Aligarh: SIT to probe the case, rape charges to be probed too
5 years, 9 months ago

Aligarh: SIT to probe the case, rape charges to be probed too

Op India  

Following the gruesome murder of two-and-a-half-years-old Tina in Aligarh’s Tappal, the Uttar Pradesh Police has set up a special investigative team to probe the murder. https://t.co/cM7tmo9WND — ANI UP June 7, 2019 As per the Police, the POCSO Act will also be there in the case. Investigations are proceeding, special teal has been set up: UP police https://t.co/4U2nUzvlXt — NDTV June 7, 2019 He further added that two main culprits based on the statements of the parents have been arrested and action has been taken against the concerned SHO for delinquency. Now, with the POCSO Act also to be included in the case, one can say that the angle of sexual abuse and rape cannot be definitely ruled out in this case.

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POCSO charges pressed against three reporters of top Malayalam news channel
2 months, 1 week ago

POCSO charges pressed against three reporters of top Malayalam news channel

Hindustan Times  

A case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act has been filed against a senior editor and two reporters of a leading Malayalam news channel on Wednesday in connection with their coverage of the recent state school festival, news agency PTI reported, citing police. Sexual abuse of children major concern in Kerala: Report Sexual abuse of children remains …

Presumption Of Guilt U/S 29 Of POCSO Act Can't Be Drawn Due To Lack Of Evidence: Punjab & Haryana HC Sets Aside Rape Conviction
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Presumption Of Guilt U/S 29 Of POCSO Act Can't Be Drawn Due To Lack Of Evidence: Punjab & Haryana HC Sets Aside Rape Conviction

Live Law  

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has acquitted two men in a sexual assault case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, observing that the presumption under Section 29 for abetting or attempting to commit certain offences under the Act cannot be drawn on account of lack of evidence.As per Section 29 of the POCSO Act, where a …

Presumption Of Guilt U/S Of 29 POCSO Act Can't Be Drawn Due To Lack Of Evidence: Punjab & Haryana HC Sets Aside Rape Conviction
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Presumption Of Guilt U/S Of 29 POCSO Act Can't Be Drawn Due To Lack Of Evidence: Punjab & Haryana HC Sets Aside Rape Conviction

Live Law  

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has acquitted two men in a sexual assault case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, observing that the presumption under Section 29 for abetting or attempting to commit certain offences under the Act cannot be drawn on account of lack of evidence. As per Section 29 of the POCSO Act, where …

Add POCSO charges to Jaynagar child murder and rape case, Calcutta HC tells police
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Add POCSO charges to Jaynagar child murder and rape case, Calcutta HC tells police

The Hindu  

The Calcutta High Court on Sunday expressed concerns that charges under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act have not been included in the investigation of the alleged rape and murder of a nine-year-old girl at Jaynagar. Justice Tirthankar Ghosh directed the police to immediately add the relevant POCSO Sections to the case and transfer the records to the …

Rape Victim Testimony Not Vitiated By Mere Lack Of Medical Evidence But Courts Must Be On Guard Against False Implication Of Accused: Jharkhand HC
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Rape Victim Testimony Not Vitiated By Mere Lack Of Medical Evidence But Courts Must Be On Guard Against False Implication Of Accused: Jharkhand HC

Live Law  

The Jharkhand High Court has reiterated that sexual assaults, typically not occurring in public, do not necessitate corroboration in every instance. The court highlighted that unless a victim's testimony contains something significantly unusual, it should not be dismissed solely for lack of medical evidence. The division bench, led by Justices Ananda Sen and Gautam Kumar Choudhary, noted, “At the outset, …

West Bengal: POCSO court awards death penalty to Md Abbas for rape and murder of minor schoolgirl
6 months, 2 weeks ago

West Bengal: POCSO court awards death penalty to Md Abbas for rape and murder of minor schoolgirl

Op India  

A special POCSO court in West Bengal’s Siliguri on 7 September sentenced one Md Abbas to death for rape and murder of a minor girl last year. The convict has been awarded the death sentence under two sections, section 302 of the Indian Penal Code and section 6 of the POCSO Act. Abbas for resisting the sexual advances made by… …

Badlapur assault: Accused in judicial custody, SIT to conduct identification parade
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Badlapur assault: Accused in judicial custody, SIT to conduct identification parade

