HC directs State to address issue of protection of sportswomen from sexual harassment
7 months ago

HC directs State to address issue of protection of sportswomen from sexual harassment

The Hindu  

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has directed Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary to address the issue of protection of women participants in sports from sexual harassment, within six months. In the interest of justice and also to achieve social justice, the court has issued direction to the State government to provide accommodation at the State cost for either parents or guardians of girls during sports events in order to avoid sexual harassment at the hands of coaches and organisers of competitions. The appellant challenged the judgment of the Special Court for Exclusive Trial of Cases under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act at Srivilliputtur in Virudhunagar district. The court observed that to achieve the same, the State should take dedicated steps to prevent sexual harassment and sensitise the coaches, since they as ‘gurus’ are grooming and nurturing young talents into future champions.

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Man gets 35 years in jail for sexually assaulting minor
4 days, 9 hours ago

Man gets 35 years in jail for sexually assaulting minor

The Hindu  

The Additional District and Sessions Court in Kalaburagi has sentenced a 25-year-old man to 35 years of imprisonment and imposed on him a fine of ₹28,000 for sexually assaulting a minor girl. As per information provided by public prosecutor in the case Shanthaveer B. Tuppad, the accused, Saibanna Mashale, a resident of Sharana Nagar in Aland taluk, Kalaburagi district, raped …

HC reduces sentence imposed by trial court on former railway employees with condition to deposit compensation
5 days, 8 hours ago

HC reduces sentence imposed by trial court on former railway employees with condition to deposit compensation

The Hindu  

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has sentenced three former Southern Railway employees to one year rigorous imprisonment for misappropriation of funds and causing wrongful loss to the railway in the name of buying office furniture. Muthuramalingam, S. Srinivasan and R. Inbaraj, reduced the sentence of imprisonment imposed by the II Additional District Court for CBI Cases, Madurai, …

POCSO court sentences 60-year-old man 20 years in jail for raping six-year-old
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1 week ago

POCSO court sentences 60-year-old man 20 years in jail for raping six-year-old

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: A special POCSO court on Thursday sentenced a 60-year-old Dharavi resident to 20 years of imprisonment, for raping a 6-year-old girl in September 2019. The court observed that the offence committed against her needs to be viewed strictly since the victim is a small child with no full parental support. However, the court found the evidence produced on record …

POCSO court sentences 51-yr-old man to life imprisonment for raping minor girl
1 week ago

POCSO court sentences 51-yr-old man to life imprisonment for raping minor girl

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: A special POCSO Act court sentenced a 51-year-old man to life imprisonment for raping and threatening a 12-year-old girl of physical harm. In court, the defence alleged that the accused was falsely implicated due to disputes over money with the girl’s mother. In a detailed order passed on March 17, special judge S J Ansari stated that the prosecution …

Lawyer seeks action against Allahabad High Court judge over 'not rape' ruling
1 week, 4 days ago

Lawyer seeks action against Allahabad High Court judge over 'not rape' ruling

India Today  

A senior lawyer of the Supreme Court has written to Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna, requesting him to take note of the controversial ruling made by an Allahabad High Court judge and seeking that the concerned judge be immediately removed from the criminal roster. The senior lawyer's request came in light of the High Court judge saying that grabbing …

Thane court sentences man to 20 years RI for sexually assault of 6-year-old girl
1 week, 5 days ago

Thane court sentences man to 20 years RI for sexually assault of 6-year-old girl

Hindustan Times  

Thane, A special court in Maharashtra's Thane district sentenced a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for aggravated sexual assault of a six-year-old girl. Thane court sentences man to 20 years RI for sexually assault of 6-year-old girl Special judge D S Deshmukh found the 38-year-old accused, a resident of Bhayandar, guilty of charges under sections 376 and 376 …

[S.377 IPC Attempt] Crimes Against Women & Children On The Rise, Releasing Convict On Probation Will Send Wrong Message: Kerala High Court
2 weeks, 6 days ago

[S.377 IPC Attempt] Crimes Against Women & Children On The Rise, Releasing Convict On Probation Will Send Wrong Message: Kerala High Court

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court has refused to invoke the provisions of the Probation of Offenders Act in the benefit of a man convicted by the Trial Court under Section 377 and 506 of IPC. Court said, “But in the light of the nature of the offences committed, I do not think that the benevolent provisions require to be invoked because …

Madras High Court Imposes ₹5 Lakh Costs On State Of Tamil Nadu For “Re-Agitating” Case Which Had Already Been Decided By Supreme Court
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3 weeks, 2 days ago

