Bombay High Court judge quashes another POCSO conviction
3 years, 10 months ago

Bombay High Court judge quashes another POCSO conviction

The Hindu  

The Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court on Thursday held that “The acts of ‘holding the hands of the prosecutrix’, or ‘opened zip of the pant’ in the opinion of this Court, does not fit in the definition of ‘sexual assault’ ”, and quashed the conviction of a man under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. He was charged and convicted under sections 354A — physical contact and advances involving unwelcome and explicit sexual overtures and 448 — punishment for house-trespass of the Indian Penal Code and section 8 — punishment for sexual assault, 9 — whoever commits sexual assault on a child below twelve years; 10 — punishment for aggravated sexual assault, 11 — utters any word or makes any sound, or makes any gesture or exhibits any object or part of body with the intention that such word or sound shall be heard, or such gesture or object or part of body shall be seen by the child and 12 — punishment for sexual harassment of POCSO. At the most the minor offence punishable under section 354-A of the IPC is proved against the appellant.” The nine-page order, passed on January 15, said, “The conviction of the appellant/accused for the offence punishable under Sections 8, 10 and 12 of the POCSO Act, is quashed and set aside. The conviction of the appellant/accused for the offence punishable under Sections 448 and 354-A of the IPC is maintained.” Earlier on January 19, Justice Ganediwala had acquitted a man charged under the POCSO Act and again convicted him under ‘minor offence’ of IPC as, “There is no direct physical contact i.e skin-to-skin with sexual intent without penetration”.

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Delhi court awards rigorous life term to man for raping minor
1 week, 1 day ago

Delhi court awards rigorous life term to man for raping minor

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, A Delhi court has sentenced a man to rigorous imprisonment for life for committing aggravated penetrative sexual assault on a seven-year-old girl in February. Delhi court awards rigorous life term to man for raping minor Additional sessions judge Babita Puniya said "digital rape" was among the "most vilest and revolting form of rapes". Special public prosecutor Sharawan Kumar …

[POCSO Act] Quashing Of Serious Offence To Efface Evidence Already Recorded Cannot Be Done Even At Instance Of Survivor: Kerala High Court
1 week, 3 days 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 …

Ghatkopar resident sentenced to 20-yr jail for raping 8-yr-old
1 week, 5 days 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 …

Man sentenced to 25 years for raping minor stepdaughter
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Man sentenced to 25 years for raping minor stepdaughter

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: The Visakhapatnam POCSO Court has sentenced Tambari Trinath, a painter from Sai Nagar Colony, Sabbavaram Mandal, to 25 years in prison along with a fine of Rs. The girl, whose father had passed away and whose mother subsequently remarried Trinath, remained silent about the abuse due to threats from her stepfather. Following the registration of the case under the …

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

Enact Law With Severe Punishment For Child Sexual Abuse By Family Members: Madras HC Upholds Man's Conviction For Raping Stepdaughter
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Enact Law With Severe Punishment For Child Sexual Abuse By Family Members: Madras HC Upholds Man's Conviction For Raping Stepdaughter

Live Law  

The Madras High Court recently asked the State Government to take "serious efforts" to enact laws imposing "severe punishments" in cases of sexual offences by family members or close friends involving children. In doing so the court further said State should take measures for providing awareness programs and provide funds for opening protection homes for children to protect them from …

Delhi court awards 15-yr jail term to man for repeated rape of minor girl
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Delhi court awards 15-yr jail term to man for repeated rape of minor girl

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, A Delhi court sentenced a man to 15 years of rigorous imprisonment for the alleged repeated rape of a minor girl in 2018, observing the offence not only intruded upon the survivor's dignity but was also a crime against society. Delhi court awards 15-yr jail term to man for repeated rape of minor girl Additional Sessions Judge Harleen …

Delhi court convicts man for 'attempting' to sexually assault boy in 2015
4 weeks ago

Delhi court convicts man for 'attempting' to sexually assault boy in 2015

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, A court here has convicted a man for "attempting" to commit unnatural sexual offence on a seven-year-old boy in 2015. Delhi court convicts man for 'attempting' to sexually assault boy in 2015 Additional Sessions Judge Amit Sahrawat was hearing the case against the accused who was charged under section 377 of the Indian Penal Code and section 6 …

