Guest Column: The scourge of child abuse, lessons not learnt
1 year ago

Guest Column: The scourge of child abuse, lessons not learnt

Hindustan Times  

In 2012, a child abuse horror at Apna Ghar, a non-governmental organisation -run shelter home in Rohtak, was unearthed — a horror story of 103 children with disabilities being abused. The Commission for Protection of Child Rights Act, 2005, enjoins constitution of National Commission and State Commissions for Protection of Child Rights, and Children’s Courts for providing speedy trial of offences against children or of violation of child rights. On April 9, 2013, in a petition of National Commission for Protection of Child Rights, the high court directed the state of Punjab, Haryana and UT of Chandigarh to constitute State Commissions for Protection of Child Rights forthwith, for protection and implementation of child rights under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012. Immediate medical examination, seizing all electronic gadgets of accused and school staff, recording of statements of children as per POCSO mandate, and specifying a children’s court for speedy trial through in-camera proceedings, are possible measures.

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Chandigarh: Madrasa teacher held for sexually assaulting minor boy
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Chandigarh: Madrasa teacher held for sexually assaulting minor boy

Hindustan Times  

A 24-year-old teacher at a madrasa in Manimajra was arrested on Friday for allegedly sexually assaulting a 13-year-old student. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} Police said during school hours, the teacher called the boy and asked him to massage his legs, following which, he touched him inappropriately. {{^usCountry}} {{/usCountry}} The accused has been charged under the Protection of Children from Sexual …

Badlapur assault case: SIT registers FIR against school authorities
4 months ago

Badlapur assault case: SIT registers FIR against school authorities

Op India  

The special investigation team for Badlapur sexual assault against minors has registered an FIR against the school authorities, for not complying with the provisions of section 19 of the POCSO Act which mandates that every authority when they come to know about any such kind of sexual assault against minors are obligated to report this to police authorities for further …

Pocso case: Delhi court says punishment must correspond to offence
5 months ago

Pocso case: Delhi court says punishment must correspond to offence

Hindustan Times  

The punishment awarded to a convict should be commensurate with the gravity of offence in order to serve as an effective deterrent to like-minded people, a Delhi court said while sentencing a man for raping a minor girl in 2019. Additional sessions judge Susheel Bala Dagar sentenced Ashraf Rain to life imprisonment under section 6 of the Prevention of Children …

POCSO Act Often Misused To Settle Personal Scores, Even In Matrimonial Disputes False Accusations Made To Deny Custody To Father: Kerala HC
5 months, 2 weeks ago

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

Live Law  

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 …

5-year-old girl sexually assaulted, murdered in Goa; 20 labourers detained
8 months, 1 week ago

5-year-old girl sexually assaulted, murdered in Goa; 20 labourers detained

India Today  

The body of a five-year-old girl was found behind a construction site in South Goa's Vasco area, with the police confirming that she was sexually assaulted and strangulated to death. Superintendent of Police South Goa, Sunita Sawant said that post-mortem examination of the body revealed that the victim was sexually assaulted first and then smothered to death. The Vasco Police, …

Every Citizen Should Fight Against Child Abuse: APSLSA
10 months ago

Every Citizen Should Fight Against Child Abuse: APSLSA

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh State Legal Services Authority member secretary Majji Babitha on Sunday said the police, the judiciary, and the child welfare department have to work in unison to punish offenders in crimes against children. Not just officials, but every citizen should take responsibility to protect children from sexual harassment, Babitha said, speaking at the end of a two-day state-level …

School Principal Booked Under POCSO Act
1 year, 4 months ago

School Principal Booked Under POCSO Act

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: A school principal was booked under the Pocso Act for misbehaving with a 16-year-old Class 10 student of his school in Budwal, Mailardevpally. During the night when her parents counselled her, the victim said that her school principal was misbehaving with her, passing comments like “you look beautiful” and asking her to kiss him, police said. The victim’s parents …

Hyderabad Man Gets 5 Year RI in POCSO Case
1 year, 4 months ago

Hyderabad Man Gets 5 Year RI in POCSO Case

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Special Judge for PoCSO cases at Medchal D Venkatesham on Wednesday sentenced D Mahesh Prakash, accused of sexually abusing two girls at Alwal in May 2020, to rigorous imprisonment for five years. The girls, who were four years of age at the time of the incident, detailed before the court how the accused abused them, resulting in his …

POCSO Act Is Gender Neutral, Misleading To Argue ‘It Is Gender-Based Legislation And Is Being Misused’: Delhi High Court
1 year, 4 months ago

