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Bombay HC denies permission for abortion to a 17-year-old, says physical relations consensual, allows putting up a child for adoption

OpIndia Staff - 31 July, 2023

Bombay High Court denied permission to abort 24-week pregnancy of a 17-year-old girl

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Uttar Pradesh: POCSO Court awards death sentence to Mohd Faheem for raping and killing a four-year-old girl

Jhankar Mohta - 27 July, 2023

Calling it a "rarest of rare" case, a special POCSO Court in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, awarded death sentence to Mohammed Faheem for raping and killing a four-year-old girl child

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‘Conscience of the court shaken’: Gauhati HC suo moto cancels bail of hostel warden accused of sexually assaulting 21 minor kids, read details

OpIndia Staff - 21 July, 2023

Yumken Bagra, a warden of a residential school in Karo village in Arunachal Pradesh had raped and molested 21 children, aged between 5 to 12 years in the hostels of the school between 2019 and 2022

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Andra Pradesh: Police arrest a 42-year-old man in Eluru for raping and impregnating his minor stepdaughters

OpIndia Staff - 15 July, 2023

According to the police official, instead of playing the role of a father, that person (stepfather) has committed sexual assault on both girls.

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“High time to look around the world”: Bombay High Court bats for lowering the age of consent for sex, says POCSO has criminalised consensual...

OpIndia Staff - 13 July, 2023

Bombay High Court said that time has come to lower the age of consent for minors to engage in consensual sexual relationships.

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Gurugram: One Salman arrested for raping a 16-year-old girl after spiking her cold drink, both work at same factory

OpIndia Staff - 2 July, 2023

Police stated that it has been alleged that the girl was raped by one Salman. Both the complainant and the accused knew each other. They both work in the same factory.

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Tamil Nadu Pastor sexually harassed a minor for five years, arrested under POCSO Act

OpIndia Staff - 20 June, 2023

As the victim was sexually abused since she was a minor, Joshua was booked under the POCSO Act. On learning about the Police complaint, pastor Joshua tried to flee the area but was arrested by the Police.

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Kerala: Fake antique dealer Monson Mavunkal gets life imprisonment for sexual assault on a minor girl

ANI - 17 June, 2023

"The Kochi special POCSO court sentenced Monson Mavunkal to life imprisonment until the remainder of his natural life in two sections under the IPC. Sections 376(2)(n) and 376(2)(f)," said the prosecutor.

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After wrestlers claim no FIR taken back, reports emerge of minor withdrawing statement against WFI chief, Delhi police questions Brij Bhushan’s staff

OpIndia Staff - 6 June, 2023

Minor wrestler reportedly withrawn statement against WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh after wrestlers claimed no complaint taken back

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Kerala HC quashes case against Rehana Fathima, who had tried to desecrate Sabarimala, over publishing video of her children painting on her topless body

OpIndia Staff - 5 June, 2023

Rehana Fathima was booked under POCSO Act after she uploaded a video of her children painting her half naked body, Kerala HC has quashed the case

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