The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a regular bail petition filed by an accused booked under the Protection of ...

In a significant development, the Supreme Court has suggested that the Union Government consider introducing a “Romeo-Juliet” clause in the POCSO Act to exempt adolescents who engage in consensual ...

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The Supreme Court’s observation highlights a growing judicial discomfort with the criminalisation of consensual sexual acts ...

India's Supreme Court is reviewing the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. Judges are concerned the law is ...

A Faridabad court has rejected the anticipatory bail application of national shooting coach Ankush Bhardwaj, who faces serious charges of sexually assaulting a minor athlete.

The apex court said the Centre should consider steps to curb the misuse of POCSO Act, including the idea of a 'Romeo-Juliet ...

The Supreme Court recently said that laws meant to protect children are increasingly being misused to punish consensual ...

Thane: In the Badlapur school van molestation case involving a four-year-old pre-primary child, the accused driver of the ...

A Meghalaya court has sentenced a man to 25 years imprisonment under the POCSO Act for sexual offences against a minor. The ...

The court held that a contrary view may not only defeat the object of the statute, but can also enable several perpetrators ...

A Class 10 student in Bengaluru recently gave birth after a pregnancy that reportedly went unnoticed by her family until she ...