Bombay High Court denies bail to man for sharing obscene video of teen with family
1 month ago

Bombay High Court denies bail to man for sharing obscene video of teen with family

India Today  

The Bombay High Court refused to grant bail to a 21-year-old man who had shared an obscene video of a 17-year-old girl with many people and said that circulating such clips of a victim to her father and relatives was an "extremely serious matter". The minor's father registered an FIR on October 2022, stating that he and his relatives had …

Kerala High Court denies bail to cop accused of raping minor Dalit girl
1 month ago

Kerala High Court denies bail to cop accused of raping minor Dalit girl

India Today  

The Kerala High Court denied bail to a police officer, accused of raping a 14-year-old school girl two years ago on Children’s Day, saying he committed a “heinous offence”. The judge, Justice K Babu, denied the bail petition of the officer, who at the time of the rape was a Student Police Cadet instructor at the victim’s school. In his …

Man gets 20-year-jail for raping 6-year-old girl
1 month ago

Man gets 20-year-jail for raping 6-year-old girl

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada:Special Court for Protection of Children from Sexual Offences in Ongole has sentenced an accused to 20 years’ imprisonment and fined him ₹10,000. According to the police, Duddu Chinnabbai, 57, a resident of SC Colony at Santharavuru village in Chinaganjam mandal sexually assaulted a six-year-minor girl of the same village on March 20, 2018 after taking her to a secluded …

UP: Man sentenced to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping 7-year-old girl
1 month ago

UP: Man sentenced to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping 7-year-old girl

Deccan Chronicle  

Bahraich: A POCSO court here has sentenced a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment and also imposed a fine of Rs 53,000 on him, for raping a seven-year-old girl, police said on Tuesday.On September 30, 2021, the girl's father lodged a complaint under Motipur police against Islam, Superintendent of Police Vrinda Shukla said. The officer said that after registering …

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 …

Even Consensual Sex With Minor Wife Is Rape: Bombay High Court
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1 month, 1 week ago

Even Consensual Sex With Minor Wife Is Rape: Bombay High Court

Live Law  

In a significant ruling, the Bombay High Court bench at Nagpur recently held that a man even if indulging in consensual sexual intercourse with his wife, who is below the age of 18 years, can be booked for the offence of rape, irrespective of the wife's consent. Single-judge Justice Govind Sanap while upholding the conviction of a man for raping …

Court sentences man to 20 years jail for raping minor in 2016
1 month, 1 week ago

Court sentences man to 20 years jail for raping minor in 2016

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, The "rape of a child is atrocious", observed a Delhi court while sentencing a 28-year-old man to rigorous imprisonment of 20 years for raping an eight-year-old girl in 2016. Court sentences man to 20 years jail for raping minor in 2016 Additional Sessions Judge Babita Puniya was hearing the arguments on sentencing against the man, who was convicted …

Man Cannot Be Held Guilty Of False Promise To Marry When Victim Willingly Consented To Physical Relationship: Calcutta High Court
1 month, 1 week ago

Man Cannot Be Held Guilty Of False Promise To Marry When Victim Willingly Consented To Physical Relationship: Calcutta High Court

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court has held that when an adult victim knowingly and willingly consented to sexual relations with a man, the man cannot later be held guilty for committing the offence of rape on the pretext of marriage. The victim lady being an adult was aware of the consequences of such relationship and denial on the part of the …

[Kidnapping] Existing Familial Bond Cannot Be Used To Justify Removing Minor From Legal Guardian's Custody: Calcutta High Court
1 month, 1 week ago

[Kidnapping] Existing Familial Bond Cannot Be Used To Justify Removing Minor From Legal Guardian's Custody: Calcutta High Court

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court has upheld the conviction of an accused who was sentenced under Section 363 of the IPC for the offence of kidnapping a 15-year-old girl who was returning from school with her father.On her way home, she passed a Maruti car parked on the road. The Calcutta High Court has upheld the conviction of an accused who …

[Kidnapping] Existing Familial Bond Cannot Be Used To Justify Removing Minor From Legal Guardian's Custody: Calcutta High Court
1 month, 1 week ago

