Odisha's POCSO Court Sentences Man To 20 Yrs Rigorous Imprisonment For Rape Of 10-Yr-Old; Orders ₹4 Lakh Compensation To Victim
2 years, 2 months ago

Odisha's POCSO Court Sentences Man To 20 Yrs Rigorous Imprisonment For Rape Of 10-Yr-Old; Orders ₹4 Lakh Compensation To Victim

Live Law  

A Special Court in Odisha under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 has convicted a man and sentenced him to undergo rigorous imprisonment for twenty years in a 2018 rape case which took place in the district of Keonjhar. Accused has committed rape on the victim girl whose age was ten years at the relevant time. The Special Judge placed reliance on the recent judgment by the Apex Court rendered in Nawabuddin v. State of Uttarakhand, wherein the accused had penetrated his finger in the vagina and because of that the victim therein felt pain and irritation in urination as well as pain on her body. "The Court does not find any reason why informant and her minor daughter will raise false allegation against the accused for committing rape on a minor girl whose age was about ten years.

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Kerala POCSO court sentenced Unais to 87 Years for raping minor girl
1 week, 3 days 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 …

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 weeks, 4 days 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 weeks, 4 days 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 …

Odisha news: Rape accused gets bail, kills victim and throws her body parts in different places across the state
1 month ago

Odisha news: Rape accused gets bail, kills victim and throws her body parts in different places across the state

Live Mint  

Odisha news: In a gruesome turn of events, a man out on bail for the rape of a minor used the opportunity to track the victim, kill her, chop her body into parts and then throw the parts in different places across the state, police told PTI. How It Happened Parmar Smit Parshottamdas, the Jharsuguda Superintendent of Police, told the …

Odisha man, out on bail in minor's rape case, kills and dismembers victim
1 month ago

Odisha man, out on bail in minor's rape case, kills and dismembers victim

India Today  

A man accused of raping a minor girl allegedly killed her, dismembered her body, and scattered the remains across multiple locations in Odisha’s Sundergarh district, police said. “This crime began as a missing person report,” said Himanshu Lal, Inspector General of Police, Western Range. CCTV footage revealed the accused and the girl together.” Kisan later confessed to the murder but …

Jodhpur: Pocso court awards life imprisonment to 31-yr-old man for raping minor girl
1 month, 1 week 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, …

65-year-old man held for raping minor in Odisha's Deuli village
1 month, 2 weeks ago

65-year-old man held for raping minor in Odisha's Deuli village

New Indian Express  

KENDRAPARA: A 65-year-old man was arrested on Saturday for allegedly raping a nine-year-old girl at Deuli village under Pattamundai police station on Friday evening. As per the FIR lodged by the victim’s mother, Sahoo had reportedly raped her daughter while she was alone at their house. Acting on the FIR, police arrested Sahoo under section 65 of BNS and section …

Kerala man sentenced to 141 years in jail for raping stepdaughter
1 month, 2 weeks 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 …

Stepfather sentenced to 141-year RI for raping daughter
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Stepfather sentenced to 141-year RI for raping daughter

Deccan Chronicle  

Malappuram: A Kerala court has convicted and sentenced a man to a cumulative 141 years imprisonment for repeatedly raping his minor stepdaughter for several years when her mother was not at home. Manjeri Fast Track Special Court Judge Ashraf A M sentenced the man to varying durations of imprisonment under various provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences …

20 Yrs Sentence U/S 4(2) POCSO Act Can't Be Imposed When Accused Was Booked Only U/S 4: Gauhati High Court
1 month, 3 weeks ago

20 Yrs Sentence U/S 4(2) POCSO Act Can't Be Imposed When Accused Was Booked Only U/S 4: Gauhati High Court

Live Law  

The Gauhati High Court at Aizwal recently set aside the judgment and sentence order passed by a Trial Court under Section 4 of the POCSO Act, on the ground the charge was framed without specifying the charge to be under 4 or 4 of the POCSO Act and the Trial Court did not put any preliminary questions to the victim …

Man gets 20-year-jail for raping 6-year-old girl
1 month, 3 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 …

