Mumbai: Over 50% victims in rape cases are minor
3 years ago

Mumbai: Over 50% victims in rape cases are minor

India Today  

The data released by the non-profit Praja Foundation shows that over half of the rape cases recorded in Mumbai last year were committed against minors. As per TOI, while special courts set up under the POCSO Act are supposed to give out judgments within a year, many cases were delayed. As of the end of 2020, trials in 28 per cent of total POCSO cases were not even done in special POCSO courts. Nitai Mehta, trustee of Praja Foundation was quoted as saying by TOI, "The implementation of special laws such as POCSO needs to be effectively monitored-- ensuring special courts try POCSO cases and dispose them off within a year as prescribed by the Act."

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Jodhpur: Pocso court awards life imprisonment to 31-yr-old man for raping minor girl
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Jodhpur: Pocso court awards life imprisonment to 31-yr-old man for raping minor girl

Hindustan Times  

A 31-year-old man was awarded life imprisonment by the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences act cases court in Jodhpur on Monday in the rape case of a 12-year-old girl. The court also recommended financial assistance of ₹ 5 lakh for the minor child. “Given the gravity of the offense, the ages of both the minor girl and the perpetrator, …

Man gets 20-year RI in POCSO case in Bahraich
1 month 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
1 month 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 …

Arunachal rape-molestation case: Death sentence for prime accused, 20 years RI for two others
2 months, 4 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 …

Man gets 20 years jail for raping minor in Uttar Pradesh
3 months ago

Man gets 20 years jail for raping minor in Uttar Pradesh

The Hindu  

A POCSO court here sentenced a 22-year-old man to 20 years in prison for raping a minor girl, a government lawyer said on Thursday, September 19, 2024. Additional District Government Counsel Shubham Mishra said that on Wednesday, Special Judge of the POCSO Court Kumar Mayank also fined the accused ₹28,000. Citing the father's complaint, Mr. Mishra said the incident had …

"Juveniles Treated Too Leniently In This Country, Legislature Has Still Not Learnt Any Lessons From Horrors Of Nirbhaya": MP High Court
3 months, 1 week 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 …

Man sentenced to 30-year imprisonment for sexually assaulting minor girl
3 months, 1 week ago

Man sentenced to 30-year imprisonment for sexually assaulting minor girl

The Hindu  

The District and Sessions Court in Kalaburagi has sentenced Shamrao Chikkanagaon, a resident of Kamalapur taluk in Kalaburagi district, to 30 years imprisonment for sexually assaulting a minor girl. As per details provided by Shanthaveer B. Tuppad, public prosecutor in the case, the accused on January 5, 2023, sexually abused the minor with a promise of marriage and threatened to …

Fast-track courts offer more hope for rape victims: Report
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Fast-track courts offer more hope for rape victims: Report

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI Fast-track special courts are much more efficient than other courts in handling rape cases and those related to the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, a report released by the India Child Protection said on Wednesday. The report, titled ‘Fast Tracking Justice’ and focusing on the role of FTSCs in reducing case backlogs, said such courts across India …

14,731 sexual crimes against girls reported from Rajasthan since 2021: Govt data
5 months, 1 week ago

14,731 sexual crimes against girls reported from Rajasthan since 2021: Govt data

Hindustan Times  

As many as 14,731 cases of sexual crimes against minor girls were recorded under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act Act between 2021 and 2024 in Rajasthan, state government stated in the legislative assembly. According to the data available with the government, the top five districts with the highest number of cases registered between June 2021 and June …

Media should not publish details that identify minor sexual assault victims: Judge
7 months ago

Media should not publish details that identify minor sexual assault victims: Judge

The Hindu  

Media organisations can be booked if they publish any details leading to identification of minor sexual assault victims, said Udupi Fast Track Sessions Court-1 Judge Shrinivasa Suvarna in Udupi on Tuesday. Speaking a workshop on the ‘POCSO Act and Media’ organised by Udupi Union of Working Journalists, Mr. Suvarna said the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act provides special …

Minor raped for months, impregnated in Karnataka's Hubballi, 19-year-old arrested
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Minor raped for months, impregnated in Karnataka's Hubballi, 19-year-old arrested

India Today  

A 19-year-old man was arrested on charges of raping a minor girl for months and impregnating her in Karnataka's Hubballi. According to the police, the accused allegedly raped the 17-year-old girl several times between January 1, this year, until May 3. "Acting on the complaint, we registered a case and arrested the accused and are ensuring all further police action …

