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Supreme Court made clear to the Centre on Friday that it would not pass any order on the plea seeking closure of cases against two Italian marines. (PTI Photo)

Definition of sexual assault in POCSO must be looked from victim's...

If the 'sexual intent' is present then the offence is made out even without 'skin-to-skin contact', the apex court...

30 Sept 2021 10:29 PM IST

The father raped his 15-year-old daughter in 2015.

5 minor boys held for raping 12-year old girl in Andhra's Chittoor

The boys were arrested after a mob dragged two of them out from their houses, stripped and thrashed late on Wednesday.

24 May 2018 8:35 PM IST

The pastor had been slapped with charges under both POCSO and Indian Penal Code (IPC). (Photo: Representational Image)

POCSO Act to get more stringent

Decision comes in wake of govt ban on pornography websites.

29 Dec 2018 1:47 AM IST

Our children should be protected from sexual offences, Union.

Death penalty for aggravated assault under POCSO Act: Law Minister

The decision comes in the wake of the rising number of crimes against children being reported from across the country.

28 Dec 2018 5:04 PM IST

In last hearing, the court had asked the state irrigation department to file an affidavit stating how many million litres of water would be provided daily to 270 villages of Panvel that are facing water shortage.(Representational image)

MP man gets death penalty for raping, killing his 6-year-old daughter

The 42-year-old accused suspected his wife's character and believed the victim was not his biological child, the...

25 Dec 2018 10:03 AM IST

Unless the states act to bring investigation and trial to a close within four months of a rape incident as is envisaged now, the toughest laws on the statute books are unlikely to be deterrent enough to stop these barbaric crimes. (Representational image)

3-year-old raped by guard in Delhi, locals bash him up

The minor girl was raped allegedly by man who works as guard and lives in ground floor of same building as child.

17 Dec 2018 12:00 PM IST

The rape victims family has handed over the audio clip of the MLA to the local police and the SSP Upendra Agarwal has ordered a probe into the allegations.

RJD MLA, 5 others held guilty of minor girl's rape

Special court in Patna held RJD MLA Raj Ballabh Yadav and five others guilty of luring and raping a girl

16 Dec 2018 4:53 AM IST

The pastor had been slapped with charges under both POCSO and Indian Penal Code (IPC). (Photo: Representational Image)

J&K Guv promulgates ordinance on death penalty for rape

J&K has carried out certain amendments in Criminal Laws on analogy of amendments made in Central Criminal Law in 2018.

17 May 2018 5:59 PM IST

Police said that Sandeep was beaten with a brick wrapped in a cloth. (Representational image)

UP: 2 beaten up for eve-teasing, handed to police

The accused allegedly harassed the girl while she was on her way to school.

5 March 2018 12:10 PM IST

A man from Bihar has been languishing in a jail in Saudi Arabia for over 15 years as his family is unable to pay a punishment sum of over Rs 1 crore. (Representational image)

Man held for kidnapping, raping 8-yr-old girl in Rajasthan

The accused had allegedly kidnapped the minor girl from her house on Thursday night and raped her at a cremation ground...

3 March 2018 11:14 AM IST

Those arrested were identified as Mohammad Burhan (22) and Aditya Singh (25), they said. Based on a complaint filed by a man, a case was registered on June 26. (Representational image)

Madhya Pradesh: Teacher arrested for showing obscene videos to minor...

The matter came to light when the students narrated their ordeals to their parents, who reached out to the police.

2 Dec 2018 2:56 PM IST

Victims of sexual assault who experienced no other violence were no more likely to drop out than their peers who were not victims. (Photo: Pixabay)

1 in 3 teens fears sexual assault in public places'

The study was conducted by an NGO, Save the Children,' to assess the perception of girls' safety in public places.

16 May 2018 5:15 AM IST