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A state-level consultation organized by the MCPCR emphasized the need for a dedicated panel to provide emotional and psychological support to child victims during legal proceedings.

Further to the statement of 24 January 2024, the World Sailing Board has now formalised the conditions by which sailors with a Russian or Belarusian

Abkari ActAbkari Act; Section 8 - The testimonies of official witnesses cannot be discarded simply because independent witnesses were not examined - the person receiving the information of the crime...

MedStar reaches agreement with Justice Department after allegedly denying individuals with disabilities equal access to medical care by excluding support perso

Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 - Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015; Section 3 - A support person – whether involved from the early stages of lodging a...

The Supreme Court has underlined that the State has the obligation to provide support persons as per the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act 2023 to child victims of sexual...

15 days police custody meant to be applied to the entire period of investigation as a whole : Supreme Court doubts 1992 precedent. V. Senthil Balaji v. State, 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 611 : 2023 INSC 677A...

SUBJECT WISE INDEXAbkari ActPerson receiving information of crime or detecting the occurrence can investigate it. Sathyan v. State of Kerala, 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 627 : 2023 INSC 703Abortion Woman alone...

Citations: 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 639 To 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 679SUBJECT WISE INDEXAllotment of PlotsAllotment of Plots - E-auction - When the HSIIDC as the authority deciding to allot industrial plots had...

The Supreme Court on Friday(Aug 18), passed an order relating to the appointment of support persons under the POCSO Act and their qualifications. The Court issued directions for framing guidelines on...