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The report further stated that in order to ensure that children get the best environment to grow and flourish, it is necessary to increase awareness regarding child sexual abuse and the varied forms it can take.

The Court also pronounced punishment under section 6 of the POCSO Act for twenty years and a fine of Rs 30,000.

However, the bench granted liberty to the petitioner to move a fresh application before the high court for releasing him on bail till his appeal against trial court's conviction order is decided

The West Bengal Commission for Protection of Child Rights (WBCPCR) had insisted that the accused be booked under POCSO Act.

A 21-year-old man was arrested for allegedly kidnapping and raping a minor girl for 20 days after taking her to Delhi, police said on Friday.

The incident took place on Saturday but was reported to the police on Sunday.

On Monday, the accused was held from near the Sector 59 metro station on the basis of an input, the official said

Following a tip-off, the police team arrested them and booked a case against them under sections of POCSO Act and Prohibition of Child Marriage Act.

A 72-year-old man has been arrested in Hailakandi district in Assam on charges of raping his minor granddaughter, police said.

Cops registered cases under the POCSO Act, rape and harassment section against six persons including her boyfriend.

The chargesheet has been filed over the sexual harassment allegations against Brij Bhushan Singh, a BJP MP, levelled by the wrestle

The accused, Kondagalla Ashok, is a native of Chinna Shankarampet

The makers of the film have been flooded with overwhelming number of positive reviews for Manoj Bajpayee’s spectacular performance

Special court for POCSO Act cases in Adilabad on Monday sentenced a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment

The principal and an assistant teacher have been booked for allegedly supporting the accused computer teacher

A 7-year-old girl was allegedly molested by a toy shop salesman in Delhi's V3S mall, an official said on Tuesday.

A local court sentenced a juvenile to attend six months personality development course at Ramakrishna Math

A local court on Thursday sentenced a man to five years imprisonment for outraging modesty of a minor girl at Uppuguda

A fast-track court on Tuesday sentenced a driver of a private school in Hyderabad to a 20 years in jail for sexually assaulting a 4 year-old.

The girl had recently complained to her father over the phone that family member had allegedly raped her repeatedly and she was afraid to live with them and wished to come home, an official said