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High Court's necrophilia ruling: Sex with dead body horrendous but not rape

Engaging in sexual intercourse with a person's dead body is one of the most horrendous acts one can think of, but the offence does not come under Section 376 of the now-shelved Indian Penal Code or under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, the Chhattisgarh High Court has observed. The High Court made the observation while upholding the …

Court Rape Body Bar Accused Ipc Bench

3 days, 11 hours ago

Witness Statements Which Form Part Of Police Report Can Be Seen To Decide Quashing Plea: BS Yedurappa To Karnataka HC In POCSO Case

Live Law

Former Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa told the Karnataka High Court on Thursday that statements of witnesses collected during investigation which forms part of the police report can be looked into by the high court to decide a plea for quashing an offence. He said that the statements recorded under Sec 161 and 164 CrPC would form part of the …

Court Witness Statements Witnesses Hearing Report Sec Crpc

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Vandiperiyar Rape-Murder: Kerala High Court Asks Accused To Appear Before POCSO Court Upon State's Appeal Against Acquittal

Live Law

The Kerala High Court asked the sole accused, Arjun in the infamous Vandiperiyar rape and murder case to appear before the Special Court for the Trial of Offences Under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act in Kattappana. Notably, he was acquitted by the POCSO court last year in the rape and murder of a 5 and a half …

Kerala Court Case State Accused Pocso Vandiperiyar

4 days, 11 hours ago

Rise In Sexual Offences Against Children Serious: Madhya Pradesh HC Initiates Suo Motu PIL, Questions Centre/State On POCSO Act Implementation

Live Law

Taking into account the "substantial growth of sexual offences against children below the age of 18 years" in the state, the Jabalpur bench of the Madhya Pradesh has initiated a suo-moto PIL to enquire from the Central as well as the State Governments as to what steps have been taken on the implementation of the POCSO Act. The court further …

Court Child Rights Child State Act Pocso Madhya Pradesh

5 days ago

Cannot Quash POCSO Case Against BS Yediyurappa Based On Witnesses Statement Denying Alleged Incident: Karnataka High Court

Live Law

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday expressed a prima facie view that it was not possible for it to quash proceedings initiated against former Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa registered under the Protection of Children From Sexual Offences Act Act, solely on the statements of witnesses recorded under Section 161 which have given a contrary view to that of the …

Court Witnesses Victim Statement Statements Yediyurappa Quash

5 days, 5 hours ago

Criminal Proceedings Involving Serious Offences Under POCSO Act Can't Be Quashed On Settlement Between Parties: Kerala High Court

Live Law

The Kerala High Court has held that remote chance of conviction due to compromise between the accused and the complainant should not serve as a ground to terminate investigation abruptly and to quash the FIR and further proceedings in serious offences involving POSCO Act. The court further said that legal position was comprehensive that criminal proceedings involving very serious offences …

Court Criminal Proceedings Accused Proceedings Fir Act Pocso

6 days ago

'Possibility Of Reformation Can't Be Ruled Out': Supreme Court Commutes Death Penalty Of Man Convicted For Murder & Sexual Assault Of 4 Year Old

Live Law

The Supreme Court on Tuesday, considering the possibility of reformation as per behavioural and mental assessment reports, converted the death penalty of a convict guilty of sexual assault and murder of a 4-year-old child, to an imprisonment sentence. The Court thus concluded that the failure of any explanation on the part of the accused adds to the chain of circumstances …

Mental Health Death Sexual Assault Court Child Case State

1 week, 2 days ago

[POCSO Act] Quashing Of Serious Offence To Efface Evidence Already Recorded Cannot Be Done Even At Instance Of Survivor: Kerala High Court

Live Law

The Kerala High Court dismissed a petition filed by the victim of a POCSO offence to quash the proceedings saying that serious offences are involved and the trial had reached at the end stage. The Court noted that that the accused is alleged of committing serious offences like aggravated penetrative sexual assault against the minor. Justice A. Badharudeen observed that …

Court Victim Ker Serious Offences Serious Offence Pocso Offence

1 week, 4 days ago

Can Rape, POCSO Act Convicts Be Shifted From Jails To Open Air Camps? Rajasthan High Court Refers Issue To Larger Bench

Live Law

Taking note of the conflicting views, Rajasthan High Court has referred the issue of Whether a prisoner, convicted for the offence under Section 376 IPC/POCSO Act, undergoing the sentence of imprisonment in Jail, can be shifted to Open Air Camp, to a Larger bench. “There is no exact decision on the legal issue involved in this petition, rather there are …

Rajasthan High Court Air Case State Issue Open

1 week, 6 days ago

Complainant Was A 'Notorious Lady', In The Habit Of Filing Complaints: Ex-CM Yediyurappa To Karnataka HC In POCSO Case Filed Against Him

