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Delhi Court accepts closure report in sexual harassment of minor, Drops POCSO case against Brij Bhushan Singh
Case dropped after complainant expresses no objection and Delhi Police finds no grounds to proceed under POCSO Act; Court accepts police’s 550-page closure report
POCSO: lack of witness not a ground for acquittal, says Meghalaya HC
The court held that if the survivor’s testimony is reliable then lack of witnesses to the incident cannot become a reason for acquittal
Rape accused allegedly rapes survivor again upon being granted bail
Accused was booked under POCSO and the Indian Penal Code, and arrested again
Karnataka: Police Detain Chief Seer of Lingayat Mutt for Alleged Sexual Abuse of Minors
Two minor girls have accused the seer of 'sexually abusing' them for nearly couple of years and others of allegedly cooperating with the act.
Delhi HC expresses concerns over presence of CSA survivor at the time of POCSO bail hearings
Concerns about the possible impact of such allegedly forced interaction between the survivor and the alleged abuser have been raised by rights groups
Jubilee Hills gang rape case: POCSO court to begin trial soon
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Hyderabad: The trial in the sensational Jubilee Hills minor...
Bikaner hostel rape case: Rajasthan court awards life sentence to main accused, convicts two others
A 17-year-old Dalit girl was found dead in a water tank at her hostel in Rajasthan’s Bikaner district in 2016
Uttar Pradesh: Three men sentenced to death for teenage girl’s rape, murder
The 16-year-old was raped and murdered in 2018, the three men had been held guilty on March 20, 2021
Madras HC refuses to entertain compromise of accused and complainant in POCSO case
The Court held that in a non-compoundable offence cannot be done away with even if a compromise is reached between the parties
Bombay HC acquits death row POCSO convict due to shoddy investigation
The court also directed the Directorate of Prosecution, to initiate action against those responsible failure to get the forensics lab reports
Relationship with 16-year-old girl not unusual, POCSO accused adult gets bail
The Himachal Pradesh HC noted that it was a consensual relationship, and the girl left her parents house voluntarily