Madras High Court Imposes ₹5 Lakh Costs On State Of Tamil Nadu For “Re-Agitating” Case Which Had Already Been Decided By Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Madras High Court recently imposed a cost of Rs. 5 Lakh on the State of Tamil Nadu for filing a writ appeal in a matter that had already attained finality through the order of the Supreme Court. The state had filed the appeal challenging an order of the single judge approving the appointment of a Sanitary worker in St. …

Chandigarh: Man gets 20-year jail for raping stepdaughter
1 month ago

Chandigarh: Man gets 20-year jail for raping stepdaughter

Hindustan Times  

A man has been sentenced to 20-year imprisonment for raping his 11-year-old stepdaughter. The court also ordered payment of ₹ 4 lakh compensation to the victim under the victim compensation scheme. The court also ordered payment of ₹4 lakh compensation to the victim under the victim compensation scheme. When children are subjected to penetrative sexual assault, it not only creates …

Vaginal entry of penis not needed for rape under Pocso: Kerala High Court
1 month ago

Vaginal entry of penis not needed for rape under Pocso: Kerala High Court

India Today  

The Kerala High Court recently ruled that the entry of a penis into the vagina is not essential to constitute penetrative sexual assault under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. "In other words, penetration of the male genital organ within the labia majora or the vulva, with or without any emission of semen or even an attempt at …

Accused in an assault of tribal farmer sentenced to three years
1 month, 1 week ago

Accused in an assault of tribal farmer sentenced to three years

The Hindu  

A Mangaluru court sentenced the prime accused to three years of jail for the assault of a tribal farmer Sundara Malekudiya using weed cutting machine, which caused grievous injury to the victim in Belthangady taluk in 2015. The three other accused persons who helped the main accused were sentenced to two years jail time. Mallikarjuna Swamy on February 19 sentenced …

Man gets 35 years jail term for sexually assaulting minor girl
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Man gets 35 years jail term for sexually assaulting minor girl

The Hindu  

The Additional District and Sessions Court in Kalaburagi has sentenced a 24-year-old man to 35 years in jail and imposed a fine of ₹29,000 on him for raping a minor girl. As per information provided by Public Prosecutor Shantaveer Tuppad, accused Adarsha Chinde sexually assaulted the girl aged 14 and nine months in May 2023 after promising to marry her. …

Karnataka HC quashes trial court order against Yediyurappa in POCSO case; grants anticipatory bail
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Karnataka HC quashes trial court order against Yediyurappa in POCSO case; grants anticipatory bail

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: The Karnataka High Court on Friday quashed the order passed by the trial court taking cognisance of the offences against former Chief Minister and BJP leader BS Yediyurappa under the provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 and IPC, for his alleged sexual assault on a minor girl. Noting that the crime, investigation and the …

Madras HC acquits Pocso convict for lack of corroborative evidence
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Madras HC acquits Pocso convict for lack of corroborative evidence

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: The Madras High Court acquitted a man who was sentenced to 20 years of imprisonment in a Pocso case for sexual assault of a minor girl. Finding that the prosecution’s case against the convict was weakened by contradictions and lacked substantiated evidence, Justice M Nirmal Kumar set aside the conviction and sentence and ordered the man to be set …

Man gets 30 years imprisonment for raping minor
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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Man gets 30 years imprisonment for raping minor

The Hindu  

An Additional District and Sessions Court in Kalaburagi has sentenced a 21-year-old man to 30-year imprisonment and imposed a fine of ₹36,000 on him for raping a minor girl. As per the information provided by Shantaveer Tuppad, the Public Prosecutor in the case, Anil Karagar, a resident of Navanihal at Kamalapur taluk in Kalaburagi district, sexually assaulted a girl who …

Three sentenced to 20 years jail for serial rape, drugging a minor
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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Three sentenced to 20 years jail for serial rape, drugging a minor

The Hindu  

A Mangaluru court has sentenced three persons to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment on finding them guilty of serially raping a 16-year-old girl on multiple occasions after drugging a The Additional District and Sessions Judge, Fast Track Sessions Court-2, Mangaluru, K.S. Maanu, sentenced Mohammad Shakeer alias Sakeer,Abdul Samad alias Samad and Abhijith alias Abhi to imprisonment and imposed a fine …

Man gets 78-year RI for sexually assaulting girl
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2 months ago