[Kidnapping] Existing Familial Bond Cannot Be Used To Justify Removing Minor From Legal Guardian's Custody: Calcutta High Court

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court has upheld the conviction of an accused who was sentenced under Section 363 of the IPC for the offence of kidnapping a 15-year-old girl who was returning from school with her father.On her way home, she passed a Maruti car parked on the road. The Calcutta High Court has upheld the conviction of an accused who …

Not Allowing Daughter-In-Law To Watch TV, Meet Neighbours, Go To Temple Alone & Making Her Sleep On Carpet Is Not Cruelty: Bombay High Court
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Not Allowing Daughter-In-Law To Watch TV, Meet Neighbours, Go To Temple Alone & Making Her Sleep On Carpet Is Not Cruelty: Bombay High Court

Live Law  

Quashing a 20-year-old order convicting a man and his family for cruelty towards his deceased wife, the Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court said that the allegations of taunting the deceased, not allowing her to watch TV, not allowing her to go alone to the temple and making her sleep on a carpet would not constitute the offence of …

Court sentences man to double life imprisonment for abusing minor sisters
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Court sentences man to double life imprisonment for abusing minor sisters

The Hindu  

The Thiruvananthapuram Fast Track Special Court, which deals with child abuse cases, sentenced a 63-year-old to double life imprisonment for the repeated sexual assault of the nine-year-old granddaughter of his live-in partner on Tuesday. Special Judge Rekha R., who found 63-year-old Vikraman guilty of the crime, also imposed a fine of ₹60,000. Last week, the court had sentenced the accused …

Brutal Raping Case in Jalaun: Life Sentence for 60-Year-Old Accused
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Brutal Raping Case in Jalaun: Life Sentence for 60-Year-Old Accused

Hindustan Times  

A 60-year-old man has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the rape of a 6-year-old girl in Jalaun district, Uttar Pradesh. The verdict was delivered by a special Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses Act (POCSO) court judge, Mohammad Quamar, following a swift trial that concluded in just three months.

10 years imprisonment for Saharanpur man in POCSO case
2 months, 3 weeks ago

10 years imprisonment for Saharanpur man in POCSO case

Hindustan Times  

A local court in Panchkula has sentenced a man from Saharanpur to 10 years in prison under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. Following this, the police filed additional charges under Sections 363, 366-A, and 376 of the IPC, along with Section 4 of the POCSO Act, 2012. The prosecution presented strong evidence, including witness testimonies and medical …

Coimbatore man gets 20 years rigorous imprisonment for sexual assault on minor girl
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Coimbatore man gets 20 years rigorous imprisonment for sexual assault on minor girl

The Hindu  

The Special Court for the trial of cases registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, Coimbatore, on Monday sentenced a man to undergo 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in 2021. Special court judge G. Kulasekaran awarded the punishment to V. Palanisamy, 45, alias Kannan, a resident of a village near Kaduvettipalayam …

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 …

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 …

No lesson learnt from Nirbhaya, juvenile accused being treated ‘too leniently’: Madhya Pradesh HC
3 months, 1 week ago

No lesson learnt from Nirbhaya, juvenile accused being treated ‘too leniently’: Madhya Pradesh HC

The Hindu  

Juvenile accused are being treated “rather too leniently” in the country and the legislature has still not learnt any lessons from the “horrors of Nirbhaya”, the 2012 Delhi gang rape case, the Madhya Pradesh High Court observed while refusing to grant any relief to a rape convict, who was a juvenile at the time of the crime. “This court is …

"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 …

Man sentenced to rigorous life imprisonment for abducting, raping minor
3 months, 1 week ago

Man sentenced to rigorous life imprisonment for abducting, raping minor

Hindustan Times  

Gurugram: A 25-year-old man was sentenced to rigorous life imprisonment by a city court after he was found guilty of kidnapping and raping a minor girl, police said on Saturday. A 25-year-old man was sentenced to rigorous life imprisonment by a city court after he was found guilty of kidnapping and raping a minor girl, police said on Saturday. On …

Coimbatore man gets five years RI for sexual assault on minor girl
3 months, 1 week ago

