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

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The Supreme Court is urging the government to consider 'Romeo-Juliet' exemptions to the Pocso Act, aiming to decriminalize ...

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A two-judge bench of Supreme Court on Jan 9 pointed to the repeated misuse of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act - introduced.

India now runs 773 fast track special courts, 400 of them designated for POCSO cases, but even so, convictions and child ...

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 ...

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

Ballari: A Pocso case was filed against former minister B Sriramulu at the city's women's police station after he publicly ...

The Supreme Court emphasized a nuanced application of the POCSO Act in cases involving consensual romantic relationships ...

Content Warning – This piece discusses law and policy around child sexual assault. The Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses Act (POCSO) came into force on November 14, 2012, and was ...