POCSO Act Often Misused To Settle Personal Scores, Even In Matrimonial Disputes False Accusations Made To Deny Custody To Father: Kerala HC
8 months, 1 week ago

POCSO Act Often Misused To Settle Personal Scores, Even In Matrimonial Disputes False Accusations Made To Deny Custody To Father: Kerala HC

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The Kerala High Court has cautioned the Police officers as well as Courts to be vigilant against people with ill motivations who misuse the provisions of Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences Act to settle personal scores. Even in matrimonial disputes, it said, minor children are used for alleging POCSO offences so the father of the child would not get custody. The Court held that the offence of uttering obscene words in public under Section 294 of the IPC would not stand as the place of occurrence is the courtyard of victim's house. On the allegation of showing sexual gestures with tongue, the court noted that the prosecution has not disclosed what the gesture is and said it is unable to examine whether it was done with a sexual intent or to outrage the modesty or intrude upon the privacy of the victim.

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Kerala woman arrested under Pocso Act for abusing 12-year-old girl
4 days, 1 hour ago

Kerala woman arrested under Pocso Act for abusing 12-year-old girl

India Today  

A 23-year-old woman was arrested on Friday for allegedly sexually abusing a 12-year-old girl in Kerala’s Kannur district, police said. The accused, identified as Sneha Merlin, a resident of Pulimparamba near Taliparamba, was taken into custody under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. The case came to light after a teacher at the girl’s school confiscated a mobile …

[S.377 IPC Attempt] Crimes Against Women & Children On The Rise, Releasing Convict On Probation Will Send Wrong Message: Kerala High Court
1 week ago

[S.377 IPC Attempt] Crimes Against Women & Children On The Rise, Releasing Convict On Probation Will Send Wrong Message: Kerala High Court

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court has refused to invoke the provisions of the Probation of Offenders Act in the benefit of a man convicted by the Trial Court under Section 377 and 506 of IPC. Court said, “But in the light of the nature of the offences committed, I do not think that the benevolent provisions require to be invoked because …

Migrant worker booked under POCSO Act for sexual assault of minor in Erode district
1 week, 1 day ago

Migrant worker booked under POCSO Act for sexual assault of minor in Erode district

The Hindu  

A 22-year-old migrant worker from Bihar has been booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor in Erode district. According to the police, the accused, Chandra Kishore Kumar, hails from Singeshwar in Madhepura district, Bihar. The company houses several migrant workers from northern states, many of whom reside with their families. Upon …

[POCSO Act] Lying Very Close To Minor Victim Amounts To 'Outraging Modesty' But Not 'Aggravated Sexual Assault' If No Overt Sexual Intent: Delhi HC
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1 week, 3 days ago

[POCSO Act] Lying Very Close To Minor Victim Amounts To 'Outraging Modesty' But Not 'Aggravated Sexual Assault' If No Overt Sexual Intent: Delhi HC

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The Delhi High Court has held that pressing lips of a minor victim and lying very close to her may amount to offence of outraging her modesty under Indian Penal Code but the same may not amount to offence of aggravated sexual assault under POCSO Act if overt sexual intent is absent. “The act of touching and pressing lips or …

Madras High Court Declines To Interfere With Order To Register FIR Against News Channel For Allegedly Revealing Identity Of POCSO Victim
1 week, 5 days ago

Madras High Court Declines To Interfere With Order To Register FIR Against News Channel For Allegedly Revealing Identity Of POCSO Victim

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The Madras High Court has recently refused to interfere with an order of the Special Judge for POCSO cases, Chennai, directing registration of an FIR against a Tamil news channel for allegedly revealing the identity of a victim in a POCSO case. The court was hearing a plea filed by NewsTamil 24x7 represented by its Editor, seeking to set aside …

Complaint By Men Against Women Not Gospel Truth: Kerala HC Grants Bail To Mother Accused Of Sexually Abusing Breast-Feeding Daughter
1 week, 5 days ago