Coimbatore man gets five years RI for sexual assault on minor girl

The Hindu  

The Special Court for the trial of cases registered under the POCSO Act, Coimbatore, on Thursday sentenced a man to five years of rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl in 2022. The police said that the man sexually assaulted the minor girl, who used to come to his house to play with his grandson, between August 5 and …

Bombay High Court Upholds Life Sentence Of Man Convicted For Sexually Abusing Five Minor Girls
3 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 …

Man sentenced to 30 years in prison for raping minor
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Man sentenced to 30 years in prison for raping minor

The Hindu  

A special court in Mysuru has sentenced a resident of Maliyuru village in Bannur police station limits to 30 years in prison for raping a five-year-old girl. The mother of the victim had lodged a complaint with the police that Suresh, a resident of the village, had lured her daughter out of their house by promising her a mango when …

Bombay High Court upholds teenager’s right to reproductive freedom
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Bombay High Court upholds teenager’s right to reproductive freedom

The Hindu  

The Bombay High Court on Thursday permitted a 17-year-old sexual abuse survivor to continue her pregnancy noting that it was conscious of her reproductive freedom and right to choice. Supporting the teenager girl’s change of decision who initially was seeking for an abortion and later decided to carry the pregnancy with an intention to marry the person who she had …

Six-year-old boy sexually assaulted by neighbour; locals attack cops, accused
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Six-year-old boy sexually assaulted by neighbour; locals attack cops, accused

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: A 6-year-old boy was “inappropriately touched” by his 35-year-old neighbour following which the police have lodged a sexual assault case under POCSO provisions and arrested the accused, an official said on Wednesday. While arresting the accused, identified as Balram Dass alias Kalu, from the victim’s neighbourhood and bringing him to the police station, a large mob, also comprising …

HC directs State to address issue of protection of sportswomen from sexual harassment
3 months, 3 weeks ago

HC directs State to address issue of protection of sportswomen from sexual harassment

The Hindu  

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has directed Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary to address the issue of protection of women participants in sports from sexual harassment, within six months. In the interest of justice and also to achieve social justice, the court has issued direction to the State government to provide accommodation at the State cost for either …

Delhi court sentences man to 12-year jail in minor’s sexual assault case
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi court sentences man to 12-year jail in minor’s sexual assault case

The Hindu  

A New Delhi Court has sentenced a man to 12 years of imprisonment for kidnapping and sexually assaulting a six-year-old girl in 2020. It also awarded ₹7.5 lakh as compensation to the victim, saying the purpose of the criminal justice system is not only to attain catharsis by handing down proportional punishment but also to rehabilitate the victim. “In the …

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 …

Badlapur sexual assault case: ‘Did you register any case against the school?’ Bombay HC asks girls
4 months ago

Badlapur sexual assault case: ‘Did you register any case against the school?’ Bombay HC asks girls

Live Mint  

Amid violent protests in Maharashtra, the Bombay High Court has taken suo motu cognizance of the alleged sexual assault of two girls at a school in Badlapur. ‘Accused will be severely punished.,’ says Piyush Goyal Union Minister and BJP MP from North Mumbai, Piyush Goyal said, “The accused should be severely punished and strict action should be taken at the …

Supreme Court restores conviction in minor's rape, overturns Calcutta HC's order acquitting man
4 months ago

Supreme Court restores conviction in minor's rape, overturns Calcutta HC's order acquitting man

Live Mint  

The apex court criticised the verdict last year and termed some of the high court's observations “highly objectionable and completely unwarranted.” The Supreme Court of India has today restored the conviction of a man who raped a minor girl after he was acquitted by the Calcutta High Court, which in its judgement asked adolescent girls to "control their sexual urges", …

Woman can also commit penetrative sexual assault in Pocso cases: Delhi HC
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Woman can also commit penetrative sexual assault in Pocso cases: Delhi HC

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi high court on Friday held that the offence of penetrative sexual assault under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act can also be invoked against a woman. The court expanded the ambit of the provision while dealing with a plea filed by a woman challenging a city court’s March 2024 order of framing charges of penetrative sexual …

26-year-old man sentenced to 20 years in prison for rape of PU student, extortion
4 months, 2 weeks ago

