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Showing posts with label gender neutral. Show all posts
Showing posts with label gender neutral. Show all posts
Tuesday, 10 February 2026

‘POCSO Act is gender neutral’; Karnataka High Court refuses to quash sexual assault case against Woman.

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SUMMARY OF FINDINGS: Ø   The Act, being a progressive enactment, is intended to safeguard the sanctity of childhood. It is rooted in gendral...

How Pocso amendment Act 2019 made it more gender neutral?

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The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012, was already designed to be gender-neutral regarding victims, but the  201...
Tuesday, 3 June 2025

Understanding the Applicability of the POCSO Act: Can a Child Be Prosecuted Under POCSO Act?

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 The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act) is a landmark legislation in India, designed to safeguard children fr...
Wednesday, 11 September 2024

Supreme Court: Distinction between S 50 of PML Act and Section 160/161 of Code of Criminal Procedure

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  Apart from the fact that Section 50 is a gender neutral, as it does not make any distinction between a man and a woman, there are glaring ...
Monday, 12 August 2024

Delhi HC: Penetrative Sexual Assault under POCSO Act can be invoked against women too

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 T here is no reason why the word “person” appearing  section 3 of the POCSO Act should be read as referring only to a  „male‟. It is accord...
Monday, 24 June 2024

Important features of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

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  1.   The new Act is called as “Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023” and has replaced the   Penal Code, 1860 . 2.  The Chapters and offence...
Saturday, 25 August 2018

Criminal Law amendment Act 2018

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http://www.prsindia.org/uploads/media/Criminal%20Law%202018/Criminal%20Law%20(A)%20Act,%202018.pdf  Lok Sabha has passed the Criminal ...