If they don't fall in line, remove everybody: Calcutta High Court disposes of plea for action against striking Additional Public Prosecutors.

If they don’t fall in line, remove everybody: Calcutta High Court disposes of plea for action against striking Additional Public Prosecutors.

After the APPs went on strike demanding the removal of the PP, the Court urged them to fulfill their appointments. Shibshankar Mahato v. State, a case in which additional public prosecutors (APPs) were taking part in strikes and preventing litigants, clerks, and attorneys from appearing in district court, was dismissed Read more…

HC to Arya Samaj Mandirs: Adopt Policies to Make Certain That There Are No Child Marriages, View Order

HC to Arya Samaj Mandirs: Adopt Policies to Make Certain That There Are No Child Marriages, View Order

Case details: CASE TITLE: Pappu vs State of U.P. & Ors.CASE DETAILS: Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 7975 of 2023CORAM: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Saurabh Shyam ShamsheryAdvocates for Petitioner: Vishnu Murti TripathiAdvocates for Respondent: G.A.,Juned Alam,Pradeep Kumar The Allahabad High Court has requested that the supreme Arya Samaj Body review current practices and offer directives to end child Read more…

The Bombay High Court ruled that groping without "skin to skin" contact does not constitute a sexual assault under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses (POCSO) Act, changes and loopholes of POCSO in light of the same and way forward.

The Bombay High Court ruled that groping without “skin to skin” contact does not constitute a sexual assault under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses (POCSO) Act, changes and loopholes of POCSO in light of the same and way forward.

The gender-neutral POCSO Act was passed in 2012 and defines a child as anybody under the age of 18. The Indian Penal Code, 1860 does not acknowledge that boys can also be the victims of sexual assault. The definition of a sexual offense against a child in the Act of Read more…