Complaint By Men Against Women Not Gospel Truth: Kerala HC Grants Bail To Mother Accused Of Sexually Abusing Breast-Feeding Daughter

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The Kerala High Court recently allowed the bail application of a woman who was accused by her husband of committing aggravated sexual assault on their one-and-half-year old daughter. “In the order dated 24.02.2025, in B.A No.2241 of 2025, this Court observed that, there cannot be any unilateral investigation based on the complaint of a lady, treating it as gospel truth. …

Pocso case registered over alleged sexual abuse of minor girl by minor brother in Kerala
1 week, 6 days ago

Pocso case registered over alleged sexual abuse of minor girl by minor brother in Kerala

The Hindu  

The Palarivattom police in Kerala on Tuesday registered a case under the Protection of Children against Sexual Offences Act for alleged sexual abuse of a minor girl by her minor brother. The alleged incident took place at the house of the children and came to light through the child helpline on Monday. Though there were reports that linked the alleged …

[Juvenile Justice Act] Offence Of Wilful Neglect Must Be Committed Intentionally, Not By Accident Or Inadvertence: Kerala High Court
1 week, 6 days ago

[Juvenile Justice Act] Offence Of Wilful Neglect Must Be Committed Intentionally, Not By Accident Or Inadvertence: Kerala High Court

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The Kerala High Court recently held that to constitute the offence of willful neglect as given under Section 75 of the Juvenile Justice Act, the act should be done deliberately or intentionally and not by accident or inadvertence. It is alleged that the Multi Task Providers of the institution and the petitioner, who was superintendent of the said home, violated …

High pendency, acquittal rate in Tamil Nadu deny justice to victims in Pocso Act cases
2 weeks, 1 day ago

High pendency, acquittal rate in Tamil Nadu deny justice to victims in Pocso Act cases

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Although better awareness and reporting of child sexual abuse cases under the Pocso Act has led to an increase in reported cases by 52% in Tamil Nadu, justice remains elusive for children as thousands of cases are pending in the courts and police investigations. The Supreme Court mandates exclusive Pocso courts in districts where pending cases exceed 100. Yet, …

Tamil Nadu saw sharpest rise in POCSO cases in 2024: Data
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Tamil Nadu saw sharpest rise in POCSO cases in 2024: Data

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu witnessed its steepest ever increase in the registration of cases under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act in 2024. Child rights activists and government officials, however, stressed that this increase in registration of Pocso cases should not be seen as an alarming or sudden surge in crimes against children, but as a positive indication that …

Two persons held under POCSO Act
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Two persons held under POCSO Act

The Hindu  

The Tondiarpet All-Women Police have arrested two men in connection with the sexual assault of a minor girl. Police said the girl left home on February 6 and stayed at her friend’s place but left soon after. The investigation revealed that after promising to marry her, Praveen, abetted by Vijayakumar, took the girl to his house in Perungudi, where he …

Delhi: POCSO case registered against teacher for allegedly raping minor girl in CR Park area
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Delhi: POCSO case registered against teacher for allegedly raping minor girl in CR Park area

India TV News  

Delhi: POCSO case registered against teacher for allegedly raping minor girl in CR Park area According to the victim, the teacher had threatened and blackmailed her. In a shocking incident, a 15-year-old girl was allegedly raped multiple times by her tuition teacher in south Delhi. Further, she alleged that the accused mentally harassed and raped her multiple times in the …

POCSO Act: All India Annual Digest 2024
2 weeks, 5 days ago

POCSO Act: All India Annual Digest 2024

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Sections 4, 6, 29 and 30 - Presumption under the POCSO Act – Applicability and Conviction - Sentence Modification - Socio-Economic Considerations - Parole Denial - The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellant under Sections 302, 364, and 377 of IPC and Sections 4 and 6 of the POCSO Act for the aggravated penetrative sexual assault and murder …

Vaginal entry of penis not needed for rape under Pocso: Kerala High Court
3 weeks ago

