New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Friday gave its nod to the amendment to the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012. It has now decided to include death penalty for committing the crime. After the Cabinet Meeting, Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, addressing the media, said that the Cabinet meeting chaired…
Man gets 12-year RI for raping, impregnating minor
March 30, 2017A Special Court constituted to hear offences under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act has sentenced a man to 12 years rigorous imprisonment for repeatedly raping a minor and impregnating her. The man, who was convicted, is 30-year-old S. Somashekar, a resident of Koppaluru village in Mysuru Taluk. He has two children. In…
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