POCSO Act Is Gender Neutral, Misleading To Argue ‘It Is Gender-Based Legislation And Is Being Misused’: Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has observed that the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, is a gender-neutral legislation and that it is insensitive to argue that the law is being misused.While dealing with a POCSO case where the accused submitted that the enactment is a gender-based law and therefore is being misused, Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma said:“To say …

Cops book PT teacher for abusing Class 8 girl in Attapur
1 year, 4 months ago

Cops book PT teacher for abusing Class 8 girl in Attapur

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The PT instructor of a private school on Saturday was charged for misbehaving and harassing girl students at Attapur. The accused, Vishnu, was not only harassing girls in the school but also making phone calls, parents of one victim complained to the Attapur police. “He used to touch my daughter’s chest and referred to her and other girls as …

[POCSO Act] When “Ring Of Truth” Found In Victim's Story, Her Non-Examination By Police Is Of No Consequence: Calcutta High Court
1 year, 5 months ago

[POCSO Act] When “Ring Of Truth” Found In Victim's Story, Her Non-Examination By Police Is Of No Consequence: Calcutta High Court

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court has recently upheld the conviction of a boy who allegedly “pawed” at a minor girl while she was accompanied by her mother in a public area. A single-judge bench of Justice Siddhartha Roy Chowdhury upheld the conviction on the basis on the minor’s testimony and noted that non-examination of the victim by the Police would be …

POCSO Cases: Special public prosecutors in T.N. get competency enhancement training
1 year, 11 months ago

POCSO Cases: Special public prosecutors in T.N. get competency enhancement training

The Hindu  

Despite the many hurdles faced, by and large public prosecutors in Tamil Nadu have shown a lot of sensitivity when it comes to cases under the POCSO Act, 2012, as everyone has the protection of children in mind, said Justice P. N. Prakash, Judge, Madras High Court and Chair, POCSO and Juvenile Justice Committee. Justice Prakash was speaking at the …

Setting Up POCSO Fast Track Courts Will Be Futile Unless More Judges Are Appointed : Justice BV Nagarathna
2 years ago

Setting Up POCSO Fast Track Courts Will Be Futile Unless More Judges Are Appointed : Justice BV Nagarathna

Live Law  

"In the context of child sexual abuse it is necessary to administer child friendly justice at the highest attainable level. Justice that is accessible, age appropriate, speedy, adapted to and focussed on the needs and rights of the child", said Supreme Court judge Justice BV Nagarathna on Saturday while addressing the gathering at the 2-day National Stakeholders Consultation organised by …

POCSO| Judges Must Remember That Children May Use Different Vocabulary For Sex Abuse : CJI DY Chandrachud
2 years ago

POCSO| Judges Must Remember That Children May Use Different Vocabulary For Sex Abuse : CJI DY Chandrachud

Live Law  

The Chief Justice of India Dr. D. Y. Chandrachud today gave a keynote speech at the inaugural ceremony of the two-days National Annual Stakeholders Consultation on Child Protection organised by the Supreme Court Committee on Juvenile Justice which is headed by Justice S. Ravindra Bhat.The Chief Justice of India started his address by quoting Nelson Mandela that, "There can be …

POCSO case against Nellore school head, bus driver
2 years ago

POCSO case against Nellore school head, bus driver

Deccan Chronicle  

Tirupati: Balaji Nagar Police have booked a case under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act against the correspondent of a private school and its bus driver for allegedly abusing an eighth standard girl student sexually. Two days ago, the mother of the girl student had staged a sit-in for more than two hours before the correspondent's Nakshatra School located …

School PRO booked for harassing nine-year-old girl
2 years, 1 month ago

School PRO booked for harassing nine-year-old girl

Deccan Chronicle  

TIRUPATI: Vedayapalem police on Saturday arrested a 28-year-old man working as a PRO for a private school in Kothur of Nellore, under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act and SC/ST atrocities Act, for allegedly harassing a nine-year-old Class IV girl. Circle inspector K. Narasimha Rao said the police received a complaint by the parents of the minor girl …

Chief Justice of Telangana HC calls for war against child abuse
2 years, 1 month ago

Chief Justice of Telangana HC calls for war against child abuse

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Chief Justice of the Telangana High Court Justice Ujjal Bhuyan has called for a war against child abuse, as they had risen to alarming levels. It was aimed at sensitising stakeholders from Telangana State Judicial Academy, Justice Juvenile Committee and Telangana High Court on appropriate implementation of the Act. Chief Justice Bhuyan mentioned the book, ‘Every Child Matters’ by …

[POCSO Act] Child Sexual Abuse Increasing Alarmingly, Courts Must Imbibe Legislative Wisdom: Delhi High Court
2 years, 2 months ago

