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Supreme Court of India building in New Delhi, where a Bench led by Justice B.V. Nagarathna is hearing a challenge to the Surrogacy Act restriction on couples with one child.
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POCSO Act Being Misused in Marital Discord, Consensual Teen Relationships: Supreme Court

- By Sukriti Mishra | 4 Nov 2025 3:43 PM IST

Consent Below 18: The State Must Remain the Adult in the Room
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Consent Below 18: The State Must Remain the Adult in the Room

- By Sanya Talwar | 2 Nov 2025 1:27 PM IST

Supreme Court upholds minor rape conviction, stating victims consent immaterial
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'Minor's consent to sex immaterial': SC upholds conviction in rape case

- By Lawbeat News Desk -SC | Salil Tiwari | 31 Oct 2025 2:23 PM IST

Supreme Court examines POCSO Act gender applicability decision on womans plea
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POCSO Act| Supreme Court to Consider If Women Can Be Tried for ‘Penetrative Sexual Assault’

- By Lawbeat News Desk -SC | Salil Tiwari | 31 Oct 2025 12:36 PM IST

Allahabad High Court Bars Minor Wife From Living With In-Laws, Cites Risk of ‘Carnal Relations’ with Husband
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Allahabad High Court Bars Minor Wife From Living With In-Laws, Cites Risk of ‘Carnal Relations’ with Husband

- By Salil Tiwari | 21 Oct 2025 4:45 PM IST

Allahabad High Court acquits man in 2005 kidnapping-rape case on Muslim marriage validity
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Marriage With 16-Year-Old ‘Not Void’ Under Muslim Law: Allahabad HC Acquits Man in 2005 Rape Case

- By Salil Tiwari | 16 Oct 2025 11:34 AM IST

SC Affirms Life Sentence for Man Convicted of Raping Minor from Scheduled Caste Community
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SC Affirms Life Sentence for Man Convicted of Raping Minor from Scheduled Caste Community

- By Lawbeat News Desk -SC | Sakshi | 15 Oct 2025 9:44 AM IST

Karnataka High Court rejects bail in minor SC/ST gang-rape case
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Gang Rape of Poor Minor: Karnataka HC Denies Bail to 68-Year-Old

- By Salil Tiwari | 7 Oct 2025 7:51 PM IST

Orissa HC Aligns BNSS with POCSO, Ensures Accused Get 60-Day Window Before Charge Framing
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Orissa HC Aligns BNSS with POCSO, Ensures Accused Get 60-Day Window Before Charge Framing

- By Sakshi | 1 Oct 2025 7:47 PM IST

Supreme Court upholds minor rape conviction, stating victims consent immaterial
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Touching Minor’s Private Parts Not Rape or Penetrative Sexual Assault: SC

- By Lawbeat News Desk -SC | Edits by Salil Tiwari | 18 Sept 2025 3:27 PM IST

Supreme Court of India building with headline about acquittal in 2014 minor rape and murder case under POCSO and debate on rarest of rare death penalty standard
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SC Sets Aside Death Penalty in POCSO Case: When Does the “Rarest of Rare” Doctrine Truly Apply?

- By Sanya Talwar | 11 Sept 2025 12:10 PM IST

POCSO: Kerala Court convicts stepfather in minor’s sexual assault case
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POCSO: Kerala Court convicts stepfather in minor’s sexual assault case

- By Sakshi | 5 Sept 2025 11:50 AM IST