Man gets 78-year RI for sexually assaulting girl

The Hindu  

The Thiruvananthapuram Additional District and Sessions Court, which deals with cases relating to atrocities and sexual violence against women and children, sentenced a 32-year-old man to 78 years of rigorous imprisonment for sexually abusing a minor girl. found the accused, a relative of the 11-year-old survivor, guilty of various offences under various provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual …

Mangaluru court sentences man to 20 years RI for raping, impregnating minor
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2 months ago

Mangaluru court sentences man to 20 years RI for raping, impregnating minor

The Hindu  

An Additional District and Sessions-cum-Fast Track Court in Mangaluru on Tuesday, sentenced a 43-year-old man from Dharmasthala to 20 years rigorous imprisonment after finding him guilty of repeatedly raping and impregnating a 15-year-old girl. The judge directed the District Legal Services Authority to pay ₹6.45 lakh compensation to the victim girl under the victim compensation scheme. Leading the prosecution initiated …

Man gets 20 years rigorous imprisonment for raping, impregnating minor
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2 months ago

Man gets 20 years rigorous imprisonment for raping, impregnating minor

The Hindu  

An Additional District and Sessions-cum-Fast Track Court in Mangaluru on Saturday sentenced a man from Bantwal to 20 years rigorous imprisonment after finding him guilty of raping and impregnating a minor girl. The judge directed the District Legal Services Authority to pay ₹6.5 lakh compensation to the victim under the victim compensation scheme. Special Public Prosecutor K. Badarinatha Nayari, who …

Supreme Court stays Madras High Court order against Chennai Police Commissioner
2 months ago

Supreme Court stays Madras High Court order against Chennai Police Commissioner

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the Madras High Court’s order calling for an enquiry against Chennai Police Commissioner in connection with the alleged Anna University sexual assault case. The stay, issued by a bench comprising Justices BV Nagarathna and Satish Chandra Sharma, comes in response to a plea by the Tamil Nadu government challenging the high court’s observations against …

Anna University sexual assault: Supreme Court stays Madras HC directions against Chennai police commissioner over FIR leak
2 months ago

Anna University sexual assault: Supreme Court stays Madras HC directions against Chennai police commissioner over FIR leak

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court of India on Monday stayed the operation of the Madras High Court’s conclusions that the Chennai Police Commissioner and other officials were responsible for the leak of the First Information Report and vital information about the identity of the survivor in the Anna University sexual assault case. A Bench of Justices B.V. Naagarathna and Satish Chandra Sharma …

Supreme Court orders ’gold-greedy’ groom to pay ₹3 lakh to bride as harassment compensation, 19 years after marriage
2 months ago

Supreme Court orders ’gold-greedy’ groom to pay ₹3 lakh to bride as harassment compensation, 19 years after marriage

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court has asked a man to pay ₹three lakh in compensation to his bride, whom he harassed for dowry, following a 19-year legal battle, reported Times of India. Incidentally, the couple's marriage ended within just three days after the groom demanded dowry, which led to his conviction and an eventful jail time, added the report. According to the …

Madras HC forms SIT to probe leak of minor survivor’s statement in sexual assault case
2 months ago

Madras HC forms SIT to probe leak of minor survivor’s statement in sexual assault case

Hindustan Times  

The Madras high court on Friday constituted a special investigation team in addition to a SIT that was already appointed by the Supreme Court in the case of a 10-year-old girl who was sexually assaulted in Chennai. The Madras high court on Friday constituted a special investigation team in addition to a SIT that was already appointed by the Supreme …

Minor’s sexual-assault case: Supreme Court refuses bail to wife of suspended Delhi govt officer Khakha
2 months ago

Minor’s sexual-assault case: Supreme Court refuses bail to wife of suspended Delhi govt officer Khakha

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to grant bail to the wife of suspended Delhi government officer Premoday Khakha, who allegedly raped a minor several times and impregnated her. The Delhi High Court on September 6 had dismissed the bail application of Seema Rani Khakha, saying the case “strikes at the root of trust between two families” and the possibility …

Madras High Court orders audit of Tamil Nadu Victim Compensation Fund in all eight central prisons
2 months, 1 week ago

Madras High Court orders audit of Tamil Nadu Victim Compensation Fund in all eight central prisons

The Hindu  

The Madras High Court on Tuesday directed the Accountant General of Tamil Nadu to depute a team of 10 officers to conduct audits at all eight central prisons across the State with respect to the use of the Tamil Nadu Victim Compensation Fund. Alleging that the ‘A’ class privileges provided to the petitioner’s husband, since 2015, were withdrawn suddenly three …