Vaginal entry of penis not needed for rape under Pocso: Kerala High Court

India Today  

The Kerala High Court recently ruled that the entry of a penis into the vagina is not essential to constitute penetrative sexual assault under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. "In other words, penetration of the male genital organ within the labia majora or the vulva, with or without any emission of semen or even an attempt at …

Three teachers held for delay in reporting Pocso case in Tamil Nadu
1 month ago

Three teachers held for delay in reporting Pocso case in Tamil Nadu

New Indian Express  

COIMBATORE: Personnel from the All-Women Police Station at Attur in Salem district arrested on Friday three teachers, including the headmaster, of the government school where a Class 7 girl belonging to a Scheduled Caste was sexually assaulted by three Class 11 boys on January 22. The three teachers, including a woman, have been charged under Protection of Children from Sexual …

Kerala High Court Grants Bail To Man Booked For Sexually Abusing Granddaughter, Notes His Custody Was Causing Further Trauma To Victim
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1 month ago

Kerala High Court Grants Bail To Man Booked For Sexually Abusing Granddaughter, Notes His Custody Was Causing Further Trauma To Victim

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The Kerala High Court released a POCSO accused on bail considering that his prolonged custody was causing trauma to the victim. The grandmother of the victim filed an affidavit before the Court saying that her granddaughter gave the statement based on a misunderstanding and minor girl was not interested in the company of the accused. The Court asked Advocate Parvathy …

Often False POCSO Case Launched Against Spouse To Avoid Handing Over Minor Child's Custody: Kerala High Court
1 month ago

Often False POCSO Case Launched Against Spouse To Avoid Handing Over Minor Child's Custody: Kerala High Court

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Kerala High Court while quashing a POCSO case filed by the mother on behalf of her child against her divorced husband observed that there are instances where one spouse uses their minor child to file false POCSO case against the other, to win custody cases. “In cases when the husband and wife are in loggerheads and one among them sues …

Supreme Court Annual Digest 2024: POCSO Act
1 month, 1 week ago

Supreme Court Annual Digest 2024: POCSO Act

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Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 Sections 4, 6, 29 and 30 - Presumption under the POCSO Act – Applicability and Conviction - Sentence Modification - Socio-Economic Considerations - Parole Denial - The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellant under Sections 302, 364, and 377 of IPC and Sections 4 and 6 of the POCSO Act …

Madras HC acquits Pocso convict for lack of corroborative evidence
1 month, 1 week ago

Madras HC acquits Pocso convict for lack of corroborative evidence

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: The Madras High Court acquitted a man who was sentenced to 20 years of imprisonment in a Pocso case for sexual assault of a minor girl. Finding that the prosecution’s case against the convict was weakened by contradictions and lacked substantiated evidence, Justice M Nirmal Kumar set aside the conviction and sentence and ordered the man to be set …

When Doctor Who Initially Treated POCSO Victim Reported Crime To Police, Action Against Subsequent Doctor U/S 21 Is Unwarranted: Kerala HC
1 month, 1 week ago

When Doctor Who Initially Treated POCSO Victim Reported Crime To Police, Action Against Subsequent Doctor U/S 21 Is Unwarranted: Kerala HC

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The Kerala High Court has held that the POCSO Act does not provide an outer limit for reporting of offences to the Police, and that the intent is to report to the Police without delay. The Court was considering whether a doctor, who treated the victim subsequently, could be held criminally liable for failing to report the commission of offences …

Court sentences man to 20 years rigorous RI in POCSO case
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Court sentences man to 20 years rigorous RI in POCSO case

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: A special court for POCSO Act cases sentenced a 32-year-old person to 20 years rigorous imprisonment for raping a five-year-old girl at his house in Secunderabad in November 2023. Special Sessions Judge for POCSO Act cases, B. Pushpalatha, held the accused guilty for the offence punishable under Section 5 read with Section 6 of POCSO Act and Section 376-AB …

Man misbehaves with 5-year-old girl; case registered under POCSO Act in Udupi
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Man misbehaves with 5-year-old girl; case registered under POCSO Act in Udupi

