Minor's Deposition Should Be Completed Expeditiously, Bombay High Court Seeks Explanation From Trial Judge On Delay
3 years, 1 month ago

Minor's Deposition Should Be Completed Expeditiously, Bombay High Court Seeks Explanation From Trial Judge On Delay

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The Bombay High Court has said that in cases under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, where the victims are minor, the trial court should complete the deposition of the victim as expeditiously as possible. The court, in the case at hand, has also called for a report from the concerned trial court since there was no progress in the trial and only one witness had been examined despite the High Court passing an order to expedite the trial in 2019 itself. "Considering that there is no progress in the trial, a report be called for from the learned Sessions Judge, Court Room No.28, Greater Mumbai, to enable the learned Judge to submit his report, as to why there has been delay in the conclusion of the trial and why the prosecutrix has not been examined till date," the court noted. The court also directed the Registry to forthwith communicate the order passed to the concerned court either telephonically/fax/e-mail or a Special Messenger to enable the Judge to submit a report.

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Grabbing minor's breasts, breaking pyjama's string not attempt to rape: Allahabad High Court
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Grabbing minor's breasts, breaking pyjama's string not attempt to rape: Allahabad High Court

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Grabbing minor's breasts, breaking pyjama's string not attempt to rape: Allahabad High Court The Allahabad High Court was hearing a case of an 11-year-old girl who was sexually assaulted by two men in Uttar Pradesh in 2021. Grabbing a minor girl's breasts, breaking her pyjama strings and trying to drag her beneath the culvert does not constitute rape or an …

Thane court sentences man to 20 years RI for sexually assault of 6-year-old girl
2 days, 9 hours ago

Thane court sentences man to 20 years RI for sexually assault of 6-year-old girl

Hindustan Times  

Thane, A special court in Maharashtra's Thane district sentenced a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for aggravated sexual assault of a six-year-old girl. Thane court sentences man to 20 years RI for sexually assault of 6-year-old girl Special judge D S Deshmukh found the 38-year-old accused, a resident of Bhayandar, guilty of charges under sections 376 and 376 …

Pressing, touching minor’s lips without sexual advances not ‘aggravated sexual assault’: Delhi High Court
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1 week, 5 days ago

Pressing, touching minor’s lips without sexual advances not ‘aggravated sexual assault’: Delhi High Court

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court has said in the absence of sexually motivated advances, touching and pressing the minor girl’s lips and sleeping next to her cannot attract prosecution for “aggravated sexual assault” under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma observed the acts might violate her dignity and outrage her modesty but without “overt or …

[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, 6 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 …

Complaint By Men Against Women Not Gospel Truth: Kerala HC Grants Bail To Mother Accused Of Sexually Abusing Breast-Feeding Daughter
2 weeks, 1 day 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. …

Schoolgirl assaulted by two minors in Bengaluru, Pocso case under investigation
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Schoolgirl assaulted by two minors in Bengaluru, Pocso case under investigation

India Today  

A young schoolgirl was sexually assaulted by two minor boys while she was returning home from school in Anekal Taluk in Karnataka’s Bengaluru Rural district. Recently, a constable from Bengaluru’s Bommanahalli police station was arrested for raping a 17-year-old girl. She had earlier approached the police earlier to file a sexual assault case against another boy, reportedly her boyfriend. The …

Pocso case registered over alleged sexual abuse of minor girl by minor brother in Kerala
2 weeks, 2 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 …

POCSO Act: All India Annual Digest 2024
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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 …

Bombay High Court grants bail to mother accused of sexually assaulting own child
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Bombay High Court grants bail to mother accused of sexually assaulting own child

India Today  

The Bombay High Court has granted bail to a 28-year-old mother accused of severely abusing and sexually assaulting her five-year-old son, observing that no mother would beat her own child, as alleged in the case. He pointed out that the woman had taken the child to multiple hospitals for treatment, demonstrating that she had done everything possible to provide the …

Bombay High Court grants bail to man booked for raping minor girl
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Bombay High Court grants bail to man booked for raping minor girl

Op India  

A 24-year-old man who was charged with raping a 14-year-old girl was granted bail by the Bombay High Court on 17th February. The court noted that the victim ‘voluntarily’ stayed with the accused for four days and had ‘sufficient knowledge’ and ‘capacity’ to understand the ‘full consequence of her acts’. Prima facie the statement appears to be suspect.” “The conduct …

14 Y/O Girl Had 'Sufficient Knowledge & Capacity' To Understand Her Actions: Bombay HC Grants Bail To POCSO Accused
3 weeks, 6 days ago

14 Y/O Girl Had 'Sufficient Knowledge & Capacity' To Understand Her Actions: Bombay HC Grants Bail To POCSO Accused

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The Bombay High Court on Monday granted bail to a 24-year-old man booked for raping a 14-year-old minor girl, noting that the victim had 'sufficient knowledge' and 'capacity' to know the 'full import of her actions' as she 'voluntarily' stayed with the accused for 4 days. In its 10-page order, a bench of Justice Milind Jadhav considered the statements of …