Odisha: Minor girl abused, accused held after search
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Odisha: Minor girl abused, accused held after search

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha police on Wednesday said it had arrested the prime accused involved in the sexual assault of an eight-year-old minor girl in Trisulia area under Baranga police limits in Cuttack district. Cuttack Deputy Commissioner of Police Jagmohan Meena informed that the accused, hailing from Jharkhand, used to work as a labourer and driver near a brick kiln where …

Conviction Under Wrong Provision Of POCSO Act: Patna High Court Orders Release Of Sexagenarian After 10 Years, Enhances Victim's Compensation
1 month, 3 weeks 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 …

BJP worker booked under Pocso for sexually harassing minor in Karnataka’s Mandya - Karnataka News
2 months ago

BJP worker booked under Pocso for sexually harassing minor in Karnataka’s Mandya - Karnataka News

India Today  

A woman has filed a police complaint against her landlord and a local BJP worker in Karnataka’s Mandya accusing him of sexually harassing her 12-year-old daughter and employing threats to silence her family. The complainant accused Ramesh, a former Gram Panchayat President when he was affiliated with Congress, to have allegedly made inappropriate advances toward her child in her absence. …

Man films private moments with girlfriend, uses it to rape her with 5 friends in Odisha
2 months ago

Man films private moments with girlfriend, uses it to rape her with 5 friends in Odisha

Hindustan Times  

A 19-year-old college girl was allegedly raped by her boyfriend and five others in Odisha's Cuttack several times while the act was videographed and used to blackmail her, the police said on Friday. According to PTI, the victim lodged a complaint to the Badambadi police station in Cuttack, alleging that the accused including her boyfriend, raped her. Six, including a …

Brutal Raping Case in Jalaun: Life Sentence for 60-Year-Old Accused
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Brutal Raping Case in Jalaun: Life Sentence for 60-Year-Old Accused

Hindustan Times  

A 60-year-old man has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the rape of a 6-year-old girl in Jalaun district, Uttar Pradesh. The verdict was delivered by a special Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses Act (POCSO) court judge, Mohammad Quamar, following a swift trial that concluded in just three months.

Minor girl raped in Telangana's Asifabad, 28-year-old booked under POCSO
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Minor girl raped in Telangana's Asifabad, 28-year-old booked under POCSO

New Indian Express  

ADILABAD: Even as the Jainoor Adivasi woman rape incident in Jainoor is yet to be forgotten, another similar ghastly incident has taken place in Burguda village in Asifabad mandal of Kumurambheem Asifabad district. Asifabad inspector of Police Satish Kumar said that a medical test on the girl confirmed rape. According to the police, the accused offered the girl a toffee …

Man gets 20 years jail for raping minor in Uttar Pradesh
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Man gets 20 years jail for raping minor in Uttar Pradesh

The Hindu  

A POCSO court here sentenced a 22-year-old man to 20 years in prison for raping a minor girl, a government lawyer said on Thursday, September 19, 2024. Additional District Government Counsel Shubham Mishra said that on Wednesday, Special Judge of the POCSO Court Kumar Mayank also fined the accused ₹28,000. Citing the father's complaint, Mr. Mishra said the incident had …

"Juveniles Treated Too Leniently In This Country, Legislature Has Still Not Learnt Any Lessons From Horrors Of Nirbhaya": MP High Court
3 months, 4 weeks ago

"Juveniles Treated Too Leniently In This Country, Legislature Has Still Not Learnt Any Lessons From Horrors Of Nirbhaya": MP High Court

Live Law  

While upholding the conviction of a juvenile for rape of a four-year-old girl, the Madhya Pradesh High Court lamented the "lenient" laws in the country so far as juvenile offenders are concerned. Justice Subodh Abhyankar sitting at Indore observed, “Court is once again at pains to observe that juveniles in this country are being treated rather too leniently, and that …

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

Greater Noida man given 20 years in jail for 2019 rape of minor
4 months, 1 week ago

