protection of children from sexual offences

Noted journalist and Ramon Magsaysay awardee P Sainath on Friday said he is returning the Basavashree award, which was conferred on him by the Murugha Math in 2017. In a series of tweets, Sainath made his decision public after the chief…

The District and Sessions Court in Chitradurga on Friday remanded the head of the Murugha Mutt, Shivamurthy Shivacharya Sharanaru (64) to police custody for three days. He has been held in connection with a case of alleged sexual assault…

Merely because sexual abuse resulted in marriage between the victim and the accused or in the birth of a child, it does not mitigate or sanctify the offence of rape, the Delhi High Court has said. The court was hearing the bail petition…