POCSO court sentences two in 2022 Bahraich rape case
2 months, 1 week ago

POCSO court sentences two in 2022 Bahraich rape case

Hindustan Times  

Additional Sessions Judge Deep Kant Mani, presiding over a Protection of Children from Sexual Offences court, on Saturday, sentenced two accused to imprisonment and fines in connection with the 2022 rape and abduction case of a minor girl in Bahraich. The primary accused, Shamshad Ansari, was handed a 10-year imprisonment term under Section 4 of the POCSO Act, 2012, and …

Karnataka High Court reserves verdict on Yediyurappa’s petition challenging POCSO case
2 months, 1 week ago

Karnataka High Court reserves verdict on Yediyurappa’s petition challenging POCSO case

The Hindu  

The High Court of Karnataka on Friday reserved its judgment on the petition filed by former Chief Minister B.S. ‘No sexual assault’ Earlier, Senior Advocate C.V. Nagesh, appearing for Mr. Yediyurappa, denied the allegation and contended that the statements given by the witnesses and the pieces of evidence disclose that there is not even probability of occurrence of the incident …

Cases Involving Serious Allegations Of Sexual Assault Cannot Be Quashed Even At Victim's Instance: Kerala High Court
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Cases Involving Serious Allegations Of Sexual Assault Cannot Be Quashed Even At Victim's Instance: Kerala High Court

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court recently held that criminal proceedings in cases involving serious allegations of sexual assault cannot be quashed, even at the instance of a victim. If the prosecution evidence would show, prima facie, materials to hold that the offences are made out, quashment on the ground of settlement moved by the accused or the defacto complainant could not …

Madras HC imposes Rs 1 lakh cost on litigant for abusing court process
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Madras HC imposes Rs 1 lakh cost on litigant for abusing court process

New Indian Express  

MADURAI: The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court recently imposed Rs 1 lakh cost on a litigant for abusing the court process by filing two petitions seeking similar relief by suppressing the facts about the dismissal of one of them. A bench comprising Justices MS Ramesh and AD Maria Clete had imposed the cost on T Palaniammal of Dindigul, …

BJP office bearer in Madurai held for sexually assaulting girl
2 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP office bearer in Madurai held for sexually assaulting girl

Hindustan Times  

In two separate cases, a Tamil Nadu BJP office bearer was arrested on Monday under the Protection of Children from sexual offences Act in Madurai district while another man was arrested in Chennai’s Kilpauk government hospital for sexually harassing a 50-year-old woman who was an in-patient. READ | 25-member SIT set up to probe Dalit athlete’s rape case, 13 more …

Tamil Nadu BJP leader arrested for sexually assaulting minor girl
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu BJP leader arrested for sexually assaulting minor girl

India Today  

The head of the Tamil Nadu BJP State Economy Wing Madurai, MS Shah, was arrested on January 13, under charges of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl. The arrest follows a complaint filed by the girl’s father at the City All Women Police Station, where he detailed the distressing circumstances surrounding the case. The girl revealed that Shah had taken her …

Bombay High Court upholds 10-year jail term for man who sexually assaulted minor
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Bombay High Court upholds 10-year jail term for man who sexually assaulted minor

India Today  

The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court on Thursday upheld the 10-year rigorous imprisonment handed to a labourer for sexually assaulting a Class 5 student. The bench of Justice GA Sanap was hearing an appeal filed by Manoj Bhise, who sexually assaulted a 10-year-old girl. The assaults, reported to have taken place in October 2017 and March 2018, came …

Kerala POCSO court sentenced Unais to 87 Years for raping minor girl
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Kerala POCSO court sentenced Unais to 87 Years for raping minor girl

Op India  

On 4th January, a POCSO court in Kerala’s Manjeri sentenced 29-year-old Unais, son of Hussain, to 87 years of rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting a 16-year-old minor girl. The court sentenced Unais to 40 years of rigorous imprisonment under Section 5 read with 6 of the POCSO Act, along with a fine of Rs 2 lakh. Furthermore, the court sentenced …

HC gives relief to the Speaker in 2019 case
3 months ago

HC gives relief to the Speaker in 2019 case

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad:In a relief to Telangana Assembly Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar, the Telangana High Court quashed the proceedings filed against him for the crime registered during the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. G. Prasad Kumar, who served as an MLA until 2018, along with Konda Vishwesheshwar Reddy, T. Ram Mohan Reddy, former MLA Pargi, Pilot Rohit Reddy, MLA Tandur, A. Sudhakar Reddy, …