Greater Noida man given 20 years in jail for 2019 rape of minor

Hindustan Times  

A 30-year-old man was sentenced to 20 years of imprisonment for raping a minor girl in Surajpur in July 2019 by a POCSO court in Greater Noida, officials said on Saturday. “According to the victim’s mother’s complaint filed on July 21, 2019 at Surajpur police station, she had gone out to buy medicine and her husband, a construction worker, was …

Man sentenced to 30 years in prison for raping minor
4 months, 1 week 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 …

HC directs State to address issue of protection of sportswomen from sexual harassment
4 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Vizianagaram: Man gets 20-year rigorous imprisonment in POCSO case
5 months, 1 week ago

Vizianagaram: Man gets 20-year rigorous imprisonment in POCSO case

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: The Vizianagaram special court for POCSO cases has sentenced Padagasai Manoj Kumar to 20-years of rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs 5,500 for sexually assaulting a minor girl. The case dates back to 2020, when the victim, a B. Pharmacy student residing in Bhogapuram mandal, filed a complaint at the Bhogapuram police station. Following the complaint, then DSPs …

26-year-old man sentenced to 20 years in prison for rape of PU student, extortion
5 months, 1 week ago

26-year-old man sentenced to 20 years in prison for rape of PU student, extortion

The Hindu  

Udupi Additional District and Sessions Judge, Fast Track Sessions Court, Srinivasa Suvarna, sentenced 26-year-old Sachin Poojary to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a PU student and extorting money and jewellery from her by threatening to release the latter’s obscene photos on social media. On August 3, the judge sentenced Sachin to 20 years’ imprisonment and imposed a fine …

Odisha: Court sentences 14 murder accused to life imprisonment after 15 years
5 months, 1 week ago

Odisha: Court sentences 14 murder accused to life imprisonment after 15 years

India TV News  

An Odisha court on Thursday convicted 14 people in a 15-year-old murder case, granting life imprisonment to them. However, two of them had already died and hence Additional District Judge Pradeep Kumar Samal sentenced life imprisonment to 14 convicts. Accused attacked deceased while he was asleep Speaking over the sentence, public prosecutor Brundaban Nayak said while two accused persons have …

Karnataka High Court Quashes Rape Proceedings Against POCSO Accused After He Marries Victim
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Karnataka High Court Quashes Rape Proceedings Against POCSO Accused After He Marries Victim

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has quashed rape proceedings against an accused who during the pendency of the petition seeking quashing of offence was released on interim bail to allow him to marry the victim, who turned major and gave birth to a child. If the proceedings are not quashed, it would undoubtedly result in grave jeopardy to the life of …

Pocso case: Delhi court says punishment must correspond to offence
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Pocso case: Delhi court says punishment must correspond to offence

Hindustan Times  

The punishment awarded to a convict should be commensurate with the gravity of offence in order to serve as an effective deterrent to like-minded people, a Delhi court said while sentencing a man for raping a minor girl in 2019. Additional sessions judge Susheel Bala Dagar sentenced Ashraf Rain to life imprisonment under section 6 of the Prevention of Children …

Telangana: Man Gets 20 years RI for Sexual Assault of a Minor
6 months ago

Telangana: Man Gets 20 years RI for Sexual Assault of a Minor

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Medchal district POCSO Court has sentenced a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of `three lakh for sexually assaulting an eight-year-old girl in 2017. Two fire mishaps in Rachakonda limits, no casualties :Two fire mishaps were reported at separate locations within the Rachakonda commissionerate limits late on Tuesday night. In the second incident …

Noida: 25-year-old man gets 10 years in jail for raping minor girl
6 months ago

Noida: 25-year-old man gets 10 years in jail for raping minor girl

Hindustan Times  

A Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act court in Surajpur, Greater Noida, has sentenced a 25-year-old man to 10 years’ imprisonment for raping a 15-year-old girl in Noida in 2021, prosecution officials said on Monday. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} Ankit Paswan, a resident of Barola village in Noida’s Sector 49, allegedly lured the victim and offered her a cold …

Two men get 20-year RI for rape of minor girl in Thane
6 months, 1 week ago

Two men get 20-year RI for rape of minor girl in Thane

Deccan Chronicle  

Thane: A Thane court has sentenced two men, including one physically challenged, to 20 years rigorous imprisonment for rape of a 12-year-old girl in 2019, observing they ruined the child's entire life which is an irreparable harm. The court said that while one of the accused did not participate personally in committing the "offence of forcible penetrative sexual assault" on …

