Bombay High Court: “It is disheartening that people turn to tantriks for answers”

Bombay High Court: “It is disheartening that people turn to tantriks for answers”

Mar 4, 2024

Issue: A 45-year-old man, posing as a tantrik, was found guilty of sexually abusing six girls with intellectual disabilities. The Bombay High Court subsequently affirmed this verdict. This story calls into question the predominance of blind faith in culture and highlights the systematic

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POCSO Act: Refraining from Reporting Of Sexual Assault Despite Knowledge Is A Serious Crime: Supreme Court

POCSO Act: Refraining from Reporting Of Sexual Assault Despite Knowledge Is A Serious Crime: Supreme Court

Nov 3, 2022

Recently, the Supreme Court of India in its recent judgment has observed that it is a serious crime to refrain from reporting of sexual assault against a minor even after possessing the knowledge of the same.

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POCSO Act will apply to a minor Muslim girl who has attained the age of puberty: Delhi High Court.

POCSO Act will apply to a minor Muslim girl who has attained the age of puberty: Delhi High Court.

Jul 8, 2022

Written By- Pretika Tiwari Imran v. State of Delhi through Commissioner of Delhi Police & Ors. During the hearing of a plea filed for quashing the FIR, filed under Section 376 and 476 of IPC, section 6 of the POSCO Act and section

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