Hindustan Times  

A special POCSO court in Kalyan on Monday remanded the 24-year-old cleaning staffer accused of sexually assaulting the two girls to 14 days’ judicial custody. The SIT appointed by the state government presented the accused in court and outlined its course of action, including plans to conduct an identification parade and efforts to identify additional victims if any. Public prosecutor …

Badlapur sexual assault case: Maharashtra Bandh to FIR against school for not complying with POCSO Act
7 months ago

Badlapur sexual assault case: Maharashtra Bandh to FIR against school for not complying with POCSO Act

Live Mint  

Badlapur sexual assault case: An FIR against the school authorities, for not complying with the provisions of section 19 of the POCSO Act, in connection with the alleged sexual assault of two fourth-grade girls at a school in Badlapur, Maharashtra. The SIT in the case said, “FIR registered against the school authorities for not complying to the provisions of section …

Badlapur minors' alleged sexual assault case: FIR registered against school authorities
7 months ago

Badlapur minors' alleged sexual assault case: FIR registered against school authorities

India TV News  

The Special Investigation Team probing the sexual assault case involving minors at a school in Badlapur has registered an FIR against the school authorities. The FIR was filed for failing to comply with Section 19 of the POCSO Act, which mandates that any authority aware of a sexual assault against minors must report it to the police. The Bombay High …

Kolkata Rape Murder Case TMC Mamata Banerjee Govt Forms SIT Probe Irregularity Claims RG Kar Amid Protests
7 months ago

Kolkata Rape Murder Case TMC Mamata Banerjee Govt Forms SIT Probe Irregularity Claims RG Kar Amid Protests

ABP News  

Kolkata Rape-Murder Case: As the investigation continues in the RG Kar college rape and murder case, the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government has constituted a Special Investigation Team to investigate the allegations of financial irregularities in the college from 2021 to the present. The decision comes amid countrywide protests against the rape and murder of a woman trainee doctor at …

Pocso accused youth beats victim’s dad to death in Tamil Nadu; held
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Pocso accused youth beats victim’s dad to death in Tamil Nadu; held

New Indian Express  

KRISHNAGIRI: Months after being released on bail in a Pocso case, a 24-year-old allegedly beat to death the man, whose daughter he had been booked for sexually assaulting, near Kelamangalam in Krishnagiri district on Saturday night. On Saturday night, Venkatraj met the girl near her house and Selvam, who saw them talking, got into a heated argument with the accused. …

S.19 POCSO Act Doesn't Obligate Doctor To "Investigate And Gather Knowledge" Of Sexual Assault To Report It To Police: Karnataka High Court
1 year ago

S.19 POCSO Act Doesn't Obligate Doctor To "Investigate And Gather Knowledge" Of Sexual Assault To Report It To Police: Karnataka High Court

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has held that Sections 19 and 21 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act puts an obligation on a doctor to inform the relevant authorities when she/he has knowledge of an offence under the Act. The prosecution opposed the plea saying as the material placed on record by the prosecution do establish the knowledge …

Accused in Pocso Case Sentenced to 20 Years Rigorous Imprisonment
1 year, 4 months ago

Accused in Pocso Case Sentenced to 20 Years Rigorous Imprisonment

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: In a resounding verdict that upholds the sanctity of childhood, a special Pocso court in Visakhapatnam has sentenced Polipalli Durga Rao, 22, of Polipalli village in Bhogapuram mandal, to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a 4-year-old girl in 2020. The case against Durga Rao was registered at Disha Mahila Police Station in Vizianagaram district following a complaint …

Gauhati High Court Overturns POCSO Conviction Citing Victim's "Sketchy" Evidence, Says No Proof Of Sexual Assault Detected In Medical Exam
1 year, 5 months ago

Gauhati High Court Overturns POCSO Conviction Citing Victim's "Sketchy" Evidence, Says No Proof Of Sexual Assault Detected In Medical Exam

Live Law  

The Gauhati High Court recently set aside a conviction under the POCSO Act, holding that the statements of the victim were contradictory and no evidence of sexual assault was detected by the medical officer who examined the victim. The Court observed that the victim’s claim of sexual assault is not substantiated by the evidence of the Medical Officer as no …

SIT submits its charge sheet in Aluva minor’s rape, murder case
1 year, 6 months ago