Odisha man arrested for raping 3-year-old girl who came to his house for playing
6 months, 1 week ago

Odisha man arrested for raping 3-year-old girl who came to his house for playing

India Today  

A three-year-old girl in Odisha's Bhubaneswar was allegedly raped by a young man when she went to play at the accused's residence, police said. According to the police, no other individuals were present at Khuntia's home when the child visited his house to play. The young girl was rescued after her family initiated a search when she did not return …

No Parent In Our Society Can Damage Reputation Of Their Daughter Regarding Her Chastity: Patna High Court Upholds Rape Conviction
6 months, 2 weeks ago

No Parent In Our Society Can Damage Reputation Of Their Daughter Regarding Her Chastity: Patna High Court Upholds Rape Conviction

Live Law  

The Patna High Court while deciding on a criminal appeal against the conviction of appellant under Section 3 POCSO Act for penetrative sexual assault and under Section 376 IPC for rape, observed, The appellant claimed that he was falsely implicated for extortion of money and getting the victim married to him. However, the Court acquitted the appellant under Section 3 …

Rapist nailed by cognitively challenged, speech-impaired girl; gets life sentence
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Rapist nailed by cognitively challenged, speech-impaired girl; gets life sentence

Deccan Chronicle  

Palghar: The deposition by an intellectually challenged 16-year-old girl, who also cannot speak, using sign language led to the conviction of her rapist in Maharashtra's Palghar district. During the trial, Special Public Prosecutor Jayprakash Patil told the court that Gaud raped the girl, who lived in his neighbourhood, in January 2017 when there was nobody in her house. Patil said …

Karnataka High Court Grants Bail To POCSO Accused After He Undertakes To Marry Victim Upon Her Attaining Age Of Majority
8 months, 1 week ago

Karnataka High Court Grants Bail To POCSO Accused After He Undertakes To Marry Victim Upon Her Attaining Age Of Majority

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court recently granted bail to a POCSO rape accused after he and the guardian of the minor victim girl filed an affidavit in court agreeing for the accused to marry the victim immediately upon her attaining the age of majority. A single judge bench of Justice Rajendra Badamikar allowed the petition filed by Lokesh Kumar who was …

Minor raped for months, impregnated in Karnataka's Hubballi, 19-year-old arrested
8 months, 1 week 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 …

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 …

Judicial officers should not identify rape victims during trial: Orissa High Court
9 months, 1 week ago

Judicial officers should not identify rape victims during trial: Orissa High Court

New Indian Express  

CUTTACK: Expressing serious displeasure over disclosure of identity of a minor rape victim in the deposition sheet at a trial court, a single judge bench of the Orissa High Court has directed the Registry, with the permission of Chief Justice, to circulate his judgment specifying the norms among the subordinate judiciary while dealing with such cases. The single judge bench …

POCSO case: Autorickshaw driver gets 20 yrs RI for raping 8-year-old girl
9 months, 1 week ago

POCSO case: Autorickshaw driver gets 20 yrs RI for raping 8-year-old girl

The Hindu  

The Second fast-track special court on Tuesday, April 2, sentenced an autorickshaw driver to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping 8-year-old girl from his neighbourhood in January 2022. The convict identified as S. Anil Kumar, 38, a resident of Laggere in Nandini Layout who is presently lodged in Parappana Agrahara Central Prison has also been slapped with a fine …

Man gets seven years jail under POCSO Act
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Man gets seven years jail under POCSO Act

Deccan Chronicle  

Bilaspur, Mar 26 Special Judge Kanwar Chirag Singh on Tuesday sentenced one Salim Hussain, a resident of Himachal's Bilaspur district, to sever years of rigorous imprisonment for raping his minor daughter, officials on Tuesday said. He was convicted and sentenced to undergo seven years imprisonment and pay a fine of Rs 50,000. The accused had raped his daughter when her …

