Supreme Court Presses Delhi Police On War Rooms, CCTV Monitoring And Beat Patrolling For Women’s Safety

The Supreme Court has asked Delhi Police how it monitors CCTV cameras, whether it runs war rooms, and how it uses beat patrolling, halting points and the national sexual offenders database to prevent crimes against women in the capital, in its suo motu case on recent sexual offences in Delhi NCR. New Delhi: The Supreme […]

Women’s Safety Reforms Plea| “We Should Not Only Take Steps When a Tragedy Takes Place”: Supreme Court

Today, On 21st July, The Supreme Court heard a plea by the SC Women Lawyers Association seeking chemical castration for sexual offenders and nationwide safety reforms, as Justice Surya Kant said, “We should not only take steps after a tragedy.”

Minor Raped By Stepfather | “State Must Enact Tougher Laws & Impose Severe Punishments Against Sexual Offenders Within Families”: HC

The Madras High Court observed that the State must enact law and impose severe punishments against those involved in sexual offences who are family members or close friends. The Madurai Bench observed thus in a Criminal Appeal preferred by the accused against the Judgment of conviction and sentence passed by the Sessions Judge for the offence punishable under Sections 5(l), 5(n), 5(j)(ii) read with 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act).