26-year-old man sentenced to 20 years in prison for rape of PU student, extortion

The Hindu  

Udupi Additional District and Sessions Judge, Fast Track Sessions Court, Srinivasa Suvarna, sentenced 26-year-old Sachin Poojary to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a PU student and extorting money and jewellery from her by threatening to release the latter’s obscene photos on social media. On August 3, the judge sentenced Sachin to 20 years’ imprisonment and imposed a fine …

Pocso case: Delhi court says punishment must correspond to offence
5 months, 1 week 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 …

Telangana: Man Gets 20 years RI for Sexual Assault of a Minor
5 months, 1 week ago

Telangana: Man Gets 20 years RI for Sexual Assault of a Minor

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Medchal district POCSO Court has sentenced a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of `three lakh for sexually assaulting an eight-year-old girl in 2017. Two fire mishaps in Rachakonda limits, no casualties :Two fire mishaps were reported at separate locations within the Rachakonda commissionerate limits late on Tuesday night. In the second incident …

[POCSO] Bombay High Court Grants Interim Relief To Man Booked For Allegedly Making Child Record Sexual Activity Between Him And The Child's Mother
5 months, 2 weeks ago

[POCSO] Bombay High Court Grants Interim Relief To Man Booked For Allegedly Making Child Record Sexual Activity Between Him And The Child's Mother

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court recently granted interim anticipatory bail to a man booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 for allegedly making a child record sexual activity between him and the child's mother. As long as the applicant does not contact the victim child and co-operates with the investigation, this Court is inclined to consider granting …

Uttar Pradesh: Court sentences man to 10-year rigorous imprisonment for raping minor in Maharajganj
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Uttar Pradesh: Court sentences man to 10-year rigorous imprisonment for raping minor in Maharajganj

India TV News  

A man has been sentenced to 10-year rigorous imprisonment by a court for raping a five-year-old Dalit girl here in 2017. Special Judge, Vinay Kumar Singh on Saturday convicted Pritam Gupta for raping the girl in Gugli police station area of the district, Special Public Prosecutor Vinod Kumar Singh said on Sunday. The survivor's father had filed a complaint after …

No Parent In Our Society Can Damage Reputation Of Their Daughter Regarding Her Chastity: Patna High Court Upholds Rape Conviction
5 months, 3 weeks ago

No Parent In Our Society Can Damage Reputation Of Their Daughter Regarding Her Chastity: Patna High Court Upholds Rape Conviction

Live Law  

The Patna High Court while deciding on a criminal appeal against the conviction of appellant under Section 3 POCSO Act for penetrative sexual assault and under Section 376 IPC for rape, observed, The appellant claimed that he was falsely implicated for extortion of money and getting the victim married to him. However, the Court acquitted the appellant under Section 3 …

Rapist nailed by cognitively challenged, speech-impaired girl; gets life sentence
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Rapist nailed by cognitively challenged, speech-impaired girl; gets life sentence

Deccan Chronicle  

Palghar: The deposition by an intellectually challenged 16-year-old girl, who also cannot speak, using sign language led to the conviction of her rapist in Maharashtra's Palghar district. During the trial, Special Public Prosecutor Jayprakash Patil told the court that Gaud raped the girl, who lived in his neighbourhood, in January 2017 when there was nobody in her house. Patil said …

Bombay High Court upholds conviction of teacher for sexual assault on students
6 months ago

Bombay High Court upholds conviction of teacher for sexual assault on students

India Today  

The Bombay High Court has upheld the conviction and five-year imprisonment of a primary school teacher who was found guilty of sexually assaulting three students in grades one and two. The bench of Justice Kishor Kant was hearing an appeal against the order of the Ratnagiri Sessions Court, which convicted the primary school teacher from Ratnagiri under the Protection of …

Man acquitted of sexually assaulting 13-year-old girl
6 months, 1 week ago

Man acquitted of sexually assaulting 13-year-old girl

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: A special Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act court on Thursday acquitted a 28-year-old booked for sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl in 2018. HT Image Additional sessions judge Kalana Patil observed that the prosecution failed to prove the charges under Section 8 of the POCSO Act and section 354 of the Indian Penal Code against the man. As …

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