Kerala court sentences man to cumulative 83yrs imprisonment for sexual assault of minor girl
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Kerala court sentences man to cumulative 83yrs imprisonment for sexual assault of minor girl

New Indian Express  

PALAKKAD: A Kerala court on Saturday sentenced a 65-year-old man to a cumulative 83 years imprisonment for the repeated sexual assault of a 16-year-old girl who was his relative, at her house near Shornur here. Pattambi Fast Track Special Court Judge Ramu Ramesh Chandra Bhanu sentenced the man to varying durations of imprisonment under various provisions of the Protection of …

[POCSO Act] Kerala HC Upholds Conviction Of Father Accused Of Sexually Assaulting 9-Yr-Old Daughter, Says Life-Sentence Imposed By Trial Court Not Disproportionate
10 months ago

[POCSO Act] Kerala HC Upholds Conviction Of Father Accused Of Sexually Assaulting 9-Yr-Old Daughter, Says Life-Sentence Imposed By Trial Court Not Disproportionate

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court in a recent POCSO matter rejected the appeal of an accused who was convicted for committing aggravated penetrative sexual assault on his nine-year-old daughter. The Court also rejected the argument of the accused that the sentence imposed of 5 years under the POCSO Act, and 1 year under the IPC, was disproportionate to the gravity of …

Unfortunate That 'Tantrics/Babas' Take Advantage Of Vulnerability & Blind Faith: Bombay HC Upholds Man's Life Term For Rape Of 6 Minor Girls
10 months, 1 week ago

Unfortunate That 'Tantrics/Babas' Take Advantage Of Vulnerability & Blind Faith: Bombay HC Upholds Man's Life Term For Rape Of 6 Minor Girls

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court recently confirmed the conviction and life sentence of a man claiming to be a tantric who raped and sexually exploited seven girls, six of them minors, for over five years under the pretext of curing them from begetting intellectually challenged male children. A division bench of Justice Revati Mohite Dere and Justice Manjusha Deshpande dismissed the …

S.19 POCSO Act Doesn't Obligate Doctor To "Investigate And Gather Knowledge" Of Sexual Assault To Report It To Police: Karnataka High Court
10 months, 1 week 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 …

Kerala Man sentenced to 51yrs imprisonment for rape of minor stepdaughter
10 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Chamarajanagar court sentences man to 20 years RI for rape of minor
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Chamarajanagar court sentences man to 20 years RI for rape of minor

The Hindu  

The special POCSO judge in Chamarajanagar has sentenced a man to 20 years in rigorous imprisonment for raping a minor. An investigation had confirmed that he raped the girl, said a statement issued by K. Yogesh, Special Public Prosecutor in the Additional District and Sessions Fast Track Special Court 1, which is also the Special POCSO court, Chamarajanagar. On February …

Odisha: Watertight probe ended in conviction, says court
11 months ago

Odisha: Watertight probe ended in conviction, says court

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: The Nayagarh additional district and sessions judge-cum-children’s court which handed 20 years rigourous imprisonment to the sole accused in the sensational minor girl rape and murder case has observed that the special investigation team’s watertight investigation ended in conviction of the child in conflict with law. The teen accused was tried as an adult and sentenced to 20 years …

Ludhiana: Man gets 20-year RI for raping 11-year-old niece
11 months, 1 week ago

Ludhiana: Man gets 20-year RI for raping 11-year-old niece

Hindustan Times  

The court of additional sessions judge Amar Jeet Singh, convicted a petrol pump employee for raping his 11-year-old niece on Monday. The court awarded him 20 years of rigorous imprisonment under section 6 read of the POCSO Act in a 2022 rape case. The Division number 7 police had lodged an FIR against the convict, a resident of Haibowal, on …

Odisha: Juvenile held for raping minor girl
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Odisha: Juvenile held for raping minor girl

New Indian Express  

JAJPUR : JENAPUR police apprehended a 17-year-old boy on Friday on charges of raping a minor girl in Talajanga area of Jajpur a few days back. As per sources, the incident took place on January 20 when the girl’s parents, who are labourers, had gone for work. Later, the girl’s parents filed a complaint with Jenapur police and the juvenile …

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