A Meerut POCSO court sentenced a man to 20 years for kidnapping and raping a 13-year-old. The incident, reported on March 25, ...

New Delhi: When India enacted the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) 2012, it transformed how our justice system viewed minor victims of sexual violence. By declaring any sexual ...

A new 5-minute 39-second viral video allegedly involving a child has ignited fury on social media, following the recent ...

The Karnataka High Court dismissed a petition to quash a POCSO sexual assault case The case involves a 52-year-old woman accused of assaulting a 13-year-old boy in 2020 Delay in filing the complaint ...

The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act was legislated to protect minors from abuse, exploitation and predation. Its role as a strong legal shield for minor girls remains ...

The Supreme Court has struck the right chord by expressing concern over the misuse of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act while hearing a writ petition seeking compulsory sex ...

Justice Virender Singh said that prisoners should be given an opportunity to address their personal and family problems and ...

The Bombay High Court has rapped the Kandivali Police on the knuckles for starting a POCSO case against a 15-year-old on the basis of a few messages she sent to a classmate. The teenager allegedly ...

MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court has refused to quash a rape case against a 29-year-old man, noting that he cannot be absolved of charges under the POCSO Act merely because he married the minor girl and ...

Nagpur HC refused to quash a Pocso case against a man who married a 17-year-old and fathered her child, ruling a minor's consent is irrelevant. The court emphasized that taking a minor from lawful ...

Content Warning – This piece discusses law and policy around child sexual assault. The Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses Act (POCSO) came into force on November 14, 2012, and was ...

Bengaluru's RT Nagar police have filed a case against a 45-year-old woman under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, following serious allegations that she sexually harassed ...