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Misuse of Pocso Act for political motives are on rise, observes HC
A case had been registered under the Pocso Act against MS Shah, former head of the Economic Wing of the Tamil Nadu BJP, by the Thilagar Thidal...
Thanjavur Pocso case: Parents protest demanding withdrawal of case...
27 Oct 2025 9:38 PM ISTThe arrested, Baskar (53), a resident of Karambayam in Thanjavur and a teacher at Ettupulikadi Panchayat Union Middle School, had reportedly attempted...
Friendship does not give licence to rape: Delhi HC
23 Oct 2025 6:06 PM ISTJustice Swarana Kanta Sharma dismissed the application of the man in the case lodged under Prevention of Child from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act,...
Erode man to be jailed for 20 years under Pocso
22 Oct 2025 9:51 PM ISTThe assailant, Swaminathan, committed the crime against the 15-year-old victim on December 23, 2019, when she had gone to fetch water from his house...
Chennai: Hindu Mahasabha leader held under Pocso
14 Oct 2025 3:35 PM ISTThe arrested person was Sri Kandan alias Kodambakkam Sri, who was earlier arrested on sexual harassment charges in 2020
Chennai: Actor, politician held in Pocso case; 15-year-old girl...
7 Oct 2025 8:19 AM ISTPolice said the 60-year-old actor had taken the minor to several “clients” and sexually exploited her. Other than him and the politician, the police...
UP: Stepfather gets life term for raping one-year-old baby, special...
27 Sept 2025 2:42 PM ISTSpecial judge Ram Avtar Prasad convicted the man under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, prosecution lawyer Prabhu Narayan...
Youth held for sexual abuse of 15-yr-old girl in Tiruchy
25 Sept 2025 8:57 PM ISTIt is said that Marudupandi (26) from E-Pudhur in Tiruchy was reportedly in an affair with a girl from the locality who was pursuing Class 9.