The Supreme Court’s observation highlights a growing judicial discomfort with the criminalisation of consensual sexual acts ...
The apex court said the Centre should consider steps to curb the misuse of POCSO Act, including the idea of a 'Romeo-Juliet clause' to shield consensual adolescent relationships from criminal ...
The bench also comprising Justice N. Kotiswar Singh placed emphasis on the “grim societal chasm” between child survivors of rape and sexual abuse, often “constrained by poverty and stigma”, whom the ...
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Can woman be tried under POCSO Act? SC to examine
The Supreme Court has decided to examine if provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act have gender neutral application and if a woman can be prosecuted under Act for ...
Making a small child touch one's private parts with sexual intent is aggravated sexual assault under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the Delhi High Court has held.
The Whitefield police have invoked provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012, in the murder of a six-year-old girl against the accused after ascertaining the ...
Juliet’ exception to protect teen love- could this change how India treats adolescent relationships while still keeping ...
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