Delhi HC issues guidelines for disbursal of compensation to victims of child abuse

Sep 24, 2024

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued guidelines to Delhi State Legal Services Authority (DSLSA) for disbursal of compensation to victims of child abuse...

To reduce POCSO victims' trauma, Delhi HC issues direction

Jan 19, 2023

The bench of Justice Jasmeet Singh in an order passed last week noted that many of the victims in POCSO cases were being asked...

Kerala: Ex-serviceman held for sexually assaulting minor sisters in Thiruvananthapuram

Aug 04, 2023

"A case under the sections of Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) was filed against the accused," said an officer of the local...

Fast Track Special Courts provide speedy justice to victims of rape

Aug 24, 2023

The Centrally Sponsored Scheme of the Department of Justice, under the Ministry of Law and Justice, has set up Fast Track Special Courts (FTSCs)...

MP: Special court convicts two, including a woman in connection with rape of 3-year-old girl

Dec 10, 2022

The special (POCSO) court of judge Shailja Gupta found the accused Hanumat Jatav guilty under sections 376AB, 376 (2) of the IPC section 5,...

Delhi HC grants interim bail to Kuldeep Sengar on 'medical grounds' in Unnao rape victim's father's custodial death case

Dec 10, 2024

Sengar was earlier granted an interim suspension of sentence on medical grounds by the High Court in the POCSO case for two weeks. He...