Madras Hgh Court forms all-women IPS officers' SIT to investigate Anna university sexual assault
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3 months ago

Madras Hgh Court forms all-women IPS officers' SIT to investigate Anna university sexual assault

India TV News  

In a significant step towards justice and accountability, the Madras High Court on Saturday constituted an all-women Special Investigation Team led by senior IPS officers to probe both the alleged sexual assault case and the subsequent leakage of the First Information Report at Anna University. The court decreed that Anna University provide free education with boarding, lodging, and counselling facilities …

2 persons get rigorous life imprisonment in murder case in Chevella
3 months ago

2 persons get rigorous life imprisonment in murder case in Chevella

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: In a significant judgment, the X Additional District and Sessions Judge in Ranga Reddy district sentenced two persons - ‎Guduru Kumar and Kotha Kurva Ramachandraiah to undergo rigorous life imprisonment and to pay a fine of Rs.5,000 in a murder case that took place in Chevella. In default of payment of fine, they must undergo simple imprisonment for one …

'Fictitious Evidence': Rajasthan Court Acquits Suspended Judicial Officer, His Clerks In Minor Boy Sexual Assault Case
3 months ago

'Fictitious Evidence': Rajasthan Court Acquits Suspended Judicial Officer, His Clerks In Minor Boy Sexual Assault Case

Live Law  

A special POCSO Court in Rajasthan's Bharatpur district last week acquitted suspended judicial officer Jitendra Singh Guliya and his two clerks in connection with a case lodged against them on the allegations of repeatedly sodomising, sexually assaulting a minor boy and also threatening his family members of implicating them in false cases. The Court also took into account the discrepancies …

Calcutta high court relief for NUJS vice chancellor in sexual harassment case
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3 months ago

Calcutta high court relief for NUJS vice chancellor in sexual harassment case

Hindustan Times  

KOLKATA: The Calcutta high court has upheld the decision to dismiss a sexual harassment complaint filed by a faculty member against Nirmal Kanti Chakrabarti, vice chancellor of the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences in Kolkata. The local complaints committee dismissed the complaint against the vice chancellor in March this year The bench of justices Harish Tandon and Prasenjit …

Kolkata man granted divorce over 'imposition' of wife's friend, family on him
3 months, 1 week ago

Kolkata man granted divorce over 'imposition' of wife's friend, family on him

India Today  

The Calcutta High Court has granted a divorce decree to a husband on the grounds of cruelty, which includes "imposition" of the wife’s friend and family on him and lodging of a false case of matrimonial cruelty by her. "Such imposition of friend and family of the respondent on the husband at his quarter against his will, sometimes even when …

Hema Committee aftermath: Milords, shouldn't bail for celebs in this manner be avoided?
3 months, 1 week ago

Hema Committee aftermath: Milords, shouldn't bail for celebs in this manner be avoided?

New Indian Express  

Last week, a single-judge Bench of the Kerala High Court granted anticipatory bail to Malayalam filmmaker and actor Balachandra Menon in an alleged sexual assault case dating back to 2007. While granting anticipatory bail to Menon, Justice Kunhikrishnan noted that the complaint had been registered by the victim 17 years after the alleged incident and that such a delay tarnished …

'Men Also Have Right & Dignity': Kerala HC Grants Pre-Arrest Bail To Actor Balachandra Menon In Sexual Assault Case Filed With 17 Yrs Delay
3 months, 2 weeks ago

'Men Also Have Right & Dignity': Kerala HC Grants Pre-Arrest Bail To Actor Balachandra Menon In Sexual Assault Case Filed With 17 Yrs Delay

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court today granted anticipatory bail to Malayalam actor Balachandra Menon in a sexual assault case filed against him with 17 years delay, after publication of the Justice Hema Committee Report. Based on a statement of a lady, that too after 17 years, this case has been registered…It is true that investigation is going on but everybody must …

So Horrendous: Karnataka HC Refuses To Quash FIR Against Madarasa Trustee For Not Reporting Alleged Sexual Assault Of Minor By Two Teachers
3 months, 2 weeks ago

So Horrendous: Karnataka HC Refuses To Quash FIR Against Madarasa Trustee For Not Reporting Alleged Sexual Assault Of Minor By Two Teachers

