bagchi has directed the Officer-in-Charge of the concerned Police Station to appear …

Bharatpur: Man gets 20 years imprisonment for minor girl’s rape
1 year, 8 months ago

Bharatpur: Man gets 20 years imprisonment for minor girl’s rape

Hindustan Times  

The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences court on Saturday convicted a 57-year-old man and sentenced him to 20 years of rigourous imprisonment and a penalty of ₹50,000 for raping a 13-year-old girl in Rajasthan’s Bharatpur in 2021, people familiar with the matter said. According to the officials close to developments, Dayaram Jatav, a native of a village under Nagar …

Tamil Nadu: Man sentenced to 7 years in jail for sexually assaulting minor
2 years, 1 month ago

Tamil Nadu: Man sentenced to 7 years in jail for sexually assaulting minor

India Today  

A man, accused of sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl in 2018, has been sentenced to seven years in prison by a women's court in Tamil Nadu's Salem. The person, identified as Murugesan, was arrested after he sexually assaulted the minor in 2018. During the investigation, the police booked Murugesan under the provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences …

Karnataka: Fresh case against Murugha Mutt pontiff under Juvenile Justice Act
2 years, 2 months ago

Karnataka: Fresh case against Murugha Mutt pontiff under Juvenile Justice Act

Hindustan Times  

The Chitradurga rural police in Karnataka on Wednesday registered a fresh FIR against Sri Jagadguru Murugharajendra Mutt erstwhile pontiff, Shivamurthy Murugha Sharana and four others under the Juvenile Justice Act for allegedly keeping orphan children at the mutt without informing officials for years, officials said. Sri Jagadguru Murugharajendra Mutt erstwhile pontiff, Shivamurthy Murugha Sharana is currently in jail for allegedly …

Seven Years After Release, Delhi High Court Sentences Man To 5 Years In Jail For Sexual Assault Of 4-Year-Old
2 years, 2 months ago

Seven Years After Release, Delhi High Court Sentences Man To 5 Years In Jail For Sexual Assault Of 4-Year-Old

Live Law  

More than 7 years after he was released on probation — even though he had spent just nine months in jail, the Delhi High Court has sentenced the man to five years rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting a four-year-old minor victim.The man was convicted for the offences under Section 363 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Section 10 of Indian …

Karnataka Lingayat seer accused of raping minor arrested, sent to 14-day judicial custody
2 years, 4 months ago

Karnataka Lingayat seer accused of raping minor arrested, sent to 14-day judicial custody

India Today  

Accused of raping minor girls, Lingayat seer Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru has been booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act by the Karnataka Police and sent to 14-day judicial custody. #WATCH | Karnataka | Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, the chief pontiff of Sri Murugha Mutt brought to Chitradurga district jail after he was sent to 14-day judicial custody in …

Murugha Mutt Seer Shivamurthy Shivamurthy Sharanaru Moves Chitradurga Court Seeking Anticipatory Bail In Sexual Assault Case Involving Minors
2 years, 4 months ago

Murugha Mutt Seer Shivamurthy Shivamurthy Sharanaru Moves Chitradurga Court Seeking Anticipatory Bail In Sexual Assault Case Involving Minors

Live Law  

Additional District and Sessions Judge at Karnataka's Chitradurga on Monday issued notice to the prosecution and others in the anticipatory bail application filed by Dr. Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, the pontiff of Murugha Mutt of Chitradurga, accused of sexually abusing two minor girls staying in the hostels run by the Mutt. The accused had approached the court after the police charged …

Kerala madrassa teacher sentenced to 20 years in jail for sexually abusing 11-year-old boy
2 years, 6 months ago

Kerala madrassa teacher sentenced to 20 years in jail for sexually abusing 11-year-old boy

Firstpost  

The convict, Aliyar, sexually abused the boy inside a madrassa many times and gave his phone to the boy and compelled him to watch obscene videos Kochi: A fast track court in Kerala on Thursday sentenced a madrassa teacher to cumulative rigorous imprisonment of 67 years for sexually abusing an 11-year-old boy who was studying in the madrassa. Perumbavoor Special …

Noida: Man gets 10 years in jail for raping minor girl
2 years, 9 months ago

Noida: Man gets 10 years in jail for raping minor girl

India Today  

A 25-year-old man has been sentenced to 10 years in jail for raping a minor in November 2019. The district and sessions court in Surajpur has given a jail sentence to the accused who was found guilty of rape and house trespass. Both the sentences announced by the GB Nagar additional district and sessions judge Manoj Kumar will run concurrently …

'Consent Was Immaterial': Calcutta High Court Upholds Conviction Of Man For Raping Girl Aged Below 16 Yrs
2 years, 11 months ago

'Consent Was Immaterial': Calcutta High Court Upholds Conviction Of Man For Raping Girl Aged Below 16 Yrs

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court on Friday upheld the conviction of a man for the offence of rape after observing that the consent of the minor victim is immaterial as she was below 16 years of age at the time of the alleged incident. In this case, I find the direct evidence of the father of the victim, PW1, regarding her …

Supreme Court to study whether minors can be punished under POCSO for consensual sex
3 years, 9 months ago

Supreme Court to study whether minors can be punished under POCSO for consensual sex

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court has decided to examine whether Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act can be employed to punish teenagers for “consensual” physical relationships which later turn “sour.” A Bench led by Justice Indira Banerjee admitted the case of a man accused of rape while he was 18 years old by a girl who was 17. The man, represented …

Bombay High Court judge quashes another POCSO conviction
3 years, 11 months ago

Bombay High Court judge quashes another POCSO conviction

The Hindu  

The Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court on Thursday held that “The acts of ‘holding the hands of the prosecutrix’, or ‘opened zip of the pant’ in the opinion of this Court, does not fit in the definition of ‘sexual assault’ ”, and quashed the conviction of a man under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. He …

Boarding school gang rape case: Main culprit jailed for 20 years, school director for 9 years
4 years, 11 months ago

Boarding school gang rape case: Main culprit jailed for 20 years, school director for 9 years

India TV News  

A POCSO court here has sentenced a man to 20 years imprisonment and three minors to two and a half years in jail for raping their junior student at a boarding school in 2018.Special POCSO judge Rama Pandey sentenced a total of eight people in the sensational case on Monday. The school principal Jitendra Kumar Sharma was sentenced to three …

Man gets 10-year jail term for raping minor in Karnataka
5 years, 3 months ago

Man gets 10-year jail term for raping minor in Karnataka

India TV News  

A court here has sentenced a 34-year old man to 10 years rigorous imprisonment for raping and impregnating a minor girl in 2014. B R Pallavi, judge of second Additional District and Sessions court here, which is also the special POCSO court, also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on Santhosh, resident of Bantwal in Dakshina Kannada district. Special public …

Indian national sentenced to jail in Singapore
5 years, 5 months ago

Indian national sentenced to jail in Singapore

India Today  

An Indian national was sentenced on Tuesday to three years and seven months' jail, as well as 15 strokes of the cane for various offences ranging from robbery to punching a policeman, according to a media report. While walking along a corridor outside Park 22 Hotel in Little India, Murugesan pulled three wooden window panels from the wall, cracking one …

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