Any Person Regardless Of Gender & Age Can Be Accused Under POCSO Act: Kerala High Court Refuses To Quash Case Against Minor
9 months, 1 week ago

Any Person Regardless Of Gender & Age Can Be Accused Under POCSO Act: Kerala High Court Refuses To Quash Case Against Minor

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court has held that any person regardless of gender and age can be an accused under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012.It thus refused to quash the proceedings pending under the Act against a minor. The Kerala High Court has held that any person regardless of gender and age can be an accused under …

S.19 POCSO Act Doesn't Obligate Doctor To "Investigate And Gather Knowledge" Of Sexual Assault To Report It To Police: Karnataka High Court
9 months, 3 weeks ago

S.19 POCSO Act Doesn't Obligate Doctor To "Investigate And Gather Knowledge" Of Sexual Assault To Report It To Police: Karnataka High Court

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has held that Sections 19 and 21 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act puts an obligation on a doctor to inform the relevant authorities when she/he has knowledge of an offence under the Act. The prosecution opposed the plea saying as the material placed on record by the prosecution do establish the knowledge …

Child abuse: Worrisome rise in acquittals in Chandigarh as victims retract statements
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Child abuse: Worrisome rise in acquittals in Chandigarh as victims retract statements

Hindustan Times  

Amid the worrying surge in sexual violence against children in Chandigarh, another disconcerting trend has emerged. As per figures made available by police, as many as 60 cases were registered under the Protection of Children against Sexual Offences Act in 2020. ‘Most accused known to victims’ According to public prosecutors dealing with POCSO cases, in most acquittals, the version of …

Victim's Age Not Proved, POCSO Offence Not Established: Madras HC Sets Aside Man's Conviction For Allegedly Raping Neighbour On False Promise To Marry
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Victim's Age Not Proved, POCSO Offence Not Established: Madras HC Sets Aside Man's Conviction For Allegedly Raping Neighbour On False Promise To Marry

Live Law  

The Madras High Court recently set aside the conviction and sentence imposed on a man accused of allegedly committing sexual assault on his neighbour on the false promise to marry. Justice KK Ramakrishnan observed that the prosecution had failed to prove the age of the victim girl to constitute an offence under the Prevention of Children From Sexual Offences Act. …

20-year jail for teen who raped 4-year-old girl in Chandigarh
11 months ago

20-year jail for teen who raped 4-year-old girl in Chandigarh

Hindustan Times  

Stating that the accused had shown his wicked and evil mind by subjecting a child of tender age of four years to aggravated penetrative sexual assault, a special POCSO court on Friday awarded a teenager a 20-year jail sentence. Stating that the convict is liable to be punished sternly, the court convicted him under Section 6 of the POCSO Act, …

26-year-old convicted of raping a 4-year-old girl, gets 20 years’ in jail
11 months, 1 week ago

26-year-old convicted of raping a 4-year-old girl, gets 20 years’ in jail

Hindustan Times  

A Pocso court in Greater Noida on Tuesday sentenced a 26-year-old man to 20 years’ rigourous imprisonment and imposed a fine of ₹50,000 for raping a four-year-old girl in 2019, prosecution officials said. It said the accused has not only committed a social crime of extremely heinous nature with the minor victim, but has also committed a crime which brings …

S. 22 POCSO Act| Child Can't Be Prosecuted For Perjury For False Allegations Of Rape: J&K High Court
11 months, 3 weeks ago

S. 22 POCSO Act| Child Can't Be Prosecuted For Perjury For False Allegations Of Rape: J&K High Court

Live Law  

Emphasising the protection of minors in cases involving false allegations of rape the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that a minor cannot be prosecuted for perjury for making false allegations of rape. Citing Section 22 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act Act, protecting children from punishment for false information Justice Rajesh Oswal observed, …

Fast track courts disposing of just 28 POCSO cases per year on average: research paper
1 year ago

Fast track courts disposing of just 28 POCSO cases per year on average: research paper

The Hindu  

With over 2.43 lakh POCSO cases pending trial in Fast Track Special Courts as of January 31, 2023, a new research paper by the India Child Protection Fund has estimated that each of the over 1,000 such courts in the country are currently clearing just 28 cases on average every year, as opposed to the initially envisioned 165 cases per …

Man sentenced to 20-year imprisonment for sexually assaulting minor girl
1 year ago