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has refused to quash case registered against founder trustee of a Madarasa who did not report to the police about the alleged incident of unnatural sexual assault committed by two Madarasa teachers on a minor boy. Justice M Nagaprasanna dismissed the petition filed by Mohammed Aamir Raza who is the trustee of Manik Mastan Madarasa and …

Madras HC confirms punishment against professor for sexually harassing research scholar
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Madras HC confirms punishment against professor for sexually harassing research scholar

New Indian Express  

MADURAI: A PhD research scholar who was mentally, emotionally and sexually harassed by her research guide six years ago, finally received justice as the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court recently upheld the decision made by the university to discharge the professor from service on compulsory retirement and further ordered the professor to pay Rs 50,000 cost to the …

Sexual harassment of badminton players: Pocso court awards jail terms to son and father
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Sexual harassment of badminton players: Pocso court awards jail terms to son and father

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW The court of special judge on Friday awarded a seven-year prison term to former working secretary of the Uttar Pradesh Badminton Association Nishant Sinha and a five-year term to his father and former secretary of the UPBA Vijay Sinha in a January 2017 case related to sexual harassment of female badminton players of Babu Banarasi Das Uttar Pradesh Badminton …

Jodhpur: Pocso court awards life imprisonment to 31-yr-old man for raping minor girl
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Jodhpur: Pocso court awards life imprisonment to 31-yr-old man for raping minor girl

Hindustan Times  

A 31-year-old man was awarded life imprisonment by the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences act cases court in Jodhpur on Monday in the rape case of a 12-year-old girl. The court also recommended financial assistance of ₹ 5 lakh for the minor child. “Given the gravity of the offense, the ages of both the minor girl and the perpetrator, …

Chennai Court Sentences BJP's H Raja To 6 Months In Prison For Comments On Periyar, Kanimozhi; Suspends Sentence To Allow Filing Of Appeal
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3 months, 4 weeks ago

Chennai Court Sentences BJP's H Raja To 6 Months In Prison For Comments On Periyar, Kanimozhi; Suspends Sentence To Allow Filing Of Appeal

Live Law  

The Special Court for Trial of Cases Against MLAs/MPs in Chennai has sentences BJP's H Raja to 6 months imprisonment and fine for his derogatory speech against Periyar and Kanimozhi Karunanidhi. Raja had tweeted against EV Ramasamy, popularly known as Periyar saying that the Atheist leader's statues should be broken and also addressing Periyar as a caste fanatic. In 2023, …

Physiotherapist sentenced to 44 years’ RI for sexually abusing mentally and physically challenged girl
4 months ago

Physiotherapist sentenced to 44 years’ RI for sexually abusing mentally and physically challenged girl

The Hindu  

The Thiruvananthapuram Additional District and Sessions Court, which deals with cases relating to atrocities and sexual violence against women and children, sentenced a city-based physiotherapist to 44 years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of ₹8.5 lakh for sexually assaulting a minor girl, who is mentally and physically challenged, repeatedly during treatment. found Shinoj M. Raveendran, 42, of Varuvila …

Victim Accompanying Accused To Crowded Place Without Raising Alarm, No Injury On Body- Denotes Consensual Relationship: Punjab & Haryana HC
4 months ago

Victim Accompanying Accused To Crowded Place Without Raising Alarm, No Injury On Body- Denotes Consensual Relationship: Punjab & Haryana HC

Live Law  

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has acquitted a man convicted for committing aggravated sexual penetrative assault under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, observing that the prosecutrix sat as a pillion rider with accused in a crowded place and did not raise alarm- which denotes that the relationship was "entirely consensual".Justice Sureshwar Thakur and Justice. The Punjab and …

Bring stricter laws to stop sexual assault of kids by kin, Madras HC tells TN govt
4 months ago

Bring stricter laws to stop sexual assault of kids by kin, Madras HC tells TN govt

New Indian Express  

MADURAI: The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court recently urged the state to bring stricter laws and punishment to curtail sexual offences against children by family members or close friends. The government should also conduct awareness programmes on television, at theatres and schools and provide funds to open homes for minor children to protect them from sexual offences, a …

Delhi court awards 15-yr jail term to man for repeated rape of minor girl
4 months ago

Delhi court awards 15-yr jail term to man for repeated rape of minor girl

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, A Delhi court sentenced a man to 15 years of rigorous imprisonment for the alleged repeated rape of a minor girl in 2018, observing the offence not only intruded upon the survivor's dignity but was also a crime against society. Delhi court awards 15-yr jail term to man for repeated rape of minor girl Additional Sessions Judge Harleen …

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