Explained | Should the age of consent be changed for adolescents?
2 years, 1 month ago

Explained | Should the age of consent be changed for adolescents?

The Hindu  

The story so far: On November 4, the Dharwad Bench of the Karnataka High Court, while dismissing a case filed under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, said the Law Commission of India would have to rethink the age criteria, to take into consideration the ground realities. Under the POCSO Act, 2012, and under several provisions of the IPC, whoever commits a penetrative sexual assault on a child — anyone below 18 years of age — can be “imprisoned for a term which is not less than seven years but which may extend to imprisonment for life, and shall also be liable to fine.” Even if the girl is 16 years old, she is considered a “child” under the POCSO Act and hence her consent does not matter, and any sexual intercourse is treated as rape, thus opening it up to stringent punishment. The study noted that in many cases, a couple elopes fearing opposition from parents resulting in a situation where families file a case with the police, who then book the boy for rape under the POCSO Act and abduction with the intent to marry under IPC or the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006. Sometimes, a High Court uses its powers under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code “to prevent abuse of the process of any Court or otherwise to secure the ends of justice.” Even as activists are calling for a tweak to the POCSO Act, and raising awareness about its terms, a parliamentary committee is looking into the Prohibition of Child Marriage Bill, 2021 which seeks to increase the minimum age of marriage for women to 21 years.

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Conviction Under Wrong Provision Of POCSO Act: Patna High Court Orders Release Of Sexagenarian After 10 Years, Enhances Victim's Compensation
1 month ago

Conviction Under Wrong Provision Of POCSO Act: Patna High Court Orders Release Of Sexagenarian After 10 Years, Enhances Victim's Compensation

Live Law  

The Patna High Court has ordered the release of a man in his sixties, previously convicted by a Sessions Court for the rape of his 12-year-old niece, citing the application of a wrong provision of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012. Learned Trial Court has not noticed the facts that the alleged offence has been committed in …

The Unintended Victims: How POCSO Affects Adolescents' Autonomy And Access To Health
1 month, 1 week ago

The Unintended Victims: How POCSO Affects Adolescents' Autonomy And Access To Health

Live Law  

In the last six months almost every High Court has faced the question of criminalization of romantic relationships under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012. Giving the judges of these special courts controlled discretionary powers under the POCSO Act itself would not only make the legal process short but also ensure that the trial remains child-friendly and …

Any Person Regardless Of Gender & Age Can Be Accused Under POCSO Act: Kerala High Court Refuses To Quash Case Against Minor
9 months, 1 week ago

Any Person Regardless Of Gender & Age Can Be Accused Under POCSO Act: Kerala High Court Refuses To Quash Case Against Minor

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court has held that any person regardless of gender and age can be an accused under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012.It thus refused to quash the proceedings pending under the Act against a minor. The Kerala High Court has held that any person regardless of gender and age can be an accused under …

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 …

No need to alter age of consent, says law panel
1 year, 2 months ago

No need to alter age of consent, says law panel

Hindustan Times  

It is not advisable to tinker with the existing age of consent for sexual acts under the 2012 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, the Law Commission of India has said, emphasising that rising cases of consensual adolescent relationships cannot deny a child below 18 the protective legal shield against exploitation, child marriage and trafficking. HT Image But in …

Law Commission against lowering age of consent under POCSO Act
1 year, 2 months ago

Law Commission against lowering age of consent under POCSO Act

The Hindu  

September 29, 2023 07:08 pm | Updated September 30, 2023 06:53 am IST - NEW DELHI The government should not tinker with the age of consent — currently 18 years — under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, the Law Commission said in a report made public on September 29. ‘Tacit approval’ In the report, the Law panel …

Don’t reduce age of consent in Pocso to 16, Law Commission tells govt
1 year, 2 months ago

