The judgment brings the focus on this crucial shortcoming in our society that has been accentuated both by societal mindsets as well as State apathy.
‘It’s a social reality’ is what kept coming in arguments, but this by no means justifies the deprivation and violation of rights of girls, which is otherwise agreed internationally as well as constitutionally and under various other statutes.
The Supreme Court order not only removes the inconsistency in the age of consent, it could also have a significant bearing on cases under the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006.
A Delhi court has ordered an FIR against a woman police officer for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor girl, who had earlier accused her teacher of molesting her.
A physically challenged girl has been allegedly raped by a youth inside Lord Jagannath temple here, police said on Sunday The incident took place when the 11-year-old girl went inside the temple for 'Darshan' of
A 42 year old school teacher is hiding in Delhi to evade arrest after he was accused in the rape of a 13-year-old girl of a local school, Nerul Police said.
Uttar Pradesh’s Shamli district witnessed a shameful incident that sheds lights on the prevailing superstitions in the country.
New Delhi: This 20-year-old man was no ordinary Facebook aficionado. In fact, the popular social media platform played a key role in the modus operandi of this lover boy who is now in police custody on
Patna: A five-year-old girl today died after being entrapped into a 15-Feet deep borewell for nearly four hours at Phulwarisharif area here, police said.The victim, identified as Babita, fell into the borewell in Mitramandal colony
Jodhpur: Police official and prosecution witness Nitin Dave submitted the certificate in the court of District and Session Judge Manoj Kumar Vyas, which has taken the evidence on record, the girl's counsel P C Solanki
Ranchi: Facing pressure from parents to drop her studies and accept a marriage proposal, a 17-year-old girl got help from Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das himself who stepped in to convince the family against it.The
Ahmednagar: A part of India is still living in medieval era and the girls are the worst victims of the rampant superstition prevalent in those areas.A shocking incident has come to light from Maharashtra where
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected the bail plea of self-styled godman Asaram Bapu, currently in jail for allegedly raping a minor girl studying in one of his ashrams.An apex court bench headed
New Delhi: A minor Assamese girl who was allegedly trafficked to Delhi and forced into prostitution has been rescued by police from southeast Delhi's Okhla area.A woman, identified as Guddi (31), has been arrested for
Bhabua: A minor girl was gang raped in Bhaluwahi village of Bihar's Kaimur district, police said yesterday.One person identified as Ajay Yadav has been arrested in connection with the incident, Superintendent of Police Ratnamani Sanjeev
Indore: Government Railway Police (GRP) has launched a probe into an incident where its personnel allegedly forced a minor rag-picker girl to gather severed remains of a man who committed suicide on the railway tracks.Superintendent
New Delhi: In a shocking incident, a 10-year-old girl was tortured on Wednesday by her stepfather and mother who not only branded her but also rubbed chilli powder on her wounds. For 10-year-old Gita (name changed),
New Delhi: A 13-year-old orphan girl was allegedly raped by her uncle over a period of one year in Kalyanpuri area of east Delhi.The accused, who works as a food supplier with a private firm
Jind: A minor girl was allegedly gangraped by three youths at Rajana Khurd village of Jind district, police said today.The incident took place yesterday when the 15-year-old victim had gone out to answer nature's call.
Kolkata: A minor Bangladeshi girl, who along with her mother and brother had illegally migrated to India and spent few years at a shelter home in West Bengal following their arrest, was Saturday repatriated by
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