'Country's Image Tarnished' : Patna High Court Raps State Police Over 'Lethargic' Approach In US Minor's Sexual Abuse Case
3 weeks, 6 days ago

'Country's Image Tarnished' : Patna High Court Raps State Police Over 'Lethargic' Approach In US Minor's Sexual Abuse Case

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The Patna High Court on Monday came down heavily on the Bihar Police for its “lethargic and lackadaisical” approach in handling the sexual abuse case of a 13-year-old foreign national, stating that the role of the police authority in the matter had “tarnished the image of the country where protection of justice, social, political and economic was granted in the …

Odisha HC overturns POCSO court decision referring major accused to juvenile board
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Odisha HC overturns POCSO court decision referring major accused to juvenile board

New Indian Express  

CUTTACK: The Orissa High Court has set aside the order of Special POCSO Court, Sambalpur, referring a 20-year-old accused to the Juvenile Justice Board simply because he was a minor at the inception of a continuing offence of alleged rape. The accused shall be tried strictly in accordance with law, as a major, without recourse to the protective provisions of …

'Raises Concerns About Competence Of Judge': Orissa HC Sets Aside Order In POCSO Case Wrongly Treating Major Accused As 'Juvenile'
1 month ago

'Raises Concerns About Competence Of Judge': Orissa HC Sets Aside Order In POCSO Case Wrongly Treating Major Accused As 'Juvenile'

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The Orissa High Court has heavily criticized a Special Court under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offence Act for treating an accused as 'juvenile' and referring the case to Juvenile Justice Board despite having enough materials to suggest that the last act in the 'continuing offence' was committed by the accused much after he attained majority. While reprimanding the …

Juvenile tried as adult, gets 20-yr jail in rape case
1 month ago

Juvenile tried as adult, gets 20-yr jail in rape case

New Indian Express  

LUCKNOW: A special POCSO court, on Monday, sentenced a juvenile to 20 years of imprisonment in connection with his involvement in the rape of the three-year old girl. Special POCSO court judge Vijendra Tripathi clarified that if the convict failed to deposited the penalty, he would have to serve three additional months in jail. However, considering the crime as heinous, …

Juvenile tried as adult sentenced to 20 years for raping three-year-old in Lucknow
1 month ago

Juvenile tried as adult sentenced to 20 years for raping three-year-old in Lucknow

New Indian Express  

LUCKNOW: A special POCSO court, on Monday, sentenced a juvenile to 20 years of imprisonment for raping a three-year-old girl. Special POCSO court judge Vijendra Tripathi clarified that if the convict failed to deposit the penalty, he would have to serve three additional months in jail. However, considering the crime committed by the juvenile as heinous, the Juvenile Justice Board …

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, 1 week 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, 1 week 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 …

Thane court acquits man in 2018 sexual assault case due to weak prosecution
1 month, 1 week ago

Thane court acquits man in 2018 sexual assault case due to weak prosecution

Hindustan Times  

A court in Maharashtra's Thane district has acquitted a man accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy in 2018, reprimanding the prosecution for a "half-hearted" investigation. A judge in Maharashtra's Thane district acquitted a man accused of sexually abusing a 15-year-old child in 2018, criticising the prosecution for conducting a "half-hearted" probe. The court of special judge P R Ashturkar, …

Madras HC acquits Pocso convict for lack of corroborative evidence
1 month, 2 weeks 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 …

A Minor Rape Survivor In Our Country Would Rather Suffer Silently Than Falsely Implicate Someone: Allahabad High Court
1 month, 2 weeks ago

A Minor Rape Survivor In Our Country Would Rather Suffer Silently Than Falsely Implicate Someone: Allahabad High Court

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Denying bail to a man accused of raping a minor girl, the Allahabad High Court has recently observed that in our country, a minor girl, who is a victim of sexual aggression, would rather suffer silently than implicate somebody falsely. A bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar Singh said that the Court must keep in mind while appreciating the evidence of …

32-yr-old gets 5-yr jail term for molesting 6-yr-old girl
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32-yr-old gets 5-yr jail term for molesting 6-yr-old girl

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: A special POCSO court sentenced a 32-year-old Vikroli resident to five years imprisonment for molesting a six-year-old girl while she was playing near her house in a parked rickshaw. 32-yr-old gets 5-yr jail term for molesting 6-yr-old girl The incident, according to the prosecution, took place in July 2022 when the girl was playing and the accused, who was …

Mangaluru court sentences man to 20 years RI for raping, impregnating minor
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Mangaluru court sentences man to 20 years RI for raping, impregnating minor

