POCSO Act Archives

Accused petitioner sought setting aside of summoning and cognizance orders as well as seeking a stay on criminal proceedings

Law and Order

Offences under POCSO Act cannot be set aside on basis of...

PGurus Newsdesk - April 10, 2024 0

Allahabad HC rules that POCSO Act cases can't be quashed on ground of victim entering into a compromise with accused The Allahabad High Court has...

Maulana Abdul Samad Ziyayi lured the boy and sexually abused him on September 23 night

Law and Order

Karnataka Police arrest Maulana for sexually assaulting minor boy at a...

PGurus Newsdesk - September 25, 2023 0

Maulana arrested under POCSO Act for sexually assaulting minor boy at mosque in Uttara Kannada district On Monday, the Karnataka Police said that they have...

Yumken Bagra is accused of sexually assaulting 21 children (15 girls and 6 boys), aged 6 to 12 years between 2019 to 2022

Law and Order

Arunachal Pradesh: Gauhati HC takes suo moto of sexual abuse of...

PGurus Newsdesk - July 22, 2023 0

21 children of a govt residential school in Arunachal Pradesh molested, raped by warden; Gauhati HC takes suo moto case The Gauhati High Court has...

Highest numbers of arrests reported from Biswanath district where 139 people were held and 97 cases were registered against child marriage

Law and Order

Assam: Massive crackdown against child marriages; over 2,000 people arrested

PGurus Newsdesk - February 5, 2023 2

Crackdown on child marriage: Assam registers over 4,000 cases and made over 2,000 arrests In a massive crackdown against child marriages, the Assam Police have...

The highest number of child marriage cases at 370 were registered in the Dhubri district, followed by Hojai – 255 and Udalguri - 235

Justice System

Assam: 4,004 child marriage cases registered; CM Sarma warns strict action

PGurus Newsdesk - February 2, 2023 1

Assam launches massive crackdown against child marriage Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said that a total of 4,004 child marriage cases have...

Assam has a high rate of maternal and infant mortality, and health professionals link it with the child marriage

Justice System

Assam: Men marrying girls below 14 yrs to be booked under POCSO Act

PGurus Newsdesk - January 24, 2023 1

In Assam, men who marry girls below 14 will face child sex abuse case Chief Minister of Assam, Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the state...

Justice B K Thomas said that in a marriage between Muslims if a minor is there, it cannot be excluded under the POCSO Act

Law and Order

Muslim marriages are not excluded from POCSO Act if one party...

PGurus Newsdesk - November 21, 2022 1

Court denies bail to a 31-yr-old man charged under the Act for allegedly abducting, and impregnating a minor girl The Kerala High Court ruled that...

The petitioner's counsel stated that the woman is pregnant and the couple is expecting a child together

Law and Order

Delhi High Court holds the marriage of a 15-year-old girl as...

PGurus Newsdesk - August 23, 2022 0

POCSO Act is applicable to minor Muslim girl who has attained puberty: High Court of Delhi The Delhi High Court on Tuesday observed that as...

The minor girl is a class 8 student and had approached a child helpline and through them lodged a complaint against the municipal vice chairman Sajid Khan

Law and Order

Vice-chairman of Telangana municipal body held for raping a minor girl

PGurus Newsdesk - February 28, 2022 0

Telangana police booked a case against VC Sajid Khan under POCSO Act On Sunday, the Telangana police have booked a case against the vice-chairman of...