Don’t reduce age of consent in Pocso to 16, Law Commission tells govt

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: The Law Commission of India has recommended against reducing the age of consent under the child sex abuse law to 16 years but proposed an amendment that would let courts impose a lesser sentence in cases where adolescents engage in consensual sexual relations with a female. The Law Commission has recommended guided judicial discretion in sentencing in cases …

Man gets 10-year jail term for sexually assaulting girl
1 year, 3 months ago

Man gets 10-year jail term for sexually assaulting girl

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: A special POCSO court on Tuesday sentenced a 31-year-old man to ten years imprisonment for sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl in February 2018 in Kurar Village, Malad East. HT Image The girl had gone to buy some grocery items when the accused took her to a secluded spot and sexually assaulted her, a police officer said, adding that the …

Man allegedly raped wife's minor sister, then claimed he married her too. Delhi HC acquits citing Muslim law
1 year, 4 months ago

Man allegedly raped wife's minor sister, then claimed he married her too. Delhi HC acquits citing Muslim law

Firstpost  

The incident came to light through a first information report filed by the child’s mother, asserting that during October and November 2014, while the child was alone, the accused visited their residence four to five times and committed sexual assault The Delhi High Court has recently reaffirmed the acquittal of a Muslim man who had been accused of sexually assaulting …

Should the age of consent for sex be revised?
1 year, 4 months ago

Should the age of consent for sex be revised?

The Hindu  

Recently, while hearing an appeal by a man who was sentenced to 10 years in prison for maintaining a consensual relationship with a minor girl, the Bombay High Court said that it is high time India considered reducing the age of consent for sex. It’s better to look at it in terms of capacity, which will help you determine age, …

Bombay HC Sets Aside POCSO Conviction: Why Should We Rethink Age of Consent?
1 year, 4 months ago

Bombay HC Sets Aside POCSO Conviction: Why Should We Rethink Age of Consent?

The Quint  

Bombay High Court's Justice Bharati Dangre, in her order, pointed out: “…merely because the statute provides punishment for an act of sexual indulgence, as the girl has not attained the age of maturity i.e. 18, when it can be specifically inferred from her conduct that she was capable of understanding the consequences of her act, I am of the opinion …

Child, law, and consensual sex
1 year, 4 months ago

Child, law, and consensual sex

The Hindu  

In the last one month, at least three different High Courts have either quashed First Information Reports and pending criminal proceedings or acquitted accused persons under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012. On July 10, the Bombay High Court quashed the conviction of a 25-year-old man under POCSO on the grounds that he had consensual sex with …

High Time Our Country, Parliament Take Note Of Happenings Across Globe: Bombay HC On Sexual Relationship Consent Age For Adolescents
1 year, 5 months ago

High Time Our Country, Parliament Take Note Of Happenings Across Globe: Bombay HC On Sexual Relationship Consent Age For Adolescents

News 18  

The Bombay High Court has said several countries have reduced the age of consent for adolescents to enter into a consensual sexual relationship and it is high time our country and Parliament are also cognisant of happenings around the world. “A case of physical attraction or infatuation always comes forth, when a teenager enters into a sexual relationship and it …

Early puberty due to social media & Internet, MP HC urges Centre to reduce age of consent to 16 yrs from 18 in rape case
1 year, 5 months ago

Early puberty due to social media & Internet, MP HC urges Centre to reduce age of consent to 16 yrs from 18 in rape case

Firstpost  

The HC also observed how the Criminal Law Act of 2013 had ‘disturbed’ the fabric of society since it increased the age of consent for girls to 18 from 16 years, leading to boys being criminalised. The Madhya Pradesh High Court has requested Centre to consider decreasing the age of consent to 16 from 18 in rape cases to avoid …

S. 375 IPC| '2013 Amendment Increasing Consent Age To 18 Years Has Disturbed Society's Fabric': MP HC Asks UOI To Consider Lowering It Back To 16
1 year, 5 months ago

S. 375 IPC| '2013 Amendment Increasing Consent Age To 18 Years Has Disturbed Society's Fabric': MP HC Asks UOI To Consider Lowering It Back To 16

