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Delhi HC grants interim bail to accused facing charges of rape
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 14 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday decided to grant interim bail to an accused facing trial under Section 376/506 of the IPC and Section 6 of the Protection of Children of Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO). He had sought interim bail on the ground that his fat
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Over 2.4 lakh cases relating to rape and POCSO pending in courts a
Updated : 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 5 (ANI): The government on Wednesday said that there are over 2.4 lakh pending cases in courts related to rape and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act across the country till December last year.
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2,575 rape cases registered in Chhattisgarh in last one year, govt
Updated : 12 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], Mar 4 (ANI): As many as 2,575 rape cases were registered in Chhattisgarh in the last one year, state Home Minister Tamradhwaj Sahu told the state assembly on Wednesday.
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28 fast-track special courts sanctioned in Kerala for speedy dispo
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Feb 8 (ANI): Kerala Social Justice Department has sanctioned the establishment of 28 fast-track special courts for speedy disposal of rape cases and other cases registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
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Maharashtra: 52-year-old man rapes teenage girl in Gondia
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Gondia (Maharashtra) [India], Jan 28 (ANI): A 52-year-old man from Gondia raped a 19-year-old girl, police said.
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Man held for raping 19-yr-old girl in Maharashtra's Nagpur
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], Jan 28 (ANI): A man from Gondia was arrested for allegedly raping a 19-year-old girl in the Pardi area in Nagpur, police said on Monday.
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UP: Girl gangraped in Noida, probe underway
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan 24 (ANI): A girl has been allegedly gang-raped by five men in Gautam Budh Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh, police said.
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J'khand CM approves formation of 22 fast track courts for sexual o
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], Jan 6 (ANI): Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Monday approved the formation of 22 fast track special courts for expeditious trial of rape cases, including that of minors under POCSO (Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences) Act in the state.
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Rape victim's mother urges Kejriwal for justice as accused family
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 3 (ANI): Mother of a rape victim, who committed suicide last year, on Friday, wrote a letter to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal seeking his help to get justice for her daughter as accused Karan Chandela comes from a family with the strong political clout.
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Gujarat HC awards death penalty to convict for raping a minor
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], Dec 27 (ANI): The Gujarat High Court on Friday awarded death penalty to a convict in connection with raping and murdering a minor in Surat.
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SC cautions expeditious disposal of criminal matters mustn't resul
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 19 (ANI): As the demand for speedy trial in rape cases is becoming louder by the day, the Supreme Court has cautioned that in the pursuit for expeditious disposal of criminal matters, the "cause of justice must never be allowed to suffer or be sacrificed" and the fast-
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SC seeks repsponse of Centre, States/UTs on implementation of laws
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Dec 18 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought the response of Centre, States and Union Territories (UTs) regarding the implementation of provisions of criminal law relating to rape cases and other sexual offences. It has also asked for details about the utilisation o
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