Chennai, June 22 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government is preparing a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) aimed at expediting the investigation, prosecution, and trial of sexual offences against women and children, the Madras High Court was informed on Monday. Advocate General Vijay Narayan told a division bench of Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice G. Arul Murugan that the government has decided to accord top priority to strengthening the infrastructure required for the speedy dis…
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Srinagar, Feb 2 (IANS) The police in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar district said on Monday that it has secured a 14-year conviction of the accused in a case filed under the Protection Of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. A police statement said, “The Srinagar Police has secured conviction in a case in which an FIR has been registered at M.R. Gunj Police Station under Sections 363, 376 of the IPC read with Section 4 of the POCSO Act.””The case pertains to the kidnapping and sexual assault…