The petition says sections of the law requiring mandatory reporting are untenable and unconstitutional and deserve to be set aside as a sexual assault survivor cannot be forced to report the offence...
Himanta's comments come in the backdrop of the state govt deciding to bring stringent laws and evoking POCSO Act to check child marriages and underage motherhood...
Raid is yet another pointer to shifting of trafficking dens from traditional prostitution hubs to residential buildings, beauty parlours and similar places...
Women and child development minister Smriti Irani said in a written reply to a question whether Centre is considering changing the age of consent for consensual relationships to 16 years from the pres...