Live Law  

On Tuesday, the Madhya Pradesh High Court requested the Government of India to consider reducing the age of consent from 18 to 16 in rape cases to redress the injustice being caused to adolescent boys.The bench of Justice Deepak Kumar Agarwal made this appeal to the Central Govt as it opined that due to social media awareness and easy accessibility. …

POCSO and the persecution of young love
1 year, 6 months ago

POCSO and the persecution of young love

The Hindu  

Shivani, a 16-year-old, first found out about the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act last year when her 17-year-old boyfriend mentioned in jest how he could be prosecuted for being physically intimate with her. Age of consent — distant from societal realities The Karnataka High Court last year urged the Law Commission of India to rethink the criteria for …

Abortion Is Legal But How Many Indians Can Really Access It? This Report Answers
1 year, 7 months ago

Abortion Is Legal But How Many Indians Can Really Access It? This Report Answers

The Quint  

The law of the MTP Act) mandates the consent of a guardian for medically terminating a minor’s pregnancy. “However, the requirement to obtain guardian consent may also act as a deterrent against approaching RMPs, particularly in light of the taboo surrounding adolescent sexuality, thereby increasing the likelihood of adolescents resorting to unsafe and illegal abortions,” the report adds. “Although this …

MP High Court Urges Law Commission To Suggest Amendments To POCSO Act Permitting Correctional Measures Instead Of Jail Term If Victim & Accused Marry
1 year, 8 months ago

MP High Court Urges Law Commission To Suggest Amendments To POCSO Act Permitting Correctional Measures Instead Of Jail Term If Victim & Accused Marry

Live Law  

While deciding a bail application of an accused under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, the Madhya Pradesh High Court went on to request the Law Commission of India to suggest suitable amendments to the Act making it possible for the Special POCSO Judges to impose correctional methods on convicts, rather than sentences of imprisonment, especially when the …

Can't Presume Class XII Student Is Minor, Highly Preposterous: Delhi High Court Questions Police Over Addition Of POCSO Charge In Rape Case
1 year, 10 months ago

Can't Presume Class XII Student Is Minor, Highly Preposterous: Delhi High Court Questions Police Over Addition Of POCSO Charge In Rape Case

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has slammed the police for invoking Section 6 of POCSO Act against an accused in a case of alleged rape, purportedly on the basis of an assumption that since the victim was a class XII student, she must be a minor.During the hearing of a petition seeking quashing of the rape case on the basis of …

Explained | Why is the Supreme Court examining marriage laws for minors?
1 year, 10 months ago

Explained | Why is the Supreme Court examining marriage laws for minors?

The Hindu  

The story so far: Earlier this month, the Supreme Court announced that it would examine whether minor girls, as young as 15 years, can marry on the basis of custom or personal law when such marriages are considered an offence in statutory law. On January 13, the Supreme Court said it would examine whether girls as young as 15 years …

Men marrying girls aged below 14 years in Assam to be booked under POCSO Act: Himanta
1 year, 11 months ago

Men marrying girls aged below 14 years in Assam to be booked under POCSO Act: Himanta

Deccan Chronicle  

Dispur : The Assam government has decided to book men who marry girls aged below 14 years in the state under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. The major reason for the high maternal and infant mortality rate in the state is child marriage, he said, adding 31 per cent of marriages …

Deformity Relating To Age Of Child Under POCSO Act
1 year, 11 months ago

Deformity Relating To Age Of Child Under POCSO Act

Live Law  

Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 was enacted to protect children from sexual abuse and to provide a safe environment. The Act is considered to be a successful legislation, but it still suffers from several deformities, as it fails to imagine the possibility of young adolescents of age below 18 years engaging in consensual sexual activities. Under the …

Supreme Court to examine whether girls aged 15 can be married off under Muslim personal law when statutes make it an offence
1 year, 11 months ago

Supreme Court to examine whether girls aged 15 can be married off under Muslim personal law when statutes make it an offence

