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Taking Care of Children of Migrant Workers
A significant number of residents of Bhaggupurva hamlet in Nagnedi panchayat (Banda district) of Uttar Pradesh) migrate regularly from the village as they cannot earn their subsistence in the...
Delhi HC grants bail in sexual assault of toddler due to delay in filing FIR
The court questioned why FIR was not immediately filed after such a heinous crime
Holding hands and unzipping pants, not sexual assault under POCSO Act: Bombay HC
Justice Pushpa Ganediwala has held that such acts fall under the definition of sexual harassment under the Indian Penal Code
FIR against journalists for reporting on “shivering” school children at a UP Gov’t event
They had reported on how children were left outside in the cold, and for this the reporters were charged under sections dealing with public mischief and criminal intimidation!
BREAKING: SC stays Bombay HC’s controversial POCSO judgment
The judgment had held that skin to skin contact is necessary to qualify as an offence of sexual assault under POCSO
Youth Bar Association petitions SC against Bombay High court’s POCSO judgment
The Bombay High Court has recently held that skin to skin/ direct physical contact without disrobing a minor will not constitute sexual assault under POCSO Act
National commissions for women and child rights decry Bom HC POCSO judgment
The two commissions have taken cognisance of the controversial judgment and have called for an appeal against it
Groping minor without physical contact, not sexual assault under POCSO Act: Bombay HC
The court said that pressing breasts without disrobing would not amount to sexual assault and acquitted the accused under the POCSO Act, but convicted him under IPC.
12-year-old gang-raped, burnt to death in Muzaffarpur
Four suspects absconding, have been booked under various sections of POCSO Act, and IPC
Reopen Anganwadi Centres, ensure proper nutrition to women and children: SC
The top court held that the government has a constitutional obligation to ensure nutritional support to pregnant, lactating women and children
NHRC issues notice to Maha gov’t, cops after 10 babies die in hospital fire
The Commission said the state administration must acknowledge its responsibility in the incident and ensure that support systems in hospitals adequately protect people’s human rights.
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