Man sentenced to 20-year imprisonment for sexually assaulting minor girl

The Hindu  

The Additional District and Sessions Court in Kalaburagi has sentenced Jagannath Karani, a resident of Muganur village in Sedam taluk of Kalaburagi district, to 20 year imprisonment for sexually assaulting a minor girl. As per the details provided by Shanthaveer Tuppad, Public Prosecutor in the case, the convict had lured the girl in with a promise of marriage and had …

Pocso court disposes of 20 cases in 2 months, convicts 8 accused
1 year ago

Pocso court disposes of 20 cases in 2 months, convicts 8 accused

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: In a remarkable display of efficiency and commitment to justice, the special court for Pocso cases in Vizianagaram district has disposed of 20 cases in a span of just two months. The court has also convicted eight accused persons, sending a strong message to those who perpetrate crimes against minor girls. The court's swift action has been lauded by …

Accused in Pocso Case Sentenced to 20 Years Rigorous Imprisonment
1 year, 1 month ago

Accused in Pocso Case Sentenced to 20 Years Rigorous Imprisonment

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: In a resounding verdict that upholds the sanctity of childhood, a special Pocso court in Visakhapatnam has sentenced Polipalli Durga Rao, 22, of Polipalli village in Bhogapuram mandal, to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a 4-year-old girl in 2020. The case against Durga Rao was registered at Disha Mahila Police Station in Vizianagaram district following a complaint …

Don’t reduce age of consent in Pocso to 16, Law Commission tells govt
1 year, 2 months ago

Don’t reduce age of consent in Pocso to 16, Law Commission tells govt

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: The Law Commission of India has recommended against reducing the age of consent under the child sex abuse law to 16 years but proposed an amendment that would let courts impose a lesser sentence in cases where adolescents engage in consensual sexual relations with a female. The Law Commission has recommended guided judicial discretion in sentencing in cases …

S.34(2) POCSO Act Mandatory, Trial Court Bound To Determine Victim's Age When Issue Raised By Accused: Patna High Court
1 year, 2 months ago

S.34(2) POCSO Act Mandatory, Trial Court Bound To Determine Victim's Age When Issue Raised By Accused: Patna High Court

Live Law  

The Patna High Court has overturned conviction in a case involving sexual offenses against a minor due to the failure of the trial court to determine the victim's age, after an issue in that regard was raised by the accused. The Court emphasized that it is the trial court's duty to ascertain the age of the victim, especially when it …

Man gets 10-year jail term for sexually assaulting girl
1 year, 3 months ago

Man gets 10-year jail term for sexually assaulting girl

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: A special POCSO court on Tuesday sentenced a 31-year-old man to ten years imprisonment for sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl in February 2018 in Kurar Village, Malad East. HT Image The girl had gone to buy some grocery items when the accused took her to a secluded spot and sexually assaulted her, a police officer said, adding that the …

​Uttar Pradesh: POCSO court sentences juvenile to life imprisonment in gang-rape, double murder case
1 year, 3 months ago

​Uttar Pradesh: POCSO court sentences juvenile to life imprisonment in gang-rape, double murder case

India TV News  

A POCSO court in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri on Friday sentenced a juvenile to life imprisonment in a gang-rape and double-murder case. Special public prosecutor Brijesh Kumar Pandey said that after holding the juvenile guilty on August 22, the special POCSO court of Additional District Judge Rahul Singh pronounced the sentences on Friday under various sections in which he was …

65% Pocso cases pending in Delhi, several accused walk free
1 year, 4 months ago

65% Pocso cases pending in Delhi, several accused walk free

Hindustan Times  

On July 30, Asafak Alam, 29, was arrested for the rape and murder of a five-year old girl in Ernakulam, Kerala. A little over 65% of cases related to sexual offices committed against minors have been pending trial for at least a year, resulting in the release of several offenders on bail, according to data shared by Delhi Police. And …

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 a gender-neutral legislation: Delhi High Court
1 year, 4 months ago

POCSO Act is a gender-neutral legislation: Delhi High Court

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court has said that the POCSO Act is a gender-neutral legislation while rejecting an assertion that the law is being "misused" as it is a "gender based" enactment. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma took exception to the submission made by an accused under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act seeking to cross-examine the victim again before …

Karnataka: Minor raped multiple times, five booked under POCSO Act
1 year, 4 months ago

Karnataka: Minor raped multiple times, five booked under POCSO Act

India Today  

Five people were booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act and the SC & ST Amendment Act for raping a minor girl multiple times. The accused have been identified as 24-year-old Akshay Devadiga, Raja, 28-year-old Sukumar Belchada, 30-year-old Kamalaksha Belchada and Jayaprakash. According to the victim's complaint, she was last raped on July 28, by Kamalaksha, who …