SIT submits its charge sheet in Aluva minor’s rape, murder case

Hindustan Times  

The Special Investigation Team of the Kerala police, which probed the alleged rape and murder of a five-year-old child in Aluva in July this year, has submitted a charge sheet in the case to the Ernakulam Additional Pocso court on Friday, a top officer familiar with the matter said. The police have collected medical evidence and DNA samples which point …

​Uttar Pradesh: POCSO court sentences juvenile to life imprisonment in gang-rape, double murder case
1 year, 7 months ago

​Uttar Pradesh: POCSO court sentences juvenile to life imprisonment in gang-rape, double murder case

India TV News  

A POCSO court in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri on Friday sentenced a juvenile to life imprisonment in a gang-rape and double-murder case. Special public prosecutor Brijesh Kumar Pandey said that after holding the juvenile guilty on August 22, the special POCSO court of Additional District Judge Rahul Singh pronounced the sentences on Friday under various sections in which he was …

UP Police Launches Initiative for Speedy Conviction in Cow Slaughter, Religious Conversion Cases
1 year, 8 months ago

UP Police Launches Initiative for Speedy Conviction in Cow Slaughter, Religious Conversion Cases

News 18  

The Uttar Pradesh Police has launched an initiative to ensure speedy conviction in cases registered under the POCSO Act and those related to cow slaughter, religious conversion, rape and murder, officials said. Under “Operation Conviction”, police will ensure the immediate arrest of criminals, collection of strong evidence against them, quality investigation and effective representation of cases in courts so that …

Chhawla Rape Case: Only a Better Investigation Procedure Can Lead to Justice
2 years, 4 months ago

Chhawla Rape Case: Only a Better Investigation Procedure Can Lead to Justice

The Quint  

With the Supreme Court's exoneration of the men, the question that emerges is if not the three accused, then who raped, brutalised, and murdered the 19-year-old? The unsavoury investigation by the Delhi police in the Chhawla Rape case has proven to be an inescapable hurdle in the journey of justice for the victim. In the case of State of Gujrat …

Aligarh: 55-year-old stepfather raped 10-year-old girl for 2 years
2 years, 4 months ago

Aligarh: 55-year-old stepfather raped 10-year-old girl for 2 years

Op India  

A shocking incident from Uttar Pradesh’s Aligarh district has been reported where a 10-year-old girl has been raped by her stepfather. According to media reports, Pappu, a resident of the Quarsi police station area of Aligarh, picked up the victim from a kiln about seven years ago and brought her home. Since the accused picked her up and brought her …

Pregnant rape victim burnt alive in UP's Mainpuri, case filed under Pocso against 3
2 years, 5 months ago

Pregnant rape victim burnt alive in UP's Mainpuri, case filed under Pocso against 3

India Today  

A pregnant girl, who was allegedly raped three months ago, was set on fire and burnt alive in Uttar Pradesh's Mainpuri district under Kuravali police station limits. The girl's mother alleged that her daughter was raped by one Abhishek, who lives in the same village, three months ago, but the victim did not reveal her ordeal to her family. The …

Himachal Pradesh High Court Issues Directions To POCSO Courts For Protection Of Identity Of Rape, Sexual Offence Victims
2 years, 6 months ago

Himachal Pradesh High Court Issues Directions To POCSO Courts For Protection Of Identity Of Rape, Sexual Offence Victims

Live Law  

The Himachal Pradesh High Court recently issued certain directions to the Special POCSO Courts so as to ensure that the identity of the child victim shall not be disclosed, at any time, during the course of investigation or trial.The bench of Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan and Justice Virender Singh issued these directions while dealing with an appeal preferred by the …

Jharkhand murder case: Fresh sections under POCSO added against accused
2 years, 6 months ago

Jharkhand murder case: Fresh sections under POCSO added against accused

India TV News  

Highlights Accused Shahrukh will be charged under POCSO act in Dumka killing case Shahrukh poured petrol on girl from outside the window of her room and set her on fire The teenager succumbed to her injuries on August 28 Jharkhand murder case: The accused Shahrukh will be charged under relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, …

Bihar POCSO court gives death sentence to one Md Major for the brutal rape of a minor girl
3 years, 1 month ago

Bihar POCSO court gives death sentence to one Md Major for the brutal rape of a minor girl

