The case came to light in September, 2018 when the victim, all of 11 years, was found to be pregnant upon being taken to a doctor by her parents who got worried over her frequent bouts of illness.

Justice Pushpa Ganediwala had earlier ruled that groping without 'skin-to-skin' does not qualify as sexual assault

A special POCSO court on Tuesday acquitted a 28-year-old technician who was previously accused of molesting a 5-year-old's mother.

The incident came to light after the girl's family took her to a doctor on Thursday when she was not feeling well and came to know that she was three months' pregnant

The top court also issued notice to Maharashtra government and permitted the AG to file an appeal against the January 19 verdict.

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The Bombay High Court was hearing the plea of the accused, who was sentenced to jail for sexually assaulting a minor girl.

POCSO Act court judge SR Pahade also imposed a fine of Rs 15,000 on the convict, Gitesh alias Pintya Baban Bansode, after finding him guilty

The victim, a slum-resident was playing with her friends inside the bus that was parked nearby.

The 30-year-old man, who has a criminal background, kidnapped the girl from her house at night and took her to his residence where he allegedly raped and then killed her