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Mumbai crime news: Teacher molests 16-year-old student at coaching class in Sion

Mumbai crime news: Teacher molests 16-year-old student at coaching class in Sion

A teacher has been arrested for allegedly molesting a 16-year-old student on the premises of a coaching class in Mumbai

04 December,2023 01:20 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
60-year-old man rapes 2-year-old girl in Uttar Pradesh's Barabanki, arrested

60-year-old man rapes 2-year-old girl in Uttar Pradesh's Barabanki, arrested

A two-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a 60-year-old neighbour in Uttar Pradesh’s Barabanki, police said on Tuesday. The accused has been arrested

07 November,2023 12:39 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Rise in criminal cases against juveniles in Rajasthan

Rise in criminal cases against juveniles in Rajasthan

These crimes include theft, extortion, rape, murder, and offenses under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and Arms Act

27 August,2023 10:06 AM IST | Jaipur | mid-day online correspondent
Jadavpur University student death case: WBCPCR exploring POCSO angle

Jadavpur University student death case: WBCPCR exploring POCSO angle

The West Bengal Commission for Protection of Child Rights (WBCPCR) announced on Monday that it is considering invoking the provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act in relation to the unnatural death of a first-year undergraduate student at Jadavpur University Boys' main hostel.

14 August,2023 12:43 PM IST | Kolkata | mid-day online correspondent
Controversial ex-judge moves Bombay HC over pension

Controversial ex-judge moves Bombay HC over pension

Ganediwala filed a petition on July 19 before the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court challenging a communication dated November 2, 2022 issued by the HC (original side) Registry declaring that she was not eligible/entitled for pension of a HC judge and other benefits

31 July,2023 07:22 AM IST | Mumbai | Agencies
478 FSL posts vacant, analysis of 1,825 POCSO case samples pending

478 FSL posts vacant, analysis of 1,825 POCSO case samples pending

525 posts to be filled on a contractual basis; deceased’s kin long for closure

27 July,2023 08:17 AM IST | Mumbai | Anurag Kamble
Mumbai sports trainer gets five years in jail for sexually assaulting students

Mumbai sports trainer gets five years in jail for sexually assaulting students

A special ‘Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act’ (POCSO) court in Mumbai has sentenced a sports trainer for five years imprisonment and imposed a fine or rupees 10,000 for sexually assaulting female students

31 May,2023 01:16 PM IST | Mumbai | Anurag Kamble
POCSO Act not to punish minors in consensual relations

POCSO Act not to punish minors in consensual relations

A single bench of Justice Anuja Prabhudessai in the order passed on April 26 noted that it was true that the victim in the case was a minor, but her statement prima facie indicates that the relationship was consensual

04 May,2023 06:00 AM IST | Mumbai | Agencies
Maha: 17-year-old boy booked for raping, impregnating teen girlfriend

Maha: 17-year-old boy booked for raping, impregnating teen girlfriend

The boy was booked on Wednesday under Indian Penal Code and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act provisions on the complaint of the victim, also 17 years of age, the MFC police station official said

06 April,2023 10:09 PM IST | Thane | PTI
Kerala court sentences man to 20 years in prison for sexual assault of minor

Kerala court sentences man to 20 years in prison for sexual assault of minor

The court also imposed a fine of Rs 1.5 lakh on the convict with a direction that the amount, if realised, be paid to the victim, Special Public Prosecutor Nisha Vijayakumar said

31 March,2023 03:11 PM IST | Palakkad (Kerala) | PTI

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