 | Non-consensual sex with wife aged 15-18 yrs be treated as rape, says Delhi L-GThe proposal to this was moved by the Delhi Police and Law Department in response to a letter from the Ministry of Home Affairs. |
 | Kerala: Children not safe from sexual abuse in both urban and rural areasOf 260 cases reported in first nine months of this year in Kollam, 124 indents happened in city limit; eastern areas a worry |
 | Karnataka: Minors’ families reach deal, HC drops Pocso chargesThe judge noted that the act had been done in the frenzy of youth, and such acts are entirely different from aggravated penetrated sexual assault. |
 | Odisha: Man gets life imprisonment for rape of minor girlsThe trial judge convicted the accused by relying on 17 witnesses and 41 documents, including the medical examination report of the victims presented by the prosecution. |
 | Traumatised, minor girl may have died by suicide, says Kandhamal PoliceThe victim’s male friend, prime accused in the case, has been booked for abetment and charges of rape. |
 | Tamil Nadu police rolls out programme to inform Pocso survivors when accused seek bailThis is part of the police effort to rehabilitate victims besides registering cases, arresting accused, and ensuring conviction. |
| Man jailed for marrying, raping girlPolice said the accused was booked under POCSO Act as he had kidnapped, and assaulted the minor girl. |
 | Man gets 25 years rigorous imprisonment in rape caseSpecial public prosecutor Ramesh Chandra Mohanty led the prosecution with 12 witnesses and 13 documents including the medical reports. |
 | Live-in relationships are leading to rise in sexual offences, promiscuity: Madhya Pradesh High CourtThe Madhya Pradesh High Court made the observation while rejecting a pre-arrest (anticipatory) bail plea of a 25-year-old man accused of raping a woman. |
 | Conviction rate in POCSO cases low in TelanganaA look at the statistics of POCSO cases that reach its logical conclusion with convictions in Telangana reveal that there are more number of acquittals compared to convictions. |
