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Palghar Court Hands Life Term in 2018 Child Assault Case as Beed Teen Is Detained Under POCSO

Both actions underscore POCSO’s reliance on victim testimony corroborated by medical evidence.

POCSO Court Denies Discharge for Co-Accused in Mumbai School Abuse Case

Two Child Sex-Assault Cases in Outer Delhi Lead to Arrest and Juvenile Detentions

Courts Hand Down Tough POCSO Sentences Across India As Allahabad HC Commutes Death To Life

Kerala POCSO Court Sentences Former BJP Leader-Teacher to Life for Assaulting 10-Year-Old

Hyderabad Fruit Vendor Killing: Two Arrested After 12-Hour Probe

Bengaluru Yoga Coach Arrested on Charges of Sexually Assaulting Minor Student

Fast-Track POCSO Court Sentences 31-Year-Old to Four Years for Assaulting 8-Year-Old

Protesters Rally as Welland Child Sex-Assault Case Adjourns to Oct. 15

Police Arrest 44-Year-Old in Loch Ness Campsite Assault on Boy, 8

Former Sacramento Elementary Teacher Sentenced to 215 Years to Life for Sex Crimes Against Students

Karnataka HC Allows Trial Against Woman, Affirms POCSO Is Gender-Neutral

Thane Court Sentences Man to Five Years for Sexual Assault of Five-Year-Old Under POCSO Act

Migrant Father Sentenced to 12–15 Years for Raping Daughter at State-Run Shelter

Stepfather Arrested for Alleged Assault and Impregnation of 15-Year-Old Stepdaughter

Three Slovakian Men Convicted of Abducting and Raping 12-Year-Old in Dover

Agra Temple Rape Suspect Re-Arrested After CCTV Evidence Surfaces

5-Year-Old in Madhya Pradesh Brutally Assaulted by Teen Neighbor, Fighting for Life

Parents of Badlapur Encounter Victim Seek to Drop Case as Court Demands State Action

Bombay High Court Denies Pre-Arrest Bail to Badlapur School Trustees in Sexual Assault Case