Live Law

Questioning the cognizance taken by the magistrate of a chargesheet filed against B S Yediyurappa and other accused in a POCSO Case, the former CM told the Karnataka High Court on Tuesday that the complainant was a "notorious lady" urging the court to look at her statements with a pinch of salt. The high court which is hearing Yediyurappa's petition …

Karnataka Court Statement Case Complainant Filed Issued

1 week, 6 days ago

POCSO Case | High Court Grants Relief To Journalist Chitra Tripathi, Sets Aside Gurugram Court's Arrest Warrants

Live Law

In a relief to TV News Anchor and Journalist Chitra Tripathi, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has set aside two orders of the Gurugram Court, issuing a non-bailable warrant of arrest against her in connection with a POCSO Case. It may be noted charges against 8 Journalists, including anchors Deepak Chaurasia, Chitra Tripathi, and Ajit Anjum, Syed Sohail, have …

High Court Bail Order Gurugram Her Family Warrant Tripathi

2 weeks ago

POCSO Case | Journalist Chitra Tripathi Moves High Court Against Arrest Warrant Issued By Gurugram Court

Live Law

TV News Anchor and Journalist Chitra Tripathi has moved the Punjab and Haryana High Court challenging last month's order of the Gurugram Court issuing a non-bailable warrant of arrest against her in connection with a POCSO Case.The Court had passed this order while cancelling her bail and rejecting her application for exemption from personal appearance before the. TV News Anchor …

Court Bail Order Gurugram Her Family Arrest Warrant

2 weeks, 2 days ago

Muzaffarnagar POCSO Court Grants Regular Bail To Teacher Accused Of Instructing Students To Slap Muslim Classmate

Live Law

A Special POCSO Court in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar District on Thursday granted Regular Bail to a 60-year-old teacher and principal of Muzaffarnagar's Neha Public School, who has been accused of asking her students to slap a Muslim student and uttering communal slurs against him.Last month, the Allahabad High Court refused her anticipatory bail and directed her to. A Special POCSO …

Court Bail Muslim Muzaffarnagar Tyagi Regular Bail

2 weeks, 2 days ago

Muzaffarnagar POCSO Court Grants Regular Bail To Teacher Accused Of Instructing Students To Slap Muslim Classmate

Live Law

A Special POCSO Court in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar District on Thursday granted Regular Bail to a 60-year-old teacher and principal of Muzaffarnagar's Neha Public School, who has been accused of asking her students to slap a Muslim student and uttering communal slurs against him.Last month, the Allahabad High Court refused her anticipatory bail and directed her to. A Special POCSO …

Court Bail Muslim Muzaffarnagar Tyagi Regular Bail

2 weeks, 2 days 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 …

Court Badminton Son Act Pocso Father Pocso Act

2 weeks, 3 days ago

Jaynagar Rape Case: Bengal Court Sentences POCSO Accused To Death For Rape & Murder Of Minor

Live Law

A POCSO Court in West Bengal has sentenced a man accused of raping and murdering a nine-year old minor girl in Jaynagar, to death.Earlier the High Court had directed AIIMS Kalyani to conduct the post-mortem of the minor after allegations were raised about the conduct of the process.The news of accused Mostakin Sardar being sentenced to death was shared by …

Court West Bengal Kalyani Jaynagar

2 weeks, 3 days ago

Jaynagar Rape Case: Bengal Court Sentences POCSO Accused To Death For Rape & Murder Of Minor

Live Law

A POCSO Court in West Bengal has sentenced a man accused of raping and murdering a nine-year old minor girl in Jaynagar, to death.Earlier the High Court had directed AIIMS Kalyani to conduct the post-mortem of the minor after allegations were raised about the conduct of the process.The news of accused Mostakin Sardar being sentenced to death was shared by …

Court West Bengal Kalyani Jaynagar

2 weeks, 3 days ago

Muzaffarnagar slapgate accused teacher surrenders, gets bail

The Hindu

A teacher who asked other students to slap a Muslim boy in a school here surrendered at a POCSO court and was released on bail, an official said on Friday. Tripta Tyagi was caught last year in a video asking children to slap a boy in a school where she taught. Kapil Ahlawat, Tyagi's lawyer, told PTI that Tyagi had …

Tyagi

2 weeks, 3 days ago

UP Teacher Involved In Muzaffarnagar Slap Row Surrenders, Gets Bail

ABP News

Muzaffarnagar, Dec 6 A teacher who asked other students to slap a Muslim boy in a school here surrendered at a POCSO court and was released on bail, an official said on Friday. Tripta Tyagi was caught last year in a video asking children to slap a boy in a school where she taught. Kapil Ahlawat, Tyagi's lawyer, told PTI …