Deccan Chronicle  

Udupi: A case under the POCSO Act has been registered at the Women’s Police Station in Udupi following an incident in which a man allegedly touched a five-year-old child inappropriately. Giving details about the incident, Udupi District SP Dr. Arun K stated that the child was playing near a shop when a man signaled that he would give her chocolate. …

Child Sexual Abuse Cases Within Families Raise Serious Concerns
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Child Sexual Abuse Cases Within Families Raise Serious Concerns

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Child sexual abuse within families remains a serious concern despite stringent punishments under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. "Half of the Pocso cases involve family members, mainly fathers or uncles," additional public prosecutor Ram Reddy told Deccan Chronicle. Meanwhile, Dr. Manchala Hrishikesh Giri Prasad, associate professor, department of child psychiatry, Niloufer Hospital, while speaking about the …

Reporter TV's Consulting Editor Arun Kumar K, Sub-Editor Approach Kerala High Court Seeking Anticipatory Bail In POCSO Case
2 months ago

Reporter TV's Consulting Editor Arun Kumar K, Sub-Editor Approach Kerala High Court Seeking Anticipatory Bail In POCSO Case

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Malayalam news channel Reporter TV's consulting editor Arun Kumar K and Sub-editor Shabas Ahammed S have approached the Kerala High Court seeking anticipatory bail in a POCSO case, lodged for allegedly sexually harassing a child. Reportedly, the editors had a conversation between themselves during the Kalolsavam where Arun Kumar pointing towards the manavatti of one of the oppana team and …

POCSO charges pressed against three reporters of top Malayalam news channel
2 months ago

POCSO charges pressed against three reporters of top Malayalam news channel

Hindustan Times  

A case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act has been filed against a senior editor and two reporters of a leading Malayalam news channel on Wednesday in connection with their coverage of the recent state school festival, news agency PTI reported, citing police. Sexual abuse of children major concern in Kerala: Report Sexual abuse of children remains …

Cases Involving Serious Allegations Of Sexual Assault Cannot Be Quashed Even At Victim's Instance: Kerala High Court
2 months ago

Cases Involving Serious Allegations Of Sexual Assault Cannot Be Quashed Even At Victim's Instance: Kerala High Court

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The Kerala High Court recently held that criminal proceedings in cases involving serious allegations of sexual assault cannot be quashed, even at the instance of a victim. If the prosecution evidence would show, prima facie, materials to hold that the offences are made out, quashment on the ground of settlement moved by the accused or the defacto complainant could not …

Indian courts, despite their flaws, have been firm on POCSO cases: How the Himachal HC's refusal to allow 'compromise' sends an important message
2 months, 1 week ago

Indian courts, despite their flaws, have been firm on POCSO cases: How the Himachal HC's refusal to allow 'compromise' sends an important message

Op India  

Each year, countless girls and boys globally encounter sexual abuse and exploitation. The court cited the Supreme Court’s 2012 verdict in Gian Singh v. State of Punjab, which clearly established that “prior to invoking the authority under Section 482 of the CrPC, the high court must carefully consider the nature and severity of the offense.” It further asserted that “serious …

Mandate U/S 19 POCSO Act To Report Offence Is To Be Performed By A Person In Personal Capacity: Kerala HC Quashes Case Against Ex-CWC Head
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2 months, 1 week ago

Mandate U/S 19 POCSO Act To Report Offence Is To Be Performed By A Person In Personal Capacity: Kerala HC Quashes Case Against Ex-CWC Head

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court observed that the mandate of reporting offences provided under Section 19 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 is not of an official character and the person has to report it in his personal capacity. “Section 19 of the POCSO Act casts a mandate on any person to report the commission of an …

Failure To Report POCSO Offences Not An Exception To Sanction For Prosecuting Public Servants U/S 197 CrPC Or U/S 218 BNSS: Kerala HC
2 months, 1 week ago

Failure To Report POCSO Offences Not An Exception To Sanction For Prosecuting Public Servants U/S 197 CrPC Or U/S 218 BNSS: Kerala HC

