Top Law News Man gets 10 years’ jail for raping and sexually harassing woman and her minor daughter December 27, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A POCSO court in Uttar Pradesh’s Kairana has sentenced a man to 10 years’ imprisonment for raping a woman and sexually harassing her minor daughter two years ago. Special judge Mumtaz Ali also imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 on accused Sachin on Thursday after holding him guilty under various sections of the Indian Penal […] Read more » jail for raping and sexually harassing woman POCSO
Top Law News Muzaffarpur shelter home: Brajesh Thakur moves HC against jail for life for sexual assault July 21, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Brajesh Thakur, who was sentenced to life imprisonment till his last breath for sexually assaulting several girls in a shelter home in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district, has approached the Delhi High Court challenging his conviction and jail term. The high court is likely to take up this week his appeal seeking to set aside trial court’s […] Read more » abetment to rape Brajesh Thakur POCSO Protection of Children from Sexual Offences sexually assaulting several girls in a shelter home in Bihar Tata Institute of Social Sciences
High Profile Cases businessman Vikas Sachdev moves HC against 3-yr sentence for molesting ex-actor February 25, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A 41-year-old businessman, convicted for molesting a former actor on board a domestic flight in December 2017, has approached the Bombay High Court against his conviction and three-year sentence. A sessions court on January 15, 2020 convicted Vikas Sachdev under IPC Section 354 (assault or criminal force on woman with an intent to outrage her modesty) […] Read more » POCSO POCSO Act Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act
High Profile Cases Man gets 10 years RI for kidnapping, sexually assaulting minor. January 17, 2020 / January 17, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A POCSO court here sentenced a 27-year-old carpenter to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for kidnapping and sexually abusing his minor neighbour in suburban Bandra. Earlier this week, special judge S J Gharat convicted Virendra Tufani, under relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. According to the […] Read more » Nirmal Nagar police station POCSO special judge S J Gharat
Corporate Law News Chhattisgarh’s Bilaspur district : Four sentenced to 30 years for raping minor. December 14, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A court in Chhattisgarh’s Bilaspur district sentenced four men to 30 years’ imprisonment for repeatedly raping a 14-year-old girl. Third additional district and sessions judge Sanjeev Kumar Tamak on Friday convicted Charan Singh (30), Ishwar Dhurv (31), Nageshwar Rajak (26) and Manoj Wadekar (35), the victim’s lawyer Priyanka Shukla said. The court sentenced the accused […] Read more » Chhattisgarh's Bilaspur district IPC POCSO Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act
Top Law News Man accused of molesting ex-Bollywood actor gives court statement September 20, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A man accused of molesting a former Bollywood actor on board a flight on Thursday told a court here that be wanted to bring two defence witnesses to record their testimonies in connection with the December 2017 incident. The former actor, then 17, had accused Vikas Sachdev of molesting her on board a Mumbai-bound flight […] Read more » POCSO Vikas Sachdev
Top Law News NALSA to Supreme Court: 5-10 per cent sexual assault victims get compensation May 9, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a “startling” revelation, the Supreme Court was today told that hardly 5-10 per cent sexual assault victims across the country were getting compensation under the relevant schemes in various states. The National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) told a bench comprising Justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta that as per the available data of […] Read more » Deepak Gupta featured Madan B Lokur NALSA National Legal Services Authority POCSO Supreme Court
Top Law News Man sentenced to death for killing 6-yr-old boy April 11, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A court here today sentenced a 35-year-old man to be hanged to death for killing a six-year-old boy in Amariya township last year. Additional Sessions/Special Sessions judge Sanjiv Kumar Shukla awarded the death sentence to Nazim Mian for brutally killing Mohd Musahib on February 21, 2017, government counsel Qazi Rifakat Hussain Farhan said. The convict […] Read more » Amariya featured judge Sanjiv Kumar Shukla Mohd Musahib Nazim Mian POCSO
High Profile Cases Need to introspect on effectiveness of POCSO Act: Justice Madan B Lokur February 25, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Justice Madan B Lokur today said time has come to “introspect” on the “effectiveness” of the law to protect children from sexual abuse and what has been achieved in the nearly six years since the enactment of the POCSO Act. He said there is a need to carry out an “assessment of the impact” the […] Read more » featured Justice Madan B. Lokur POCSO POCSO Act
Top Law News Auto rickshaw driver got rigorous imprisonment for molesting minor girls February 13, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Thane court has sentenced two men to four years’ rigorous imprisonment for molesting two minor girls residing in their neighbourhood. Additional Sessions Judge Sangita C Khalipe awarded the punishment to Shyam Hitendra Chavan (36), an auto-rickshaw driver, and Pradeep Gaikwad (28), a labourer. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 2,000 each on […] Read more » 2 get 4-year rigorous imprisonment Additional Sessions Judge Sangita C Khalipe featured molesting minor girls POCSO Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act rigorous imprisonment
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases POCSO can’t be invoked for rape of adult with child-like brain: SC July 22, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The stringent POCSO Act to deal with sexual offences against minors cannot be invoked to prosecute a man for raping a mentally-challenged adult victim having an under-developed brain like a child, the Supreme Court today ruled. The apex court said that according to Section 2 (d) of the POCSO Act, the term “age” cannot include […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News POCSO rape case Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Top Law News Mother-son get jail term in rape case April 19, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A local court has sentenced a 24-year-old man to 15 years’ rigorous imprisonment for raping a minor girl and awarded ten years’ jail term to his mother for abetting the crime. District judge Mridula V K Bhatia convicted Sushant Dubey, owner of a driving school here, and his mother Mamata Dubey on Monday. Sushant was […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News POCSO Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act rape case Thane
