Tag: POCSO

Source: news18.com Thane: A Thane court has sentenced a woman to seven years rigourous imprisonment for sexually abusing the five-year-old daughter of her live-in partner. District Judge D G Murumkar also imposed a fine of Rs 1,000 on the 33-year-old woman, a resident of Mumbra town in Thane district. In the order on October 1,

Source: barandbench.com The Delhi High Court has held that unless it is proved that a witness harbours some enmity against the accused or he wished to implicate him falsely, such witness would be treated as an independent witness. Interested witness, on the other hand, suggests that a witness ought to have had some animus against

Source:- timesnownews.com Mumbai: A man was arrested in Mumbai for allegedly touching himself inappropriately in front of a minor. The accused works as a tailor. The four-year-old boy shared the incident with his family, after which they approached the police. The arrest was made on Tuesday, June 4.  The complaint against the accused was lodged

source:- www.news18.com Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has held the marriage of a 56-year-old advocate with a minor girl valid after she expressed her willingness to live with him after turning 18. The court’s rationale was that “no one in the society would accept her as wife” and securing her future was of concern now. A

Source – dnaindia.com The Bombay High court on Monday upheld the conviction of a man charged under various Sections of the Protection of Children Against Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) for raping a minor girl. Justice AM Badar, while upholding the sentence of seven years given to Mohammed Azad Khan, rejected his argument that he and the