New Delhi: A 14-year-old boy was apprehended for allegedly raping a seven-year-old girl here, police said on Saturday. According to police, the incident occurred on the evening of June 17 when the girl had gone to fetch water near her house. The accused, a resident of the same village, allegedly raped her, police said. In the … Read more
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday (May 23) decided not to sentence a man convicted under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act in view of the unique circumstances of the case in which the minor victim, now married to the accused and mother to their child, constantly battled to save the … Read more
Nainital: The Uttarakhand High Court has directed Nainital police to investigate online abuse targeting judges and lawyers involved in the hearing of a sensitive rape case. The court has asked the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Nainital to submit a detailed report by Monday. The case involves the alleged rape of a 12-year-old girl in … Read more
Dehradun: A 45-year-old man in Uttarakhand has been sentenced to 30 years of rigorous imprisonment after being found guilty of repeatedly raping his two minor daughters and a minor son. The verdict was delivered by Anuj Kumar Sangal, judge of the POCSO court in Champawat, on Tuesday. The court also imposed a fine of Rs … Read more
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court allowed a plea of minor rape survivor for medical termination of 33-week pregnancy, observing she is only 13 years of age and she has a long life before her. Justice Nirzar S Desai, while allowing the plea, took note of a medical report suggesting she was having moderate anemia and … Read more
Nainital: For the first time in over four decades, communal tension erupted in Nainital, Uttarakhand, following the alleged sexual assault of a 12-year-old Hindu girl by a 60-year-old Muslim man. The accused, identified as Osman, a contractor by profession, has been arrested. The incident, which occurred on Wednesday night, resulted in protests, vandalism, and a … Read more
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court, while allowing a 17-year-old woman to choose whether she wants to keep the child or not, said that she has a right in relation to her body which includes saying “Yes” or “No” to being a mother” and the law provides the right to a sexual assault victim to medically … Read more
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has held that consent is irrelevant for prosecution under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, as the age of the victim is the decisive factor. Justice Sanjeev Narula held this while denying bail to a 26-year-old man accused of sexually assaulting his 15-year-old minor neighbour in … Read more
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday (February 6) ordered several state police to ensure that the officials of Discovery Communications India are protected from alleged threats by followers of self-styled godman Asaram Bapu following the release of the documentary series “Cult of Fear: Asaram Bapu”. A bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) … Read more
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday (February 3) granted one-day interim bail to Kuldeep Singh Sengar, a convict in the main Unnao rape and a related case, on the medical ground till February 4. A bench comprising Justice Yashwant Varma and Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar allowed Sengar one-day medical bail to undergo cataract … Read more
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday (January 27) was informed that Kuldeep Singh Sengar, a convict in the Unnao rape and a related case, has returned back to Tihar Jail due to the unavailability of the surgeon who was supposed to perform his eye surgery. Sengar was on January 22 granted interim bail … Read more
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (January 22) granted interim bail to expelled Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar on medical grounds in the 2017 Unnao rape case. A bench comprising Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar said that Sengar, would be released from the jail on January 23 … Read more
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday (January 20) refused to extend the interim bail granted to expelled Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar in the main Unnao rape case and connected case of custodial death of the Unnao rape victim’s father. A division bench comprising Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Shalinder … Read more
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday (January 17) refused to extend the interim bail granted to expelled Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar in the main Unnao rape case and asked him to surrender on January 20 as directed by the court earlier. Sengar, who was convicted and awarded imprisonment for … Read more
New Delhi: Expelled Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar on Thursday (January 16) sought suspension of his 10-year sentence awarded to him by a trial court in the custodial death case of the Unnao rape victim’s father on the ground that his appeal against his conviction and sentence was pending before the High … Read more
Jodhpur: The Rajasthan High Court on Tuesday (January 14) granted interim bail to self-styled godman Asaram in a 2013 minor’s rape case in which he is serving life sentence. Asaram had recently moved the High Court seeking suspension of sentence in the rape case to avail the interim bail granted to him by the Supreme … Read more
Jodhpur: Self-styled godman Asaram has moved a fresh plea before the Rajasthan High Court in Jodhpur seeking to avail the interim bail granted to him by the Supreme Court on Tuesday in another case. A top court bench comprising Justice MM Sundresh and Justice Rajesh Bindal on Tuesday had granted interim bail to Asaram till … Read more
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday (December 20) extended the interim bail granted to expelled Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar by three days in the custodial death of the Unnao rape victim’s father in which he is serving a 10-year jail term. Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri adjourned the hearing on … Read more
New Delhi: Expelled Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar on Thursday sought before the Delhi High Court an extension of his interim bail for five months on medical grounds. A bench comprising Justice Prathiba M Singh and Amit Sharma, hearing Sengar’s plea, which had earlier granted Sengar interim bail till December 20 in … Read more
New Delhi: A Delhi court, while expressing its concerns over the rise in sexual crimes against minor children in the cyber world, awarded a 5-year imprisonment to a man in a case of morphing images of a child, saying similarly placed tech-savvy criminals should think several times before committing any such crime with children. Additional … Read more
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday (December 10) granted 10-day interim bail on medical grounds to expelled Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar seeking suspension of his 10-imprisonment awarded to him for the custodial death of the father of the Unnao rape victim. A division bench of the High Court on … Read more
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday (December 5) set aside an order of the Manipur High Court directing the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to locate and produce an absconding rape convict – Timothy L Changsang, administrator of North Eastern Children Home – convicted under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act … Read more
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Thursday (December 5) granted two-week interim bail on medical grounds to expelled Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar serving life imprisonment for raping a minor in Unnao, Uttar Pradesh in 2017. A bench comprising Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Amit Sharma directed that Sengar be … Read more
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday (December 3) has issued notice to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and sought its response on a plea filed by expelled Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar seeking suspension of his 10-year jail term, awarded to him for the custodial death of the father … Read more
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court recently quashed criminal proceedings registered against a man facing charges of raping a minor under the Provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, noting that there is no criminal intent involved in the act and the minor child was in love with the accused and … Read more