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An Additional District and Sessions-cum-Fast Track Court in Mangaluru on Tuesday, sentenced a 43-year-old man from Dharmasthala to 20 years rigorous imprisonment after finding him guilty of repeatedly raping and impregnating a 15-year-old girl. The judge directed the District Legal Services Authority to pay ₹6.45 lakh compensation to the victim girl under the victim compensation scheme. Leading the prosecution initiated …

Maharashtra: School driver gets relief after 'assault' turns out to be urinary infection
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Maharashtra: School driver gets relief after 'assault' turns out to be urinary infection

India Today  

A 25-year-old school bus driver accused of sexually assaulting a six-year-old girl was granted anticipatory bail by the Bombay High Court after the minor's father said that the complaint in the case was due to a 'misunderstanding'. A single-judge Bombay High Court bench granted anticipatory bail this week after the driver's counsel, advocates Sudip Pasbola and Piyush Toshnival, drew the …

Sexual assault of children by trusted persons frequent: Delhi HC
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Sexual assault of children by trusted persons frequent: Delhi HC

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, The Delhi High Court has denied bail to a man accused of sexually assaulting his minor neighbour and said sexual assault among children by trusted persons was frequent. Sexual assault of children by trusted persons frequent: Delhi HC Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma made the observation while denying bail to the man accused of sexual harassment and aggravated sexual …

Madras HC forms SIT to probe leak of minor survivor’s statement in sexual assault case
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Madras HC forms SIT to probe leak of minor survivor’s statement in sexual assault case

Hindustan Times  

The Madras high court on Friday constituted a special investigation team in addition to a SIT that was already appointed by the Supreme Court in the case of a 10-year-old girl who was sexually assaulted in Chennai. The Madras high court on Friday constituted a special investigation team in addition to a SIT that was already appointed by the Supreme …

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 …

Bombay High Court orders fast-tracked trial in the Badlapur sexual assault case
2 months, 1 week ago

Bombay High Court orders fast-tracked trial in the Badlapur sexual assault case

The Hindu  

The Bombay High Court on Monday directed a swift trial in the Badlapur sexual assault case of two kindergarten children and said that the case must be fast-tracked as the victims who are just four and five years old, are young children. Mr. Venegaonkar also submitted to the Bench that the children would get free of cost education till class …

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

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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 …

Case Transferred To POCSO Court After 8-Yrs Trial: Gujarat HC Says Police, Prosecution & Trial Court Prima Facie Failed In Discharging Duty
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Case Transferred To POCSO Court After 8-Yrs Trial: Gujarat HC Says Police, Prosecution & Trial Court Prima Facie Failed In Discharging Duty

Live Law  

The Gujarat High Court recently lamented the failure on part of the Police, the prosecution and the trial court in an assault case, which came to be transferred to a POCSO Court, eight years after commencement of trial. “Prima facie, it is very strange and also shameful on the part of the entire law enforcing and law adjudicating machinery that …

HC refuses to stop POCSO-accused woman’s access to minor daughter
2 months, 2 weeks ago

HC refuses to stop POCSO-accused woman’s access to minor daughter

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: The Bombay high court on Tuesday refused to interfere with a Pune family court order, setting out an arrangement of sequential alternate access to a minor girl child, of 15 days each between her father and mother. A vacation bench of justice Somasekhar Sundaresan refused to pass any interim order on the petition filed by the woman’s estranged husband, …

‘Physical relations’ cannot automatically mean sexual assault, rules Delhi High court
2 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Physical relations’ cannot automatically mean sexual assault, rules Delhi High court

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi high court has acquitted a man in a Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act case, saying that the use of phrase ‘physical relations’ by the minor survivor cannot automatically mean sexual assault, PTI reported. The bench observed that it was unclear how the trial court concluded that there was any sexual assault when the minor survivor had …

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

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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

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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 …

'Fictitious Evidence': Rajasthan Court Acquits Suspended Judicial Officer, His Clerks In Minor Boy Sexual Assault Case
2 months, 3 weeks ago

'Fictitious Evidence': Rajasthan Court Acquits Suspended Judicial Officer, His Clerks In Minor Boy Sexual Assault Case

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A special POCSO Court in Rajasthan's Bharatpur district last week acquitted suspended judicial officer Jitendra Singh Guliya and his two clerks in connection with a case lodged against them on the allegations of repeatedly sodomising, sexually assaulting a minor boy and also threatening his family members of implicating them in false cases. The Court also took into account the discrepancies …

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

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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 …

Ghatkopar resident sentenced to 20-yr jail for raping 8-yr-old
3 months, 1 week ago

Ghatkopar resident sentenced to 20-yr jail for raping 8-yr-old

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: A special POCSO court on Tuesday sentenced a 33-year-old Ghatkopar resident to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting an eight-year-old girl residing in his neighbourhood. The court observed that the prosecution was able to prove the accused had committed aggravated penetrative sexual assault on the child. Ghatkopar resident sentenced to 20-yr jail for raping 8-yr-old The girl …

