The court ruled that while the order taking cognizance of the case stood invalidated, the crime, investigation, and final ...

The Kerala High Court has held that when serious offences of rape under the IPC or the POCSO Act are prima facie made out, then even the victim’s plea for quashing the case “has no preference”. The ...

The Rajya Sabha deliberated a private member's bill aimed at amending the POCSO Act 2012 to introduce more victim-centric ...

Rajya Sabha discusses POCSO Act amendment to enhance victim-centric reforms, responding to rising child sexual offenses.

Mumbai: A 45-year-old laundry man who sexually assaulted a 14-year-old boy over a two-year period was recently convicted and ...

The 81-year-old Yediyurappa had sought for quashing of a criminal case filed against him, in which he has been booked under ...

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said, “They introduced the Bill, we opposed it. It is being introduced, let it be discussed... we don’t have a problem.” ...

Mumbai: A special POCSO court has sentenced a 41-year-old laundry shop owner from Jogeshwari to ten years in prison for ...

The court partly allowed the petition filed by Yediyurappa challenging the proceedings against him under the provisions of ...

In its ruling, the High Court questioned the manner in which the trial court had permitted proceedings in the case, ...

The High Court has refused to dismiss the POCSO case against former Chief Minister BS Yeddiyurappa, citing sufficient evidence including a verified audio recording. The trial court's cognisance order ...

Kerala High Court was listening to a plea by the victim and her mother seeking to quash the case against her dance teacher and his wife booked under the POCSO Act.