Ahmedabad, Feb 28 (IANS) Courts in Gujarat’s Amreli, Vadodara, and Rajkot on Friday sentenced seven POCSO convicts to life imprisonment. In Amreli, charge sheets were filed in two cases within just 17 days, with one accused arrested on the day of the crime. In Rajkot, the charge sheet was submitted within 40 days, while in … Read more
Bengaluru, Feb 28 (IANS) The First Fast Track court in Bengaluru on Friday issued summons to former Karnataka Chief Minister and BJP Central Parliamentary Committee member B.S. Yediyurappa in connection with a Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) case, directing him to be present before it on March 15. The court has also … Read more
Bengaluru, Feb 25 (IANS) As the situation continued to be tense in the border areas of Karnataka and Maharashtra following the attack on the RTC bus conductor in Belagavi for allegedly not responding in Marathi, the family of the minor girl involved in the case on Tuesday announced that they have decided to withdraw the … Read more
Bengaluru, Feb 7 (IANS) In a setback to former Karnataka Chief Minister and BJP Central Parliamentary Committee member B.S. Yediyurappa, the Karnataka High Court has refused to quash charges against him under a Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) case on Friday. However, the Bench granted anticipatory bail to Yediyurappa in the court, … Read more
Bengaluru, Feb 7 (IANS) The Karnataka High Court will pronounce its judgment on a petition filed by former Karnataka Chief Minister and senior BJP leader B.S. Yediyurappa, seeking to quash charges against him under a Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) case on Friday. The Bench, headed by Justice M. Nagaprasanna, had reserved … Read more