Child, law, and consensual sex
1 year, 4 months ago

Child, law, and consensual sex

The Hindu  

In the last one month, at least three different High Courts have either quashed First Information Reports and pending criminal proceedings or acquitted accused persons under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012. On July 10, the Bombay High Court quashed the conviction of a 25-year-old man under POCSO on the grounds that he had consensual sex with …

Centre announces scheme for minor rape victims
1 year, 5 months ago

Centre announces scheme for minor rape victims

The Hindu  

Recognising the trauma faced by minor rape victims, the government has decided to provide medical, financial and infrastructural support to victims in cases where the sexual assault results in pregnancies. “We have additionally leveraged the administrative structure of Mission Vatsalya in collaboration with State governments and Child Care institutions to actualise this support to minor victims,” Union Minister for Women …

Bombay High Court denies minor rape victim permission to abort 28-week-old fetus
1 year, 5 months ago

Bombay High Court denies minor rape victim permission to abort 28-week-old fetus

India Today  

The Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court on Monday refused to permit a 15-year-old rape victim to abort her 28-week pregnancy as doctors have opined the baby would be born alive even if forcible delivery is performed at this stage. The high court bench expressed concerns that a forced delivery could result in the birth of an underdeveloped child …

Man gets 14-year jail term for raping minor niece
1 year, 7 months ago

Man gets 14-year jail term for raping minor niece

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: A special Protection of Children from Sexual Offences court last week sentenced a man to 14 years imprisonment for sexually assaulting his minor niece. “The girl had not even reached the age of 16 years when the accused had repeatedly subjected her to intercourse for satisfying his lust,” the court observed. When the girl got pregnant and the accused …

Bharatpur: Man gets 20 years imprisonment for minor girl’s rape
1 year, 7 months ago

Bharatpur: Man gets 20 years imprisonment for minor girl’s rape

Hindustan Times  

The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences court on Saturday convicted a 57-year-old man and sentenced him to 20 years of rigourous imprisonment and a penalty of ₹50,000 for raping a 13-year-old girl in Rajasthan’s Bharatpur in 2021, people familiar with the matter said. According to the officials close to developments, Dayaram Jatav, a native of a village under Nagar …

Chandigarh: 22-yr-old man convicted of minor’s rape
1 year, 8 months ago

Chandigarh: 22-yr-old man convicted of minor’s rape

Hindustan Times  

A 22-year-old Chandigarh resident was held guilty of raping and impregnating a 16-year-old girl. The quantum of sentence will be pronounced by a fast-track POCSO court on Wednesday. The case dates back to September 19, 2020, when the victim’s father approached the police to file a missing person’s complaint.The complainant told the police that his youngest child, a Class-9 student, …

Rajasthan: Man gets 20-year rigorous imprisonment in POCSO case
1 year, 8 months ago

Rajasthan: Man gets 20-year rigorous imprisonment in POCSO case

Hindustan Times  

A man was awarded 20 years of rigorous imprisonment by a Protection of Children from Sexual Offences court on Saturday in Rajasthan’s Bharatpur for allegedly sodomising a minor child, people familiar with the matter said. Special public prosecutor Maharaj Singh Sinsinwar said justice Akhlesh Kumar of the POCSO court number-2 in his verdict convicted the accused and awarded him 20 …

MP High Court Urges Law Commission To Suggest Amendments To POCSO Act Permitting Correctional Measures Instead Of Jail Term If Victim & Accused Marry
1 year, 8 months ago

MP High Court Urges Law Commission To Suggest Amendments To POCSO Act Permitting Correctional Measures Instead Of Jail Term If Victim & Accused Marry

Live Law  

While deciding a bail application of an accused under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, the Madhya Pradesh High Court went on to request the Law Commission of India to suggest suitable amendments to the Act making it possible for the Special POCSO Judges to impose correctional methods on convicts, rather than sentences of imprisonment, especially when the …

Bombay High Court upholds 10-yr sentence of man who sexually assaulted girl-child
1 year, 9 months ago

Bombay High Court upholds 10-yr sentence of man who sexually assaulted girl-child

India Today  

Holding that "a little girl of 3-½ years, who is not even introduced to her own organs, cannot be expected to give an exact description of her private parts," the Bombay High Court has upheld a 10-year sentence against a Mumbai man. READ | Bombay High Court allows anticipatory bail to police constable accused of rape On the afternoon of …

