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‘Must protect from abuse’: No court relief for Bengal couple who ‘hired’ child as house help
September 02, 2026 10:39 am
The prosecution alleged before the Calcutta High Court that she was being kept inside the flat and made to perform household chores for a monthly payment.
Can cops go scot-free for hiding minor girl's age? Madhya Pradesh High Court asks DGP
July 10, 2026 2:03 pm
The Madhya Pradesh High Court was hearing a habeas corpus petition filed by a man seeking the release of a teenage girl from a 'One Stop Centre', claiming she had already been declared an adult in an earlier criminal case.
Court’s ‘lesson’ for morphing minor’s pics: Man banned from social media for 3 years
July 09, 2026 4:39 pm
The Rajasthan High Court was hearing a bail plea of a man seeking bail in connection with a case registered against him for allegedly uploading a morphed image of minor girl on a social media platform.
Unrest in Bengal's Baruipur over minor’s ‘rape-murder’; youth lynched
July 06, 2026 7:52 am
1 held, police form SIT; TMC says police deployed outside Mamata’s home to prevent her from visiting Baruipur
Court slashes 19-year-old’s POCSO life term to 10 years, blames ‘adverse impact of hormonal changes’
June 16, 2026 2:51 pm
The Madras High Court was hearing an appeal filed by a man challenging his conviction under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the SC/ST Act, and other provisions.
Kerala High Court rejects ‘consent’ plea in minor girl POCSO case, upholds sentence
June 06, 2026 11:15 am
The Kerala High Court was hearing a criminal appeal filed against the verdict of the special court under the POCSO Act challenging the conviction and sentence by the trial court in June 2023.
No physical visits, only weekly video calls: Court limits father's access to minor daughter with autism
June 03, 2026 5:20 pm
The Chhattisgarh High Court upheld a family court order denying interim custody and physical visitation, citing the child’s autism, age and special needs.
No Instagram, Facebook, social media for a year: Court sets unusual bail conditions for cyber ‘stalker’
May 26, 2026 5:17 pm
The Rajasthan High Court was hearing a bail plea of a man in connection with a case against him for allegedly staking a minor girl.
Fadnavis assures fast trial and death penalty in Narsapur minor girl’s rape and murder: ‘We can understand the outrage’
May 03, 2026 2:43 pm
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis says he spoke twice to the father of the girl who was raped and killed at Narsapur in Pune district.
‘No de facto victim’: Delhi High Court lays guardrails as it quashes POCSO case to protect family
April 18, 2026 9:26 am
The Delhi High Court noted that the prosecutrix said she entered the relationship voluntarily and that her statement in this regard was consistent. The court clarified that POCSO cases cannot be quashed routinely.
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