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on January 13 decided to examine whether girls as young as 15 years can enter into wedlock on the basis of custom or personal law when such marriages constitute an offence in statutory law. Chandrachud issued a formal notice on the petition filed by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights against a recent order of …

No plan to revise age of consent, Centre tells Rajya Sabha
2 years ago

No plan to revise age of consent, Centre tells Rajya Sabha

The Hindu  

The government does not yet have a plan to revise the age of consent under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 despite appeals from the judiciary to lower it from the current 18 years to 16 years. In response to a question from Communist Party of India MP Binoy Vishwam in the Rajya Sabha on whether the …

On Pocso cases, CJI has a point
2 years ago

On Pocso cases, CJI has a point

Hindustan Times  

In the annals of history, few issues have proven to be as vexing to legislate on than the legal age of consent. By setting the legal age of consent at an unshakeable 18, the Protection of Children From Sexual Offences Act, 2012, offered almost no leeway to judges hearing cases involving minors in consensual relationships, other than almost certain criminalisation. …

Parliament must examine age of consent issue, says Chief Justice of India
2 years ago

Parliament must examine age of consent issue, says Chief Justice of India

The Hindu  

Chief Justice of India D.Y. There is a growing concern surrounding this issue which must be considered by the Legislature,” the CJI said while addressing a national stakeholders’ consultation on the POCSO Act, which completes 10 years. The Madras High Court recently said that it was “eagerly” waiting for the legislature to reduce the age of consent under the POCSO …

POCSO| Judges Must Remember That Children May Use Different Vocabulary For Sex Abuse : CJI DY Chandrachud
2 years ago

POCSO| Judges Must Remember That Children May Use Different Vocabulary For Sex Abuse : CJI DY Chandrachud

Live Law  

The Chief Justice of India Dr. D. Y. Chandrachud today gave a keynote speech at the inaugural ceremony of the two-days National Annual Stakeholders Consultation on Child Protection organised by the Supreme Court Committee on Juvenile Justice which is headed by Justice S. Ravindra Bhat.The Chief Justice of India started his address by quoting Nelson Mandela that, "There can be …

CJI Chandrachud urges Parliament to examine age of consent issue under Pocso Act
2 years ago

CJI Chandrachud urges Parliament to examine age of consent issue under Pocso Act

India Today  

Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud on Saturday urged Parliament to consider the growing concern surrounding the issue of age of consent under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act as it posed challenges for judges examining cases of consensual sex involving adolescents. "As you are no doubt aware, the Pocso Act criminalizes all sexual activity for those …

POCSO Act can be invoked in case of marriage with a minor girl under Islamic law: HC
2 years, 1 month ago

POCSO Act can be invoked in case of marriage with a minor girl under Islamic law: HC

The Hindu  

The Kerala High Court has held that marriage between a Muslim man and a Muslim minor girl under their personal law is not excluded from the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. The court added that if one of the parties to the marriage is a minor, irrespective of the validity or otherwise of the marriage, offences under POCSO …

POCSO is not meant to criminalise consensual relationships: Delhi High Court
2 years, 1 month ago

POCSO is not meant to criminalise consensual relationships: Delhi High Court

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court has remarked that the intention of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act was to protect children below the age of 18 from sexual exploitation and that it was never meant to criminalise consensual romantic relationships between young adults. The counsel further said that the girl had last year approached the High Court of Punjab …

Considering consent: The Hindu Editorial on POCSO Act and the age of consent
2 years, 1 month ago

Considering consent: The Hindu Editorial on POCSO Act and the age of consent

The Hindu  

As much as the laws of a country must adhere to the principle of justice and fairness, they also need to stay in tune with the times. The judges said they were motivated to make this recommendation, having encountered several cases relating to minor girls over the age of 16 years having fallen in love and eloped with the boy, …

HC says Law Commission needs to rethink age criteria for consensual sex
2 years, 1 month ago

