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Delhi High Court Sets Narrow Guardrails to Quash POCSO Cases, Quashes FIR in Consensual Marriage Case

The order creates a narrow, court‑supervised path only in exceptional cases.

Supreme Court Questions Ghaziabad Police, Orders Charge Sheet Given to Victim’s Father

Channel 4 Pulls Celebrity Bake Off Episode Featuring Scott Mills Over Serious Accusations

BBC Skips Scott Mills’ Top of the Pops Repeats as Charities Step Back

Glasgow Taxi Driver Jailed for Raping Passenger After Diverting Ride

BBC Fired Scott Mills After Learning Alleged Victim Was Under 16

BBC Fires Scott Mills After New Information and Says It Knew of 2017 Police Probe

Lord Brocket Pleads Not Guilty as Judge Lets Sex-Offence Case Proceed to 2027 Trial

Former Hampshire Police Inspector Convicted on 11 Sex Offences Over Unjustified Strip Searches

Swinney Orders Independent Review After Linden Verdict, Faces Claims He Ignored Warning

Supreme Court Orders High Courts to Enforce Anonymity for Rape Survivors

Supreme Court Petition Challenges Anticipatory Bail for Swami Avimukteshwaranand in POCSO Case

Monalisa Bhosle Accuses Director Sanoj Mishra of Sexual Harassment

Supreme Court Removes Gurugram Police From Child-Rape Probe, Forms Women-Led SIT

Bombay High Court Quashes Death Sentence in 2017 Child Rape-Murder Case and Orders Retrial

RCB’s Yash Dayal Missing From Pre-Season Camp as Legal Cases Persist

Defense Seeks Acquittal as Marius Borg Høiby Trial Closes After 7 Years and 7 Months Sentence Request

Japan Moves to Toughen School Safeguards as Two Teachers Get Suspended Prison Terms

High Courts Uphold POCSO Convictions, Prioritize Documentary Age Proof and Mandatory Life Terms

Newcastle Man Gets Six Years for Grooming 14-Year-Old on Snapchat