Tag: POCSO

Commitment, mindset change need of the hour: POCSO Judge
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Commitment, mindset change need of the hour: POCSO Judge

December 10, 2023

Preventing female foeticide, sex determination tests Mysore/Mysuru: Even though determining the sex of the foetus before birth is illegal in India, sex-selective abortions persist due to a predominant cultural preference for sons. With the passing of the 1994 Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act, India made it illegal to reveal the sex of an unborn…

Abuse of minor: Three Pastors booked under POCSO
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Abuse of minor: Three Pastors booked under POCSO

February 4, 2019

Mysuru: The Narasimharaja Police have filed an FIR against three pastors from Mangaluru on charges of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl. They have been booked under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act along with kidnap and abuse in the name of caste under the SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act. The action follows a…

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