HC says Law Commission needs to rethink age criteria for consensual sex

The Hindu  

The High Court of Karnataka has said that the Law Commission of India will have to rethink the age criteria in law for having consensual sex to address the issue of instances of sexual intercourse as a result of mutual love affair amongst minor girls and boys, who are aged above 16 but are below 18. A Division Bench, comprising …

Age of consent needs a careful deliberation
2 years, 1 month ago

Age of consent needs a careful deliberation

Hindustan Times  

There are few issues as tricky for governments and societies to determine as the legal age of consent. Legal systems have historically struggled to strike a balance between biological development, changing social mores and rapidly transforming interpersonal dynamics. PREMIUM egal systems have historically struggled to strike a balance between biological development, changing social mores and rapidly transforming interpersonal dynamics. Even …

POCSO Act overrides personal laws on age for sexual activities: HC
2 years, 1 month ago

POCSO Act overrides personal laws on age for sexual activities: HC

The Hindu  

The substantive and special enactments like the Indian Penal Code and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act overrides the personal laws on age for having sexual activities, the High Court of Karnataka has observed while considering the petitions filed by two Muslim men, who had sought bail in separate criminal cases registered against them for having sexual relationship …

POCSO and IPC prevail over personal laws: Karnataka High Court
2 years, 1 month ago

POCSO and IPC prevail over personal laws: Karnataka High Court

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: In two separate cases, the Karnataka High Court has held that the POCSO Act and IPC override Muslim personal law regarding age of marriage. In the first case, the HC rejected the contention that "under Mohammedan Law, the puberty is the consideration for marriage and normal puberty age is treated as 15 years and hence, no commission of offence …

Muslim girls above 15 years can marry, it would not violate the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act: Punjab and Haryana HC cite Sharia law
2 years, 1 month ago

Muslim girls above 15 years can marry, it would not violate the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act: Punjab and Haryana HC cite Sharia law

Op India  

The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently reaffirmed that a Muslim girl who reaches the age of 15 can marry whoever she wants, and such a marriage would not violate the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act. In his order, Justice Vikas Bahl stated, “Such a marriage would not be void in terms of Section 12 of the Prohibition of Child …

[POCSO Act] Child Sexual Abuse Increasing Alarmingly, Courts Must Imbibe Legislative Wisdom: Delhi High Court
2 years, 2 months ago

[POCSO Act] Child Sexual Abuse Increasing Alarmingly, Courts Must Imbibe Legislative Wisdom: Delhi High Court

Live Law  

Observing that offences against minors, especially sexual assault, are increasing alarmingly, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday stressed that it is necessary for the courts to "imbibe the legislative wisdom" behind enactment of the Protection of Children Against Sexual Offences Act. Observing that rape is a heinous crime which is abhorrent not only as against the victim but also against …

NCPCR challenges marriage of minor girls in Sharia as ‘sexual assault’; Supreme Court ready to examine
2 years, 2 months ago

NCPCR challenges marriage of minor girls in Sharia as ‘sexual assault’; Supreme Court ready to examine

Firstpost  

NCPCR has challenged an order of Punjab and Haryana High Court from June this year wherein it had cited Sharia Law and held that a 16-year-old Muslim girl could enter into a valid marriage New Delhi: The Supreme Court has agreed to examine a petition of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights challenging an order of Punjab and …

The persecution of consent
2 years, 2 months ago

The persecution of consent

The Hindu  

Meena* and her classmate Ravi had liked each other from the time they were in school together. A 2017 study by the Indian Council for Child Welfare on children apprehended under the POCSO Act for elopement in Tamil Nadu indicated that of the 118 boys who were apprehended for various sexual crimes under the Act and brought before the Juvenile …

POCSO Case Against Minor Can Be Quashed On Parties Arriving At Mutual Settlement: Karnataka High Court
2 years, 3 months ago

POCSO Case Against Minor Can Be Quashed On Parties Arriving At Mutual Settlement: Karnataka High Court

