Pocso Act News

A government school girl has ended her life in Kallakurichi, leading to the arrest of a teacher under the POCSO Act.

The Tamil Nadu Social Welfare Department has issued new guidelines for selecting support persons in cases under the POCSO Act.

A nursing officer has been arrested under the POCSO Act for allegedly assaulting a minor at a hospital in Keralam in the early hours of September 8.

Social media influencer Swatantra Bhardwaj was arrested in Bulandshahr under the POCSO Act and SC/ST Acts, after allegedly assaulting a student activist's fathe

Police have registered a new FIR under the POCSO Act against Swatantra Bhardwaj, who allegedly bragged about assaulting a man at Jantar Mantar. The complaint wa

The Kerala High Court has ruled that consent is irrelevant in cases under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012. This legal position

The Kerala High Court has ruled that Muslim marriage does not provide immunity from the POCSO Act, refusing to quash a rape case.

The Kerala High Court has ruled that the POCSO Act applies to a minor wife under 18, reaffirming that marriage does not remove statutory protections for childre

The Kerala High Court ruled that the POCSO Act supersedes personal law, meaning marriage under personal law does not prevent prosecution if one party is under 1

The Kerala High Court has ruled that minor marriage cannot be used to shield sexual offenses from the POCSO Act, sparking a debate on child protection laws vers

A court has refused to quash a case against a Muslim man accused of raping his minor wife, ruling that personal law does not override the POCSO Act when one par

Businessman Veeramani and two accomplices have been arrested under the POCSO Act for allegedly bringing minor girls to a house in Teynampet and committing sexua

Two inmates, arrested under the POCSO Act, have escaped from Srinagar Central Jail, prompting a police search. Authorities have urged the public to provide any

The Supreme Court will examine the application of Pocso (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act) to online companies regarding child sex abuse content.

Advocate Rinki Chatterjee Singh filed a complaint seeking a Zero FIR against CJP leaders, questioning the presence of a 12-year-old child at a protest against t

A fake 'godman' in Namakkal has been sentenced to triple life imprisonment under the POCSO Act for sexually assaulting two daughters of a couple from Salem. He

The Supreme Court has questioned how the state can prevent boys and girls from eloping, flagging concerns about the misuse of the POCSO Act during a hearing on

The Supreme Court questioned how the state can prevent elopement between a boy and girl, while also highlighting the misuse of the POCSO Act by parents in such

The Supreme Court has raised concerns about the misuse of the POCSO Act in cases involving teenage relationships, noting that parents often initiate criminal pr

The Supreme Court has raised concerns about the misuse of the POCSO Act in cases involving teenage elopements, questioning if such situations truly constitute P

The Supreme Court has ruled that failure to report child sex abuse will lead to action under the POCSO Act, allowing the prosecution of a headmistress for not i