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POCSO Act

A Delhi court has sentenced a tuition teacher to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping his 16-year-old student in 2016.

The SC criticized Allahabad HC for making insensitive remarks in a rape bail order, where it said the victim 'herself had invited trouble'.

The Supreme Court has questioned the Allahabad High Court’s dismissal of rape charges in a minor girl’s case.

A Tis Hazari court in Delhi sentenced a man to death and his father to life for 2019 rape and murder of a seven-year-old girl in Nihal Vihar.

The Patiala House Court will deliver its verdict on whether the case against former President of the Wrestling Federation of India, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, involving the alleged sexual exploitation of a minor female wrestler, should be closed.

The petition, filed by social worker Uday Maholkar, demands the registration of an FIR against ALT Balaji, its parent company Balaji, and its director Ekta Kapoor under various legal provisions.

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court overturned a Calcutta HC judgment that had acquitted a man convicted of sexually assaulting a minor girl.

The Delhi High Court has ruled that sexual harassment under the POCSO Act is not restricted by gender. The court clarified that the law can apply to both men and women

The court's decision followed a reference from a trial court handling a POCSO case where a victim's age, assessed via bone ossification tests

Uttar Pradesh was once noted as the capital for crimes against women but the way it has been combated by Yogi administration deserves praises.