Bombay HC quashes sexual assault case under POCSO after minor girl's mother consents
1 year, 9 months ago

Bombay HC quashes sexual assault case under POCSO after minor girl's mother consents

India Today  

Noting that, "It will be contrary to the interest of justice to continue the criminal proceedings against the petitioner, a student," the Bombay High Court has quashed a case under the Protection Of Children against Sexual Offences Act against a 19-year-old. Noting the reasons cited in the consent application by the victim's mother, the court added that, "Both will equally …

Can't Presume Class XII Student Is Minor, Highly Preposterous: Delhi High Court Questions Police Over Addition Of POCSO Charge In Rape Case
1 year, 10 months ago

Can't Presume Class XII Student Is Minor, Highly Preposterous: Delhi High Court Questions Police Over Addition Of POCSO Charge In Rape Case

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has slammed the police for invoking Section 6 of POCSO Act against an accused in a case of alleged rape, purportedly on the basis of an assumption that since the victim was a class XII student, she must be a minor.During the hearing of a petition seeking quashing of the rape case on the basis of …

Delhi HC Seeks Centre's Stand on Plea Against Mandatory Reporting of POCSO Offences
1 year, 10 months ago

Delhi HC Seeks Centre's Stand on Plea Against Mandatory Reporting of POCSO Offences

News 18  

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought the Centre’s stand on a plea against the provisions of POCSO Act pertaining to mandatory reporting of sexual offences against minors to police. A bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad issued notice on the petition by lawyer Harsh Vibhore Singhal who sought ”judicial invalidation” of sections 19, 21 …

Mumbai Court Convicts Man Under POCSO Act For Rubbing 100 Rupees Note On Minor's Lips, Making Derogatory Comment; Awards One Year Rigorous Imprisonment
1 year, 10 months ago

Mumbai Court Convicts Man Under POCSO Act For Rubbing 100 Rupees Note On Minor's Lips, Making Derogatory Comment; Awards One Year Rigorous Imprisonment

Live Law  

A Mumbai Court recently convicted a man for sexual harassment and outraging the modesty of a child after he cat called and rubbed a 100 rupee note on a 16-year-old girl’s lips. Special Judge under Protection of Children From Sexual Offences Act, 2012, SC Jadhav held, “Moving a note of Rs.100/­ on the lips of the victim and then uttering …

Man gets 20-year jail for raping minor
1 year, 11 months ago

Man gets 20-year jail for raping minor

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: A 25-year-old man accused of sexually assaulting a seven-year-old at Golconda in the year 2018, was sentenced to imprisonment for 20 years. The Special Court for PoCSO cases which delivered the judgement, also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on the accused. After examining the evidence and the arguments presented by Durgaji, the Public Prosecutor, J. Kavita, Judge, Fast …

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 …

No plan to revise age of consent, Centre tells Rajya Sabha
2 years ago

No plan to revise age of consent, Centre tells Rajya Sabha

The Hindu  

The government does not yet have a plan to revise the age of consent under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 despite appeals from the judiciary to lower it from the current 18 years to 16 years. In response to a question from Communist Party of India MP Binoy Vishwam in the Rajya Sabha on whether the …

On Pocso cases, CJI has a point
2 years ago

On Pocso cases, CJI has a point

Hindustan Times  

In the annals of history, few issues have proven to be as vexing to legislate on than the legal age of consent. By setting the legal age of consent at an unshakeable 18, the Protection of Children From Sexual Offences Act, 2012, offered almost no leeway to judges hearing cases involving minors in consensual relationships, other than almost certain criminalisation. …

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 …

Mumbai court grants bail to 22-yr-old who was charged under POCSO
2 years ago

Mumbai court grants bail to 22-yr-old who was charged under POCSO

India Today  

A Mumbai court has granted bail to a 22-year-old man who was charged under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. His alleged crime was refusing to get married to a minor girl, which was followed by a case of kidnapping and rape registered against him. In December 2020, the accused asked the girl to accompany him to Pune …

POCSO Act can be invoked in case of marriage with a minor girl under Islamic law: HC
2 years, 1 month ago

POCSO Act can be invoked in case of marriage with a minor girl under Islamic law: HC

The Hindu  

The Kerala High Court has held that marriage between a Muslim man and a Muslim minor girl under their personal law is not excluded from the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. The court added that if one of the parties to the marriage is a minor, irrespective of the validity or otherwise of the marriage, offences under POCSO …

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