Convict slapped with charges under sections 302 of IPC, life imprisonment under Section 377 of IPC and POCSO Act and slapped fine of Rs. 50,000 ...

POCSO court 1 judge Salim Badar also slapped fine of Rs 50,000 on convict...

'However, this has to be seen from the facts and circumstances of each case. There might be cases where the survivor of sexual offence, may under pressure or trauma be forced to settle'...

Karnataka High Court, in a case recently, reportedly mentioned that ground realities should be considered with reference to the age of consent...

The man was produced before a court in Barasat that sent him to judicial custody for 14 days...

It will also remove the discrepancy between the POCSO Act, which is applicable to offences against anyone up till 18 years and prevailing provisions of IPC...

A public prosecutor who specialises in trafficking cases said the Pocso Act confirms the right of a survivor to free legal aid...

The court convicts a maulana of sexually assaulting minor student...

The court sentenced a man to one-and-a-half years imprisonment for harassing a minor girl and said such 'roadside Romeos' need to be taught a lesson...

The police said the FIR was registered on Tuesday, after a purported video of the incident surfaced on the internet...