Op India  

A special POCSO court in Araria, Bihar completed the trial in a rape case involving a six-year-old in 4 days and awarded the death penalty to accused Mohammad Major on Thursday. Besides handing over the death sentence to the convict for rape, the Araria POCSO Court special judge Shashi Kant Rai also directed the District Legal Services Authority to pay …

8-yr-old raped by 2 juveniles in Delhi's Shastri Park; accused booked under POCSO
3 years, 1 month ago

8-yr-old raped by 2 juveniles in Delhi's Shastri Park; accused booked under POCSO

India Today  

In a horrific incident, an 8-year-old girl was allegedly raped by two minors in the Shastri Park area of Delhi, police said on Tuesday. Victim raped by 2 juveniles During the enquiry, it was found that the incident happened on January 24 at around 2 PM, when the victim was playing outside her house and she was lured by one …

'She Has Vividly Described Her Love Relationship With Accused' : Bombay High Court Acquits Man Accused Of Raping Minor Girl
4 years, 1 month ago

'She Has Vividly Described Her Love Relationship With Accused' : Bombay High Court Acquits Man Accused Of Raping Minor Girl

Live Law  

The Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court has set aside the conviction and sentence of a 27 years old driver, accused of raping a minor girl on the ground that her testimony did not inspire confidence.The prosecutrix was aged 17 years and 9 months on the date of crime.The trial court had sentenced the accused to 10 years rigorous …

POCSO Special Court Can Try Offences Under SC/ST(PoA) Act When Child-Victim Belongs To Scheduled Caste/Tribe : Bombay HC
4 years, 8 months ago

POCSO Special Court Can Try Offences Under SC/ST(PoA) Act When Child-Victim Belongs To Scheduled Caste/Tribe : Bombay HC

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court has held that in a case where the child subjected to abuse happened to be belonging to the Scheduled Caste or the Scheduled Tribe, procedure carved out in the Protection of Children From Sexual Offences Act of 2012 would not take away the powers of the Special POCSO Court to try the offences under the SC/ST …

Aligarh murder accused was arrested earlier for sexually assaulting minor; 2 more held
5 years, 9 months ago

Aligarh murder accused was arrested earlier for sexually assaulting minor; 2 more held

India TV News  

Police on Saturday arrested two more people for the murder of a toddler here and confirmed that one of the men held earlier for the crime is an alleged sex offender who targeted children in recent years. Two separate cases of POCSO are pending against him and he had gone to jail in connection with an abduction case in Delhi, …

Only Women Officers To Probe POCSO Cases & Women Doctors To Examine Sexual Offence Survivors: Uttarakhand HC [Read Judgment]
6 years, 6 months ago

Only Women Officers To Probe POCSO Cases & Women Doctors To Examine Sexual Offence Survivors: Uttarakhand HC [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Uttarakhand High Court on Wednesday ordered that cases registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, as well as under Section 376 of I.P.C. will from now on be investigated only by a woman police officer not below the rank of sub-inspector.The Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Rajiv Sharma and Justice Manoj K Tiwari further directed …

Kotkhai rape and murder case: Judicial custody of police officers extended till 5 February
7 years, 1 month ago

Kotkhai rape and murder case: Judicial custody of police officers extended till 5 February

Firstpost  

A court in Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday extended till 5 February the judicial custody of nine police personnel, including an IG rank officer, in connection with the custodial death of an accused in the rape-and-murder case of a minor in Kotkhai on 4 July last year. Shimla: A court in Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday extended till 5 February the judicial …

POCSO court to frame charges against SP leader Gayatri Prajapati on July 3
7 years, 9 months ago

POCSO court to frame charges against SP leader Gayatri Prajapati on July 3

India TV News  

A special court will frame charges against former UP cabinet minister Gayatri Prajapati and six others in a gang rape case on July 3. Circle Officer Chowk Radheyshyam Rai had submitted the 824-page charge sheet before special judge Uma Shanker Sharma. The special investigating team led by CO Chowk had levelled allegation under various sections of IPC against Gayatri, his …

Special court to hear rape case against former UT cops
11 years, 1 month ago

Special court to hear rape case against former UT cops

Hindustan Times  

The trial of the rape case against five dismissed cops of the UT, facing charges of raping a minor of Khuda Lahora apart from charges under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, would be heard by a special court. As the Act provides for setting up a special court, hearing cases under POCSO should, in all probability, be headed …

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