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“ Section 197 of the Cr.PC and Section 218 of the BNSS are intended to operate as a safeguard against public servants from being dragged into vexatious proceedings for having discharged their official duties. In doing so the court observed that Section 197 CrPC/Section 218 BNSS are meant to safeguard the public servants from being dragged into vexatious proceedings while …

S.21 POCSO Act | Doctor Not Responsible To 'Verify' Age Of Victim Or 'Ascertain' If Offence Has Been Committed: Madras High Court
2 months, 1 week ago

S.21 POCSO Act | Doctor Not Responsible To 'Verify' Age Of Victim Or 'Ascertain' If Offence Has Been Committed: Madras High Court

Live Law  

The Madras High Court has recently observed that a Doctor does not have a responsibility to 'verify' or 'ascertain' the age of a victim brought in for abortion, for the purposes of reporting crime under POCSO Act. “As the Hon'ble Apex Court has astutely noted, the petitioner bore no responsibility to verify the victim girl's age or ascertain whether offences …

Kerala POCSO court sentenced Unais to 87 Years for raping minor girl
2 months, 1 week ago

Kerala POCSO court sentenced Unais to 87 Years for raping minor girl

Op India  

On 4th January, a POCSO court in Kerala’s Manjeri sentenced 29-year-old Unais, son of Hussain, to 87 years of rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting a 16-year-old minor girl. The court sentenced Unais to 40 years of rigorous imprisonment under Section 5 read with 6 of the POCSO Act, along with a fine of Rs 2 lakh. Furthermore, the court sentenced …

Presumption Of Guilt U/S 29 Of POCSO Act Can't Be Drawn Due To Lack Of Evidence: Punjab & Haryana HC Sets Aside Rape Conviction
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Presumption Of Guilt U/S 29 Of POCSO Act Can't Be Drawn Due To Lack Of Evidence: Punjab & Haryana HC Sets Aside Rape Conviction

Live Law  

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has acquitted two men in a sexual assault case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, observing that the presumption under Section 29 for abetting or attempting to commit certain offences under the Act cannot be drawn on account of lack of evidence.As per Section 29 of the POCSO Act, where a …

Presumption Of Guilt U/S Of 29 POCSO Act Can't Be Drawn Due To Lack Of Evidence: Punjab & Haryana HC Sets Aside Rape Conviction
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Presumption Of Guilt U/S Of 29 POCSO Act Can't Be Drawn Due To Lack Of Evidence: Punjab & Haryana HC Sets Aside Rape Conviction

Live Law  

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has acquitted two men in a sexual assault case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, observing that the presumption under Section 29 for abetting or attempting to commit certain offences under the Act cannot be drawn on account of lack of evidence. As per Section 29 of the POCSO Act, where …

Rise In Sexual Offences Against Children Serious: Madhya Pradesh HC Initiates Suo Motu PIL, Questions Centre/State On POCSO Act Implementation
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Rise In Sexual Offences Against Children Serious: Madhya Pradesh HC Initiates Suo Motu PIL, Questions Centre/State On POCSO Act Implementation

Live Law  

Taking into account the "substantial growth of sexual offences against children below the age of 18 years" in the state, the Jabalpur bench of the Madhya Pradesh has initiated a suo-moto PIL to enquire from the Central as well as the State Governments as to what steps have been taken on the implementation of the POCSO Act. The court further …

Criminal Proceedings Involving Serious Offences Under POCSO Act Can't Be Quashed On Settlement Between Parties: Kerala High Court
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Criminal Proceedings Involving Serious Offences Under POCSO Act Can't Be Quashed On Settlement Between Parties: Kerala High Court

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court has held that remote chance of conviction due to compromise between the accused and the complainant should not serve as a ground to terminate investigation abruptly and to quash the FIR and further proceedings in serious offences involving POSCO Act. The court further said that legal position was comprehensive that criminal proceedings involving very serious offences …

POCSO Act Being Enacted Subsequently Will Prevail Over SC/ST Act In Case Of Conflict: Punjab & Haryana High Court
3 months ago

