POSCO Act

2 August 2019, 01:43 AM

The Bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan and Navin Sinha heard arguments in part and suspended the remaining sentence awarded to her while sum...Read More

Indore: Seminar helps parents understand POCSO Act

14 June 2019, 06:02 AM

The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 was enacted to provide a robust legal framework for the protection of c...Read More

Man seeks quashing of FIR in kidnapping case, Bombay HC directs him to marry girl first

By FPJ Web Desk

9 May 2019, 07:08 AM

A man filed a petition of quashing FIR against him in a kidnapping case but Bombay High Court denied his plea. The court told him that th...Read More

Telangana: Govt school headmaster booked for misbehaving with girl students

5 February 2019, 07:44 AM

Hyderabad: A 57-year-old headmaster of a government school in Khammam district, about 300 kms from here, has been booked under POCSO Act ...Read More

Mumbai: Father gets life term for raping daughter

28 September 2018, 02:44 AM

Mumbai: A special court designated to hear cases under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act sentenced a 40-year-ol...Read More

Mumbai: Man acquitted under POCSO for marrying victim

21 September 2018, 05:09 AM

Mumbai: A special court earlier this week, acquitted a 24-year-old man under the Protection Of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act,...Read More

Jammu and Kashmir: 19 children rescued during raid at orphanage in Kathua after sexual assault complaint

8 September 2018, 10:23 AM

Jammu: At least 19 children, including eight girls, have been rescued from an unregistered orphanage in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua distri...Read More

“Capital punishment for raping minors”, says CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan

6 July 2018, 03:18 AM

Mumbai: Addressing the concerns over growing rape incidents in his state, Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said it is ...Read More

Mankhurd: Stepfather convicted for sexually assaulting minor daughter

3 July 2018, 03:17 AM

Mumbai: The special court designated to hear cases under POCSO convicted a 43-year-old Mankhurd resident and sentenced him to seven years...Read More

2 men sentenced to 10 years rigorous imprisonment for raping minor girls

27 June 2018, 03:56 AM

Mumbai: Two men were convicted and sentenced to 10 years rigorous imprisonment in different cases, for sexually assaulting and raping min...Read More

POCSO Act: Parents of minor rape victims are against death penalty, urge government to strengthen judiciary

23 April 2018, 02:50 PM

New Delhi: Not just child right activists, even parents of minor victims today came out against the Union government’s ordinance providin...Read More

Bhopal: Distraught victims battling to get their abductors, rapists acquitted

5 March 2018, 03:36 AM

Police forced to press serious charges against men eloping with their minor lovers

Ujjain: Minor girl molested

By Asia News International

31 January 2018, 03:21 AM

Ujjain: A 16 year old girl filed a complaint with AJAK police station against a youth for molesting her since Tuesday. The girl lodged a ...Read More

Delhi: 54-year-old British national held for sodomising three blind kids

By IANS

4 September 2017, 01:01 PM

New Delhi: A 54-year-old British national was arrested on charge of sodomising three blind children in south Delhi, police said on Monday.

Govt shuts down tribal school after minor’s rape in Buldhana

By Agencies

5 November 2016, 05:20 AM

CM says matter to be probed further, 11 arrested so far

Strict action will be taken against Buldhana accused, says CM Devendra Fadnavis

4 November 2016, 12:38 PM

New Delhi: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday said the Buldhana rape incident will be probed under the supervision o...Read More

Mumbai-based stepfather raped daughter for four years

31 August 2016, 07:17 AM

Palghar: A teenage girl was allegedly raped over a period of four years by her 55-year-old stepfather in Nallasopara here, police said to...Read More

Bihar court orders FIR against Mayawati, other BSP leaders

28 July 2016, 10:22 AM

Hajipur (Bihar): A Vaishali district court today ordered registration of an FIR against BSP president Mayawati and three other party lead...Read More

Fruit vendor held for minor’s rape