[POCSO Act] Child Sexual Abuse Increasing Alarmingly, Courts Must Imbibe Legislative Wisdom: Delhi High Court

Live Law  

Observing that offences against minors, especially sexual assault, are increasing alarmingly, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday stressed that it is necessary for the courts to "imbibe the legislative wisdom" behind enactment of the Protection of Children Against Sexual Offences Act. Observing that rape is a heinous crime which is abhorrent not only as against the victim but also against …

Sexual abuse of children in Hyderabad schools on the rise
2 years, 2 months ago

Sexual abuse of children in Hyderabad schools on the rise

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Children are becoming victims of sexual abuse in educational institutions, both government and private schools, as a consequence of lax law enforcement. In a recent case, Naga Madhu, a child helpline team member working with Divya Disha, a non-governmental organisation that works to protect children’s rights, stated that 4 to 6 girls were rescued less than a month ago …

The persecution of consent
2 years, 2 months ago

The persecution of consent

The Hindu  

Meena* and her classmate Ravi had liked each other from the time they were in school together. A 2017 study by the Indian Council for Child Welfare on children apprehended under the POCSO Act for elopement in Tamil Nadu indicated that of the 118 boys who were apprehended for various sexual crimes under the Act and brought before the Juvenile …

POCSO Case Against Minor Can Be Quashed On Parties Arriving At Mutual Settlement: Karnataka High Court
2 years, 3 months ago

POCSO Case Against Minor Can Be Quashed On Parties Arriving At Mutual Settlement: Karnataka High Court

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court on Friday allowed a petition filed by a minor boy and set aside the investigation initiated against him under sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor girl, following a mutual settlement having arrived at between the parties. It would not be inapt to notice that young children …

Madrassa teacher booked under POCSO for sexually abusing 14-year-old boy for two months
2 years, 3 months ago

Madrassa teacher booked under POCSO for sexually abusing 14-year-old boy for two months

Firstpost  

The accused, police said, used to take the victim to his room and abuse him after which he would scare him into silence by threatening him with dire consequences if he told anyone about this New Delhi: The 21-year-old Madrassa teacher who was on Sunday arrested for allegedly sodomising a 14-year-old boy in Hyderabad on Sunday has been booked under …

POCSO: a case study
2 years, 8 months ago

POCSO: a case study

The Hindu  

Geetha* says she remembers feeling helpless and daunted when she decided to file a complaint after she found out that her husband had sexually abused their daughter. The number of cases registered under the POCSO Act in Tamil Nadu has seen a steady increase 2012 43 2013 660 2014 1088 2015 1574 2016 1654 2017 1667 2018 2126 2019 2465 …

Cannot Expect Victim Child To Speak About The Occurrence In A Parrot Version: Madras HC Reverses Acquittal Of School Teacher For Sexually Assaulting 4 Year Old Student
3 years, 2 months ago

Cannot Expect Victim Child To Speak About The Occurrence In A Parrot Version: Madras HC Reverses Acquittal Of School Teacher For Sexually Assaulting 4 Year Old Student

Live Law  

The Madras High Court has recently set aside a trial court order acquitting a school teacher in Puducherry who had been charged with sexual assaulting a minor student by observing that a four-year old child cannot be expected to give cogent evidence regarding the sexual assault suffered. Justice P. Velmurugan observed, "The victim being a child, who only aged about …

No lowering of age limit to 16 from 18 for serious POCSO cases: What it means, challenges of preventing child sexual abuse
3 years, 4 months ago

No lowering of age limit to 16 from 18 for serious POCSO cases: What it means, challenges of preventing child sexual abuse

Firstpost  

POCSO Act was amended in order to make it more effective in dealing with cases of child sex abuse in the country and notified on 6 August, 2019 and made effective from 16 August, 2019 A parliamentary panel decided not to push for lowering the age limit to 16 years from 18 years for juveniles involved in serious POCSO cases …

Expanding the scope of POCSO
3 years, 6 months ago

Expanding the scope of POCSO

The Hindu  

Over the last nine years, India has sought to “protect children from offences of sexual assault, sexual harassment and pornography” through the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. With growing international jurisprudence around these issues, and in line with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, India must revise its legal and procedural methods to deal with …

SC Issues Guidelines for Expeditious Trial of Cases Under POCSO Act
6 years, 7 months ago

SC Issues Guidelines for Expeditious Trial of Cases Under POCSO Act

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has issued a set of directions to ensure the swift and efficient trial of cases involving rape of children below the age of 12 years. The bench emphasized the importance of adhering to the provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses (POCSO) Act of 2012 and highlighted the need to complete cases within six months …

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