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Fast Track Special Court inaugurated in Odisha’s Rourkela

Priya Ranjan Swain Oct 16, 2023

Bhubaneswar: A new Fast Track Special Court (FTSC) was inaugurated in Odisha’s Rourkela city today. Justice Bidyut Ranjan Sarangi, Acting Chief Justice of Orissa High Court, inaugurated the court on virtual mode. Several judges of Orissa…

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Odisha: POCSO court awards 20 years RI to man for raping daughter

Sambad English Bureau Jul 31, 2021

Rourkela: A POCSO court in Sundargarh district awarded 20 years rigorous imprisonment to a person found guilty of raping his daughter. Hearing a case on Friday, the Additional District Judge of POCSO Court, Sundargarh, Partha Sarathy…

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TN to slap POCSO Act for misbehavior during online classes

Sambad English Bureau May 27, 2021

Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government will soon invoke the POCSO Act (The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) against those who misbehave during online classes. The state education department will also frame guidelines to regulate…

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Holding minor girl’s hand, unzipping pants not ‘sexual assault’: Bombay HC

Sambad English Bureau Jan 28, 2021

Nagpur: The Bombay High Court (Nagpur Bench) has ruled that "unzipping pants or holding a minor's hand" does not amount to 'sexual assault' under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012. This came on the…

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Mother of victim arrested under POCSO law

Sambad English Bureau Jan 4, 2021

Thiruvananthapuram: In a startling incident, a woman in Kadakkavoor in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram district has been arrested under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act for having sexually exploited her 14-year-old son,…

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UTP dies in Odisha jail after inmate awarded death penalty in rape case

Sambad English Bureau Dec 20, 2019

Keonjhar: In a shocking incident, an undertrial prisoner (UTP) died of heart attack in Keonjhar jail today reportedly after hearing news of death penalty awarded to an inmate accused in a rape case. The deceased has been identified as…