POCSO Act Being Enacted Subsequently Will Prevail Over SC/ST Act In Case Of Conflict: Punjab & Haryana High Court

Live Law  

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has reiterated if there is a conflict between the provisions of POCSO Act and the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes Act, then provisions of the POCSO Act will be applicable as it was enacted subsequently. It also reaffirmed that a regular bail plea moved in a case registered under the provisions of the …

[POCSO Act] Quashing Of Serious Offence To Efface Evidence Already Recorded Cannot Be Done Even At Instance Of Survivor: Kerala High Court
3 months ago

[POCSO Act] Quashing Of Serious Offence To Efface Evidence Already Recorded Cannot Be Done Even At Instance Of Survivor: Kerala High Court

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court dismissed a petition filed by the victim of a POCSO offence to quash the proceedings saying that serious offences are involved and the trial had reached at the end stage. The Court noted that that the accused is alleged of committing serious offences like aggravated penetrative sexual assault against the minor. Justice A. Badharudeen observed that …

Sexual harassment of badminton players: Pocso court awards jail terms to son and father
3 months, 1 week ago

Sexual harassment of badminton players: Pocso court awards jail terms to son and father

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW The court of special judge on Friday awarded a seven-year prison term to former working secretary of the Uttar Pradesh Badminton Association Nishant Sinha and a five-year term to his father and former secretary of the UPBA Vijay Sinha in a January 2017 case related to sexual harassment of female badminton players of Babu Banarasi Das Uttar Pradesh Badminton …

Headmaster Guardian Of Entire School, Must Immediately Intimate Authorities Of Incidents Under POCSO Act: Madras HC Refuses To Quash Proceedings
3 months, 1 week ago

Headmaster Guardian Of Entire School, Must Immediately Intimate Authorities Of Incidents Under POCSO Act: Madras HC Refuses To Quash Proceedings

Live Law  

While refusing to set aside the criminal proceedings initiated against a school headmaster, the Madras High Court emphasised that the Headmaster was the guardian of the entire school and was expected to report any instances under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. If any incident covered under POCSO Act has taken place, the same has to be immediately …

Child's Testimony Can't Be Brushed Aside, Punjab & Haryana HC Upholds Teacher's Conviction For Sexually Assaulting Student In School
3 months, 1 week ago

Child's Testimony Can't Be Brushed Aside, Punjab & Haryana HC Upholds Teacher's Conviction For Sexually Assaulting Student In School

Live Law  

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has upheld the conviction of a school teacher for sexually assaulting a class 8th student under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, while noting that the "occurrence took place in school premises. "Justice Amarjot Bhatti said, "as per facts of the case, it is fully covered under the provisions of Section 9 …

Mother Was 'Shocked' To Find Unmarried Daughter Pregnant, Delay In Reporting To Police Justified: Kerala HC Quashes Case U/S 19 POCSO Act
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Mother Was 'Shocked' To Find Unmarried Daughter Pregnant, Delay In Reporting To Police Justified: Kerala HC Quashes Case U/S 19 POCSO Act

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The Kerala High Court has held that the trauma and shock of a mother coming to know of her minor, unmarried daughter's pregnancy is a justifiable reason for delay in informing the POCSO offence to the police. the trauma and shock in the mind of the mother when she hears information that her unmarried daughter is 18 weeks pregnant would …

Karnataka HC To Consider Whether POCSO Act Is Gender Neutral Or Not, Stays Proceedings Against Woman Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Minor
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Karnataka HC To Consider Whether POCSO Act Is Gender Neutral Or Not, Stays Proceedings Against Woman Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Minor

Live Law  

While staying further proceedings in a POCSO Act case registered against a 52-year-old woman on a complaint by the parents of a minor boy, the Karnataka High Court on Wednesday orally said that considering the case was against a woman it would have to lay down whether the law is gender neutral or not. Senior Advocate Hashmath Pasha appearing for …

20 Yrs Sentence U/S 4(2) POCSO Act Can't Be Imposed When Accused Was Booked Only U/S 4: Gauhati High Court
3 months, 2 weeks ago

