Pocso Act

	Ayodhya student falls off school roof, parents claim foul play The parents alleged that the body of their daughter bore several injury marks on her hands, feet and hips. published on : 28th May 2023
	Class 10 student falls to death in UP school; father claims principal asked her to come during vacation According to the parents, the victim was called to school by the principal regarding an article for the school magazine even as the school was shut for summer vacations on Friday morning. published on : 27th May 2023
	Tokyo Olympics champion Kawai comes out in support of protesting Indian wrestlers Kawai, who won the 57kg women's freestyle gold in Tokyo, is the first high-profile international wrestler to come out in support of the protesting Indian wrestlers. published on : 26th May 2023
	Delhi Court awards life sentence to Ravinder Kumar for rape, murder of 6-year-old girl The judge said the crime was no less than an "act of a predator" and it has shaken the conscience of the society. published on : 25th May 2023
	Newborn dumped, 17-year-old mom held in Vijayawada According to Penamaluru police, the minor girl, While writing the exam, reportedly suffered labour and went to the toilet, where she gave birth to a boy. published on : 25th May 2023
	13-year-old Dalit girl gang-raped in UP's Amethi Amethi Superintendent of Police Elamaran G said the girl's father filed a complaint accusing one Waris (20), who lives in his village, and an unidentified man of abducting and raping his daughter. published on : 11th May 2023
	Doctor booked under Pocso Act in Varkala As per the complaint, the doctor touched the girl’s private body parts during the medical examination. The girl revealed this to her mother when they reached home. published on : 8th April 2023
	Chennai: Man arrested under Pocso for harassing daughter The 38-year-old accused was arrested at the Delhi Airport when he entered the country from the US. published on : 2nd April 2023
	Gujarat court awards death sentence to man for killing minor girl by stabbing her 34 times The convict has been given a month's time to make an appeal in the high court. published on : 13th March 2023
	AIADMK cadre accused of sexual assault on minor ousted “A 15-year-old girl went to meet AIADMK’s Paramakudi town functionary Sigamani for some financial help in December last year. published on : 7th March 2023
	Pocso for Assam men marrying girls under 14 Those who would marry girls aged between 14 and 18 years would be dealt with under the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, the CM added. published on : 24th January 2023
	Jail term can’t be reduced under POCSO Act: Karnataka HC Strikes down special court’s order in a 2015 case that reduced imprisonment to five years instead of seven published on : 20th January 2023
	Kodagu school teacher booked under POCSO Act The accused, Manohar Naik, is suspected to be absconding even as special police teams have been formed to arrest him. published on : 11th January 2023
	Class 12 girl gets pregnant, student booked A Class 12 student was booked under the POCSO Act for impregnating a 17-year-old girl. published on : 3rd January 2023
	Two held for raping teenager, burning her body with cigarette butts in UP The 15-year-old had gone to fetch water from a hand pump on Friday night, when the accused forcibly took her to a hut in the village and allegedly raped her. published on : 17th August 2020
	Private school teacher held under POCSO Act A 26-year-old physical education teacher was arrested under POCSO Act for allegedly raping a 17-year-old student. published on : 29th October 2019
	HC's bail to man booked for abusing minors cancelled The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court cancelled bail granted to an accused who was charged of sexually abusing two minor girls in Thoothukudi. published on : 18th May 2019
	POCSO Act: Death penalty will be futile, says former Delhi HC Chief Justice Shah Shah, along with other child rights activists and lawyers expressed their dissatisfaction over the recent ordinance to amend the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. published on : 24th April 2018
	10 more child rape cases on day President promulgated ordinance On a day when President Ram Nath Kovind promulgated an ordinance prescribing death penalty for those convicted of raping minors, at least 10 incidents of child rape surfaced in various parts of India. published on : 23rd April 2018
	President Kovind clears Centre's ordinance seeking death penalty for child rapists As per the amended law, death sentence for rapists of girl under12 years, while the minimum punishment in case of women has been increased from rigorous imprisonment of 7 years to 10 years published on : 22nd April 2018