Pti Muzaffarnagar Tyagi

2 weeks, 3 days ago

Man sentenced to 25 years for raping minor stepdaughter

Deccan Chronicle

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

2 weeks, 3 days ago

Released in Pocso case, man repeats crime, arrested in Coimbatore

New Indian Express

COIMBATORE: All-Women Police arrested a 35-year-old man under Pocso Act for second time for sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl. The suspect, who is from Rajapalayam in Virudhunagar, married the elder sister of the victim’s mother, and lived in Tiruppur. All Women Police in Coimbatore City arrested him in May under Pocso Act. Based on a complaint lodged by the girl’s …

Coimbatore Pocso Act

2 weeks, 4 days ago

POCSO Act | Absence Of Semen In Penetrative Sexual Assault Will Not Weaken Victim's Testimony: Punjab & Haryana High Court

Live Law

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has said that in case of penetrative sexual assault under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, victim's testimony cannot be question merely on the ground that no semen is detected in the DNA report.Bench of Justice Sureshwar Thakur and Justice Sudeepti Sharma said, "when in the event of any penetrative sexual …

Court Accused Sexual Haryana High Court Semen Punjab Haryana Penetrative Sexual Assault

2 weeks, 4 days ago

Disturbing Trend Of Exploiting Social Media Platforms To Commit Sexual Crimes Against Minors: Delhi High Court

Live Law

While denying anticipatory bail to a man in a POCSO case, the Delhi High Court has taken note of the “disturbing trend” of exploiting the anonymity and reach of social media platforms to perpetrate sexual crimes against minors.“This Court cannot ignore the broader societal implications of such acts and the urgent need to send a strong message against the misuse …

Social Media Court Delhi High Court Sexual Social Media Platforms Sexual Crimes Media Platforms

2 weeks, 4 days ago

Headmaster Guardian Of Entire School, Must Immediately Intimate Authorities Of Incidents Under POCSO Act: Madras HC Refuses To Quash Proceedings

Live Law

While refusing to set aside the criminal proceedings initiated against a school headmaster, the Madras High Court emphasised that the Headmaster was the guardian of the entire school and was expected to report any instances under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. If any incident covered under POCSO Act has taken place, the same has to be immediately …

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High Court's necrophilia ruling: Sex with dead body horrendous but not rape

Witness Statements Which Form Part Of Police Report Can Be Seen To Decide Quashing Plea: BS Yedurappa To Karnataka HC In POCSO Case

Vandiperiyar Rape-Murder: Kerala High Court Asks Accused To Appear Before POCSO Court Upon State's Appeal Against Acquittal

Rise In Sexual Offences Against Children Serious: Madhya Pradesh HC Initiates Suo Motu PIL, Questions Centre/State On POCSO Act Implementation

Cannot Quash POCSO Case Against BS Yediyurappa Based On Witnesses Statement Denying Alleged Incident: Karnataka High Court

Criminal Proceedings Involving Serious Offences Under POCSO Act Can't Be Quashed On Settlement Between Parties: Kerala High Court

'Possibility Of Reformation Can't Be Ruled Out': Supreme Court Commutes Death Penalty Of Man Convicted For Murder & Sexual Assault Of 4 Year Old

[POCSO Act] Quashing Of Serious Offence To Efface Evidence Already Recorded Cannot Be Done Even At Instance Of Survivor: Kerala High Court

Can Rape, POCSO Act Convicts Be Shifted From Jails To Open Air Camps? Rajasthan High Court Refers Issue To Larger Bench

Complainant Was A 'Notorious Lady', In The Habit Of Filing Complaints: Ex-CM Yediyurappa To Karnataka HC In POCSO Case Filed Against Him

POCSO Case | High Court Grants Relief To Journalist Chitra Tripathi, Sets Aside Gurugram Court's Arrest Warrants

POCSO Case | Journalist Chitra Tripathi Moves High Court Against Arrest Warrant Issued By Gurugram Court

Muzaffarnagar POCSO Court Grants Regular Bail To Teacher Accused Of Instructing Students To Slap Muslim Classmate

Muzaffarnagar POCSO Court Grants Regular Bail To Teacher Accused Of Instructing Students To Slap Muslim Classmate

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

Jaynagar Rape Case: Bengal Court Sentences POCSO Accused To Death For Rape & Murder Of Minor

Jaynagar Rape Case: Bengal Court Sentences POCSO Accused To Death For Rape & Murder Of Minor

Muzaffarnagar slapgate accused teacher surrenders, gets bail

UP Teacher Involved In Muzaffarnagar Slap Row Surrenders, Gets Bail

Man sentenced to 25 years for raping minor stepdaughter

Released in Pocso case, man repeats crime, arrested in Coimbatore

POCSO Act | Absence Of Semen In Penetrative Sexual Assault Will Not Weaken Victim's Testimony: Punjab & Haryana High Court

Disturbing Trend Of Exploiting Social Media Platforms To Commit Sexual Crimes Against Minors: Delhi High Court

Headmaster Guardian Of Entire School, Must Immediately Intimate Authorities Of Incidents Under POCSO Act: Madras HC Refuses To Quash Proceedings