POCSO Act | Absence Of Semen In Penetrative Sexual Assault Will Not Weaken Victim's Testimony: Punjab & Haryana High Court
3 months, 2 weeks ago

POCSO Act | Absence Of Semen In Penetrative Sexual Assault Will Not Weaken Victim's Testimony: Punjab & Haryana High Court

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The Punjab and Haryana High Court has said that in case of penetrative sexual assault under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, victim's testimony cannot be question merely on the ground that no semen is detected in the DNA report.Bench of Justice Sureshwar Thakur and Justice Sudeepti Sharma said, "when in the event of any penetrative sexual …

Headmaster Guardian Of Entire School, Must Immediately Intimate Authorities Of Incidents Under POCSO Act: Madras HC Refuses To Quash Proceedings
3 months, 2 weeks ago

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

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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, 2 weeks ago

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

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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 …

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, 3 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

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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 …

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

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

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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 …

Patna High Court Acquits Rape Accused, Finds Victim's Testimony Unreliable
4 months ago

Patna High Court Acquits Rape Accused, Finds Victim's Testimony Unreliable

Live Law  

The Patna High Court has acquitted an accused in a rape case, finding the victim's testimony to be unreliable. The Court noted that the victim's statement in court significantly differed from her initial written statement to the police, and there were serious contradictions in both her statement and her conduct, making her untrustworthy. As a result, the Court held that …

Anna Nagar POCSO case | Supreme Court stays order for CBI probe into sexual assault of minor in Chennai
4 months, 1 week ago

Anna Nagar POCSO case | Supreme Court stays order for CBI probe into sexual assault of minor in Chennai

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court has stayed an order passed by the Madras High Court on October 1 transferring the investigation in a Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act case from the Anna Nagar All Women Police Station in Chennai to the Central Bureau of Investigation. Passing interim orders on a criminal appeal preferred by the Greater Chennai City Police, the …

Adult Sexual Predators Ought Not To Be Afforded Leeway By Micro Analysis Of Child Victim's Testimony: Sikkim High Court
4 months, 1 week ago

Adult Sexual Predators Ought Not To Be Afforded Leeway By Micro Analysis Of Child Victim's Testimony: Sikkim High Court

Live Law  

The Sikkim High Court recently set aside the judgment of a Trial Court by which it acquitted a person charged with Sections 9 and 9 of POCSO Act and Section 354 of IPC on the ground that Trial Court was in error in acquitting the accused despite the unwavering evidence of the child victim on record and her evidence being …

High Court Upholds Conviction Despite Girl's Testimony Being Unshaken
4 months, 3 weeks ago

High Court Upholds Conviction Despite Girl's Testimony Being Unshaken

Live Law  

The Rajasthan High Court has upheld a 33-year-old trial court order convicting a man for attempting to rape a minor girl. Despite the lengthy cross-examination by the defense, the court found that the girl's statement had not been shaken and that the evidence of the assault had been established through the FSL report.

Arunachal rape-molestation case: Death sentence for prime accused, 20 years RI for two others
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Arunachal rape-molestation case: Death sentence for prime accused, 20 years RI for two others

New Indian Express  

GUWAHATI: A special POCSO court at Yupia in Arunachal Pradesh awarded death sentence to the prime accused and 20 years of rigorous imprisonment to two others in a 2022 case of alleged rape and molestation of 21 minor students. ‘Shocked’ that a Special Court in Arunachal granted bail to the prime accused, the Gauhati High Court had in July last …

"Juveniles Treated Too Leniently In This Country, Legislature Has Still Not Learnt Any Lessons From Horrors Of Nirbhaya": MP High Court
6 months ago

"Juveniles Treated Too Leniently In This Country, Legislature Has Still Not Learnt Any Lessons From Horrors Of Nirbhaya": MP High Court

Live Law  

While upholding the conviction of a juvenile for rape of a four-year-old girl, the Madhya Pradesh High Court lamented the "lenient" laws in the country so far as juvenile offenders are concerned. Justice Subodh Abhyankar sitting at Indore observed, “Court is once again at pains to observe that juveniles in this country are being treated rather too leniently, and that …

Bombay High Court Upholds Life Sentence Of Man Convicted For Sexually Abusing Five Minor Girls
6 months, 1 week ago

Bombay High Court Upholds Life Sentence Of Man Convicted For Sexually Abusing Five Minor Girls

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday upheld the conviction and the life sentence imposed on a 40-year-old man, who was convicted for sexually abusing at least five minor girls.A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite-Dere and Prithviraj Chavan upheld the March 29, 2014 judgment of a special court in Thane, which convicted Ramesh Gopnur for raping five minor girls and …

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