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court on Friday allowed a petition filed by a minor boy and set aside the investigation initiated against him under sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor girl, following a mutual settlement having arrived at between the parties. It would not be inapt to notice that young children …

Changing the age of consent
2 years, 3 months ago

Changing the age of consent

The Hindu  

In August 2, in Rama @ Bande Rama v. State of Karnataka, the Karnataka High Court quashed criminal proceedings of rape and kidnapping under the Indian Penal Code, and penetrative and aggravated penetrative sexual assault under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, which had been initiated based on a complaint of a 17-year-old girl’s father against her …

PIL Against Permissibility Of Marriage Of Girls Below 18 Yrs Of Age Under Muslim Law: Uttarakhand HC Issues Notice
2 years, 5 months ago

PIL Against Permissibility Of Marriage Of Girls Below 18 Yrs Of Age Under Muslim Law: Uttarakhand HC Issues Notice

Live Law  

The Uttarakhand High Court recently sought the reply of the state government as well as of the Centre on a Public Interest Litigation plea questioning the permissible age of marriage under Muslim Law.The PIL plea further seeks a direction to the Union of India to take immediate measures for effective implementation of "The Prohibition of Child Marriage Bill, 2021"It may …

Can POCSO Case Against Minor Be Quashed On Parties Arriving At A Mutual Settlement? Karnataka High Court To Consider
2 years, 7 months ago

Can POCSO Case Against Minor Be Quashed On Parties Arriving At A Mutual Settlement? Karnataka High Court To Consider

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has stayed further investigation in a case against a minor boy who is charged under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor girl. Case details: On November 21, 2021 a complaint was registered by the father of the minor girl stating that his minor daughter did not return home …

'Consent Was Immaterial': Calcutta High Court Upholds Conviction Of Man For Raping Girl Aged Below 16 Yrs
2 years, 10 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 …

8-yr-old raped by 2 juveniles in Delhi's Shastri Park; accused booked under POCSO
2 years, 10 months 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 …

Odisha child commission opposes raising legal age of marriage to 21
2 years, 11 months ago

Odisha child commission opposes raising legal age of marriage to 21

The Hindu  

The Odisha State Commission for Protection of Child Rights has opposed the move to raise the legal age for marriage of girls to 21 saying it would not be effective in preventing child marriages and at the same time it could create unwed mothers as another Act permits consensual sex after 18. In a letter addressed to Vinay P Sahasrabuddhe, …

Sexual education a must to fight rape, say experts
3 years ago

Sexual education a must to fight rape, say experts

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad,: Rape on girls, even infants, has become commonplace now and acts of sexual depravity have ceased to shock the society. In many cases, parents who are opposed to their daughters making sexual choices have tended to use criminal law to control their daughters and punish the men with whom they tried having sexual intimacy. Shikha Goel said, “We encourage …

No lowering of age limit to 16 from 18 for serious POCSO cases: What it means, challenges of preventing child sexual abuse
3 years, 4 months ago

No lowering of age limit to 16 from 18 for serious POCSO cases: What it means, challenges of preventing child sexual abuse

Firstpost  

POCSO Act was amended in order to make it more effective in dealing with cases of child sex abuse in the country and notified on 6 August, 2019 and made effective from 16 August, 2019 A parliamentary panel decided not to push for lowering the age limit to 16 years from 18 years for juveniles involved in serious POCSO cases …

Boy, 12, booked in Noida for raping, impregnating 16-year-old sister
3 years, 5 months ago

Boy, 12, booked in Noida for raping, impregnating 16-year-old sister

India Today  

In a shocking incident from Noida, a 12-year-old boy was apprehended and sent to a juvenile justice center for allegedly raping and impregnating his 16-year-old sister, The Times of India reported. The matter came to the fore after the girl’s employers found out about the pregnancy and informed Childline. Sub inspector Usha Kushwaha told TOI that the girl is the …

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