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SURAT: A 24-year-old man died at a hospital days after he was thrashed by a group of people for his alleged attempt to rape a minor at a village in Gujarat s Surat district, police said on Tuesday. Kalpesh Vasava succumbed to his injuries at Surat Civil Hospital late on Monday night, an official said.
According to the police, a group of people had attacked Vasava after a girl he had allegedly attempted to rape raised an alarm at Kathwada village in Surat s Mangrol taluka on February 26.
Videos of the attack surfaced on social media, in which Vasava can be seen lying on his back with his hands tied to an iron stair, pleading with a man to stop thrashing him, it was stated.
Plea for appointing more additional prosecutors: HC seeks Delhi govt s stand
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The court asked the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government to try and ensure that the issue is resolved by the next date of hearing on March 24.
A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh issued notice to the Delhi government and sought its stand on the plea moved by the Delhi Prosecutors Welfare Association.
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court sought the AAP government s response on Wednesday on a PIL to create posts of additional public prosecutors and then appoint them to the 55 fast-track and POCSO courts in the national capital. A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh issued notice to the Delhi government and sought its stand on the plea moved by the Delhi Prosecutors Welfare Association.
Rajkot: A 20-year-old man was arrested for allegedly raping a six-year-old girl in Barvan village on the outskirts of Rajkot city on Thursday.
The accused Ramlal Bhil was arrested by officials of Airport police. They said that Bhil is a native Bhilwara town of Rajasthan. According to police, the accused and the rape survivor’s family belong to Bhilwara and had come to Barvan village to dig a farm-well. They were working together on the farm as labourers. On Thursday morning, the accused took the little girl into nearby shrubs and allegedly raped her. Later, when the girl’s father saw he suspected something wrong had happened to her and he informed the farm owner, who called the police.
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February 10, 2021 14:12 IST
In its plea filed in the apex court, the NCW has said that if such a perverse interpretation of physical contact is allowed, it will adversely impact the basic rights of women.
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In its plea filed in the apex court, the NCW has said that if such a perverse interpretation of physical contact is allowed, it will adversely impact the basic rights of women. The Supreme Court Wednesday agreed to hear a plea filed by the National Commission for Women (NCW) challenging the Bombay High Court verdict which said that groping a minor without skin to skin contact cannot be termed as sexual assault as defined under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
Cannot Say Children Can’t Differentiate Between ‘Good Touch, Bad Touch’: POCSO Court
While denying bail to a man accused of molesting a five-year-old girl, the court noted that ‘it cannot be said that she (victim) is not aware about good touch or bad touch’
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A special Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) court in Mumbai noted that even children know the difference between “good touch and bad touch”, while denying bail to a man accused of molesting a five-year-old girl. The order was passed by the court on February 6 and a copy of it was made available on Tuesday.