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Kumbh Mela viral star marriage row: Kerala Police halts arrest amid MP probe

Kumbh Mela 'viral star' marriage row: Kerala Police halts arrest amid MP probe

Kochi City Police have ruled out arresting the minor girl at the heart of the 'viral' Kumbh Mela star Monalisa Bhosle's marriage controversy, citing a court order—despite an ongoing Madhya Pradesh Police investigation

18 April 2026 9:01 AM GMT

Monalisa’s marriage: Police book her Muslim husband under POCSO Act

Monalisa’s marriage: Police book her Muslim husband under POCSO Act

10 April 2026 11:52 AM GMT

Mere storage of child pornography attracts POCSO Act: HC rejects quashing plea

Mere storage of child pornography attracts POCSO Act: HC rejects quashing plea

The high court noted that Section 15 of the POCSO Act is structured as an inchoate offence, thereby criminalising even...

9 March 2026 6:37 AM GMT

SC orders Centre to set up POCSO courts on priority basis

SC orders Centre to set up POCSO courts on priority basis

The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Centre to urgently set up dedicated POCSO courts due to significant delays in...

2025-05-15T15:27:14+05:30

Pocso Act being misused for ulterior motives: Kerala HC

Pocso Act being misused for ulterior motives: Kerala HC

The court made these remarks while hearing a case in which a wife accused her husband of committing penetrative sexual...

2024-12-04T18:48:34+05:30

Allahabad HC highlights misuse of POCSO Act in teen consensual relationships

Justice Krishan Pahal made these observations while granting bail to Satish, who was accused of enticing away a minor...

2024-07-05T17:58:07+05:30

Kerala beats POCSO!

Kerala beats POCSO!

The matter of great concern is why this immorality, which endangers the future of children and younger generation bleak,...

2024-02-14T09:42:43+05:30

142 girls at Haryana govt school testify against principal for sexual assault

142 girls at Haryana govt school testify against principal for sexual assault

The horrifying incident, first documented with 60 survivors, has now surged to an alarming figure, prompting significant...

2023-11-25T12:31:27+05:30

Father rapes minor girls on Tantrik’s advice for begetting a son in Bihar

Father rapes minor girls on Tantrik’s advice for begetting a son in Bihar

The reports suggest that the parents of the girls had sought the help of the Tantrik for having a son and began sexually...

2023-09-13T15:20:30+05:30

K’taka College principal held for sexually assaulting minor

K’taka College principal held for sexually assaulting minor

According to the police, the principal, who is also a priest, was well-liked by his students and taking advantage of...

2023-07-21T17:10:24+05:30

Male crackdown on child marriage in Assam

Male crackdown on child marriage in Assam

Child marriage prohibition laws enforced in India prove that the practice cannot be routed out overnight. The last...

2023-02-07T10:02:09+05:30

POCSO Acts intent is not to punish teens in love: Karnataka HC quashes case against minor boy

"POCSO Act's intent is not to punish teens in love": Karnataka HC quashes case against minor boy

The HC found that the two minors had indulged in sexual acts, but it would not amount to a crime as envisioned under the...

2022-09-12T12:02:32+05:30

Supreme Court of India

SC stays rape-murder convict's execution

Court orders the man's psychological evaluation

2022-03-06T20:23:01+05:30

Rajasthan judge arrested for sexual assault on 14 year old boy

Jaipur: Rajasthan Police on Wednesday arrested a lower court judge Jitendra Singh Gulia for allegedly sodomizing a...

2021-11-03T20:00:11+05:30

Delhi Police file FIR against Twitter on NCPCR complaint on child porn

Delhi Police file FIR against Twitter on NCPCR complaint on child porn

New Delhi: Amid a series of alleged setbacks from Twitter since the few weeks, Delhi Police Cyber Cell on Tuesday...

2021-06-29T21:41:09+05:30

Madras HC asks legislature to amend POCSO Act

Madras HC asks legislature to amend POCSO Act

Chennai: Noticing the surge of cases where partners of the teenage girls are incriminated under the POCSO Act, the...

2021-01-29T22:15:38+05:30