20 Yrs Sentence U/S 4(2) POCSO Act Can't Be Imposed When Accused Was Booked Only U/S 4: Gauhati High Court

Live Law  

The Gauhati High Court at Aizwal recently set aside the judgment and sentence order passed by a Trial Court under Section 4 of the POCSO Act, on the ground the charge was framed without specifying the charge to be under 4 or 4 of the POCSO Act and the Trial Court did not put any preliminary questions to the victim …

Court acquits man in POCSO case filed by girlfriend’s father
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Court acquits man in POCSO case filed by girlfriend’s father

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: A special POCSO court in Dindoshi last month acquitted a 32-year-old man from Kurla, almost seven years after he was charged under the POCSO act, based on the complaint filed by the father of a girl, who had alleged that the man kidnapped his daughter and sexually harassed her. Court acquits man in POCSO case filed by girlfriend’s father …

Actress who accused Malayalam star Mukesh of rape withdraws complaint, says no 'support and protection from government'
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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Actress who accused Malayalam star Mukesh of rape withdraws complaint, says no 'support and protection from government'

Hindustan Times  

A 51-year-old Malayalam actress who had levelled sexual abuse allegations against several male actors, including CPI MLA M Mukesh, on Friday said she was not keen on pursuing her complaints due to "lack of support and protection from the Kerala government". Malayalam actor and MLA, Mukesh, was accused of sexual abuse by a female actor The complainant also alleged "carelessness" …

Kerala woman accuses government of neglect, drops abuse cases against actors
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Kerala woman accuses government of neglect, drops abuse cases against actors

India Today  

An actress in Kerala, who had accused prominent actors, including CPI MLA M Mukesh and Jayasurya, of sexual abuse announced on Friday her decision to withdraw her complaints. She attributed the decision to the “lack of support and protection” from the Kerala government and her “mental exhaustion”. “I would like to tell everyone that due to the government’s carelessness and …

Physical Contact With Sexual Intent Without Penetration Is Sexual Assault U/S 7 POCSO Act: Kerala High Court
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Physical Contact With Sexual Intent Without Penetration Is Sexual Assault U/S 7 POCSO Act: Kerala High Court

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court has held that any overt act which involves a physical contact with sexual intent constitutes 'sexual assault', even if there is no penetration. Justice A. Badharudeen noted that under Section 7 of POCSO Act, which defines 'sexual assault', includes within its ambit any other act which involves physical contact with sexual intent. The High Court confirmed …

Man gets 20-year RI in POCSO case in Bahraich
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Man gets 20-year RI in POCSO case in Bahraich

Hindustan Times  

In a significant judgment, Additional Sessions Judge for Protection of Children from Sexual Offences, Deep Kant Mani, has sentenced one Islam, a resident of Laukahi village, to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment under Section 6 of the POCSO Act, 2012. Following the complaint, the police registered an FIR against Islam under Sections 376, 323, 504, and 506 of the Indian …

Conviction Under Wrong Provision Of POCSO Act: Patna High Court Orders Release Of Sexagenarian After 10 Years, Enhances Victim's Compensation
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Conviction Under Wrong Provision Of POCSO Act: Patna High Court Orders Release Of Sexagenarian After 10 Years, Enhances Victim's Compensation

Live Law  

The Patna High Court has ordered the release of a man in his sixties, previously convicted by a Sessions Court for the rape of his 12-year-old niece, citing the application of a wrong provision of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012. Learned Trial Court has not noticed the facts that the alleged offence has been committed in …

The Unintended Victims: How POCSO Affects Adolescents' Autonomy And Access To Health
4 months ago

The Unintended Victims: How POCSO Affects Adolescents' Autonomy And Access To Health

Live Law  

In the last six months almost every High Court has faced the question of criminalization of romantic relationships under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012. Giving the judges of these special courts controlled discretionary powers under the POCSO Act itself would not only make the legal process short but also ensure that the trial remains child-friendly and …

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