New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Rajasthan government to examine the medical reports of self-styled godman Asaram Bapu and inform whether his health condition warrants the grant of interim bail on medical grounds. A Bench of Justices M.M. Sundresh and Prasanna B. Varale was hearing Asaram’s plea challenging the Rajasthan High Court judgment upholding his conviction and life sentence in the 2013 minor rape case, along with his application seeking interim bail on hea…
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New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday refused to stay the Delhi High Court’s order cancelling the bail granted to a woman teacher co-accused in the alleged sexual assault of a three-year-old girl student at a private school in Delhi’s Janakpuri.A Bench of Justices M.M. Sundresh and Prasanna B. Varale declined to grant interim relief to the accused, Kriti Sahni, directed her to surrender in terms of the Delhi High Court’s order, and issued notice on her plea challenging the cancel…
Jaipur, June 10 (IANS) In a widely discussed case involving the abduction, sexual assault and blackmail of a minor student, a POCSO Court has awarded 20 years’ rigorous imprisonment each to the accused teacher and his accomplice, along with substantial monetary penalties.The conviction was secured through the investigation conducted by Jaipur Rural Police and prosecution by the Special Public Prosecutor.Jaipur Range Inspector General of Police Rahul Prakash said a serious case involving the kidn…
Coimbatore, June 10 (IANS) The Coimbatore District Police on Wednesday filed a chargesheet before a special court in the case relating to the abduction, sexual assault and murder of a 10-year-old girl near Sulur last month. The 819-page chargesheet, containing 104 prosecution witnesses and 215 documents, was submitted before the Special Court for trial of cases under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. The document was e-filed on Tuesday by the investigating team headed …
Jaipur, May 25 (IANS) The Rajasthan High Court in Jodhpur has extended the interim bail of self-styled godman Asaram Bapu, who is serving a life sentence in a rape case, until July 7. The relief was granted on medical grounds by a Division Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma and Justice Yogendra Kumar Purohit.The court clarified that the interim bail will remain in force until July 7 or until the pronouncement of the reserved verdict on Asaram’s plea seeking suspension…
Ranchi, May 25 (IANS) A special POCSO court in Ranchi on Monday sentenced Umendra Kumar alias Umendra Rai to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for abducting a minor girl and repeatedly raping her.The court also imposed a fine of Rs 35,000 on the convict, saying that he will have to serve an additional period of imprisonment if he fails to make the payment.The incident took place in the Doranda police station area of Ranchi in 2023.According to documents and evidence presented by the prosecution,…
Jhansi, May 22 (IANS) A special Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) court in Uttar Pradesh’s Jhansi has convicted and sentenced an accused to five years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) along with a fine of Rs 1.5 lakh in a child sexual exploitation material (CSEM) case, officials said on Friday.According to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the court of the Special Judge under the POCSO Act pronounced the judgment against accused Ramji on May 22 after finding him guilty in…
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday came down heavily on the Haryana Police over its handling of a sexual assault case involving a 3.8-year-old child in Gurugram, observing that there appeared to be a “concerted and unwarranted attempt” to discredit the minor victim and dilute the gravity of the offence. A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M. Pancholi ordered the constitution of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) of…
Patna, March 12 (IANS) The owner of Shambhu Girls Hostel, Manish Ranjan, arrested in connection with the Patna NEET student death case, faced another setback on Thursday as the POCSO Court refused to grant him bail during the latest hearing.The bail petition is being heard in the POCSO Court in Patna, and although arguments were presented during Thursday’s proceedings, the court did not provide relief to the accused.The matter has now been scheduled for another hearing on Friday.After the cour…
Lucknow, Feb 22 (IANS) A special POCSO court in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj on Saturday ordered registration of a First Information Report (FIR) against Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati and one of his aides, Mukundanand Giri, over alleged role in sexual exploitation of two children at his ashram. The FIR, lodged under Section 173 (4) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), documents shocking details of the sexual exploitation of two minors at Swami Avimukteshwaranand’s Ashram by the se…