The students were also made familiar with the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and other laws meant for their safety and security.
The seers on Monday will stage a dharna to oppose the appointment of an administrator for the Jagadguru Murugharajendra Bruhanmutt of Chitradurga in view of rape accused Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru being in jail since September 1.
Kailash Satyarthi appreciated the POCSO special court for resolving 146 cases against the total of 256 cases of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act
The POCSO Act 2012 aims to protect children from offences of sexual assault, sexual harassment and pornography and provide for establishment of special courts for trial of such offences.
The Delhi High Court has observed that the intention of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act is to protect children minor from sexual exploitation and that it was never meant to criminalise consensual romantic relationships between young adults.
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has held that the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) and IPC Acts are substantive and prevail over personal laws. A bench headed by Justice Rajendra Badamikar made the observation recently while looking into the bail petition of a 19-year-old rape-accused from Chikkamagaluru. The accused had lured a 16-year-old […]
Sangareddy: A private school teacher was arrested on charges of sexually harassing a Class 9 girl student in Sangareddy town on Sunday. According to the Sangareddy Town Police, the parents of the girl approached the police on Saturday evening. After an inquiry with the management and the victim’s classmates, the police found that the girl’s […]
A special court dealing with POCSO cases on Wednesday sentenced a man to seven years of imprisonment and his wife to three years of imprisonment for raping a minor girl at Buthayi village in Ichoda mandal five years ago.