Tag Archives: Sexual Offences

Can a Muslim minor marry under personal law? What courts have said: A practical reader guide

The story so far: The Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed that under Muslim [...]

Section 35 of the POCSO Act mandates that special courts wrap up: A practical reader guide

Hoshiarpur: A special court under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act on [...]

: The Special Court (POCSO Act) in Agra has sentenced a man to seven: A practical reader guide

: The Special Court (POCSO Act) in Agra has sentenced a man to seven years [...]

Migrant labourer convicted of sodomising, killing 5-yr-old boy: A practical reader guide

A special fast-track court operating under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act [...]

40-year-old held for abducting, raping 9-year-old in Swaroop Nagar: A practical reader guide

NEW DELHI: A 40-year-old man was arrested for allegedly abducting and raping his nine-year-old neighbour, [...]

Rohit Chandel writes about dharma and victory in 1st post after bail: A practical reader guide

30-year-old television actor Rohit Chandel was arrested and released on bail in an alleged Protection [...]

“Inadequacy on the part of the appellant or resorting to corporal: A practical reader guide

A teacher may be guilty of poor judgment or inappropriate corporal punishment, but that alone [...]

Chhattisgarh man sentenced to death for raping, killing girl —: A practical reader guide

A special Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act court in Chhattisgarh’s Durg has [...]

60-year-old man receives 20 years for rape of minor: A practical reader guide

A Pimpri district and additional sessions court has sentenced 60-year-old Karim Kadar Khan of Pawar [...]

Two neighbours, aged 19 and 24, were arrested for allegedly abducting: A practical reader guide

Two neighbours, aged 19 and 24, were arrested for allegedly abducting and raping a 15-year-old [...]