If the 'sexual intent' is present then the offence is made out even without 'skin-to-skin contact', the apex court clarified
30 Sep 2021 10:29 PM
The two judgments triggered widespread outrage among the general public as well as the legal circles
01 Feb 2021 8:51 AM
At present, the state has 81 fast-track courts to hear cases related to women, Pathak told PTI.
09 Dec 2019 5:07 PM
The man was arrested after a complaint was filed by the rape survivor's mother, a senior officer said.
07 Dec 2019 10:55 AM
The victim was sleeping beside her mother, who works as a labourer, in public garden when Mashru kidnapped her and raped her near a bridge.
01 Dec 2019 7:51 PM
The trio, arrested under various sections of the POCSO Act were acquitted by the court.
12 Nov 2019 6:29 PM
The judge also slapped a fine of Rs 30,000 on the convict, of which Rs 25,000 will be paid to the victim's family.
01 Oct 2019 9:41 AM
Pragat Singh on Thursday asked her younger daughter to go out and then took her elder daughter in a room where he beat her and raped her.
28 Sep 2019 3:43 PM
The incident occurred month ago when the nine-year old girls went to the priest's office to seek his blessings after service in the Church.
20 Sep 2019 12:17 PM
The accused, a labourer hired to fix a tent, had whisked away the girl to a secluded place and raped her.
06 Sep 2019 1:21 PM
In his complaint, Mr Pramod stated that on August 25, at about 1.15 pm, he got a call from the Adarsh Nagar police station.
02 Sep 2019 1:38 AM
The girl claimed that when she sought help from her brother, he raped her and threatened to kill her with a sword, he said.
19 Aug 2019 8:11 AM
According to the police, the girl’s parents had approached Lingappa to resolve the issue, when the girl was adamant on marrying her cousin.
17 Aug 2019 9:32 AM
Acoholic, Bodra was in intoxicated at the time of the incident, police said, adding that his wife and daughter were fed-up of his nuisance.
11 Aug 2019 2:20 PM
A medical examination was conducted and the girl’s statement was recorded under Section 164 of the CrPC at the Nuh court on Tuesday.
08 Aug 2019 4:20 PM
Faridabad and Gurgaon also saw highest number of child rape cases registered under the POCSO Act.
06 Aug 2019 10:00 AM
The judge also imposed a fine of Rs 20,000 on Topno.
01 Aug 2019 3:42 PM
The incident was reported from Noor Mohalla of Pimpri-Chinchwad in the city.
29 Jul 2019 7:49 PM
He was punished under Sections 354, 452 of the Indian Penal Code and relevant sections of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act.
29 Jul 2019 1:36 PM
SC directs setting up of centrally-funded exclusive court in each district.
26 Jul 2019 2:16 AM