POCSO Case Against Minor Can Be Quashed On Parties Arriving At Mutual Settlement: Karnataka High Court
2 years, 6 months ago

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

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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 or boys who have not yet reached the age of 18 years, many a time, without realizing or being ignorant of the consequences of their act which they perform in the frenzy of youth, emerge themselves as offenders under the provisions of POCSO Act and face serious consequences." Taking into account the good academic record of the petition the bench said, "The laudable object for which the POCSO Act was brought into effect cannot be forgotten, but that would not mean that it is meant to punish young children who would fall in love and commit such acts which would become punishable under the Act." Further it said, "I deem it appropriate to take note of the settlement, accept the same and free the petitioner from the mesh of crime that he is enmeshed into, failing which, the future of a student would be put to insurmountable jeopardy, more so, with the settlement arrived at, no useful purpose would be served by sending the boy to face the rigmarole of criminal trial, on the allegation of provisions of the POCSO Act, as the boy who would be eventually acquitted, would become persecuted of the alleged crime for all his life."

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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

India TV News  

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
5 days, 6 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 …

Kerala woman arrested under Pocso Act for abusing 12-year-old girl
1 week, 2 days ago

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

India Today  

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

Over 60 POCSO cases registered in Kozhikode in past two months
1 week, 2 days ago

Over 60 POCSO cases registered in Kozhikode in past two months

The Hindu  

Improved awareness among children about sexual exploitation and stringent action taken by the police against suspects have led to a noticeable increase in the number of cases registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act in Kozhikode district. Over 60 cases were registered in the past two months alone in the district, according to the latest figures from …

Migrant worker booked under POCSO Act for sexual assault of minor in Erode district
1 week, 6 days ago

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

The Hindu  

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

Pressing minor’s lips not always Pocso offence: Delhi HC
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Pressing minor’s lips not always Pocso offence: Delhi HC

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has held that pressing the lips of a minor or lying close to her may constitute an offence of outraging modesty under the Indian Penal Code, but does not necessarily amount to aggravated sexual assault under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act unless accompanied by overt sexual intent. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma, …

Pressing, touching minor’s lips without sexual advances not ‘aggravated sexual assault’: Delhi High Court
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2 weeks, 1 day 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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2 weeks, 2 days ago

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

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

Madras High Court Declines To Interfere With Order To Register FIR Against News Channel For Allegedly Revealing Identity Of POCSO Victim
2 weeks, 4 days ago

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

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

Complaint By Men Against Women Not Gospel Truth: Kerala HC Grants Bail To Mother Accused Of Sexually Abusing Breast-Feeding Daughter
2 weeks, 4 days ago

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

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

Schoolgirl assaulted by two minors in Bengaluru, Pocso case under investigation
2 weeks, 4 days 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, 5 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 …

High pendency, acquittal rate in Tamil Nadu deny justice to victims in Pocso Act cases
2 weeks, 6 days ago

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

New Indian Express  

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

Man gets 20 years RI for raping minor girl
3 weeks ago

Man gets 20 years RI for raping minor girl

Hindustan Times  

A fast-track court in Palwal on Saturday sentenced a 42-year-old man, Afzal to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for kidnapping and raping a minor girl. Additional Sessions Judge, special fast track court, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, Palwal, Prashant Rana while convicting the accused on February 27 said that it has been proved by way of cogent, ocular, …

Delhi: POCSO case registered against teacher for allegedly raping minor girl in CR Park area
3 weeks, 3 days ago

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

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

POCSO Act: All India Annual Digest 2024
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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 …

Vaginal entry of penis not needed for rape under Pocso: Kerala High Court
3 weeks, 5 days ago

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

India Today  

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

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

Law should evolve to respect adolescent love: Delhi HC
1 month ago

Law should evolve to respect adolescent love: Delhi HC

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court has advocated “a compassionate approach that prioritises understanding over punishment in cases involving adolescent love” noting that the “legal system must safeguard the rights of young individuals to love while ensuring their safety and well-being”. “Therefore, any sexual act or intercourse by a man with such a girl would constitute an offence under various 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 …

Prisoners convicted of sexual offences not eligible for premature release
1 month, 1 week ago

Prisoners convicted of sexual offences not eligible for premature release

The Hindu  

In a decisive move aimed at sending a strong message to prisoners convicted of sexual offences, the Tamil Nadu government has amended its prison rules. Under the amendment, prisoners convicted of crimes such as rape, or those sentenced under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act will no longer be eligible for premature release. Last month, the Director-General of …

Man gets 35 years jail term for sexually assaulting minor girl
1 month, 1 week ago

Man gets 35 years jail term for sexually assaulting minor girl

The Hindu  

The Additional District and Sessions Court in Kalaburagi has sentenced a 24-year-old man to 35 years in jail and imposed a fine of ₹29,000 on him for raping a minor girl. As per information provided by Public Prosecutor Shantaveer Tuppad, accused Adarsha Chinde sexually assaulted the girl aged 14 and nine months in May 2023 after promising to marry her. …

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

Live Law  

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

Live Law  

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, …

Parents of Walayar girls to be tried for committing heinous offences
1 month, 1 week ago

Parents of Walayar girls to be tried for committing heinous offences

The Hindu  

The parents of two minor girls who were found dead in Walayar will be prosecuted for all the offences alleged to have been committed by the prime accused, including aggravated form of rape, unnatural sex, sexual assault on a child and penetrative sex, besides other specific charges levelled against them. Other charges The other charges slapped against the parents include …

Supreme Court Annual Digest 2024: POCSO Act
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court Annual Digest 2024: POCSO Act

Live Law  

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

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

Karnataka: 8-year-old alleges sexual assault by classmates in school washroom
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Karnataka: 8-year-old alleges sexual assault by classmates in school washroom

Hindustan Times  

An eight-year-old girl has alleged that she was sexually assaulted by two boys inside the washroom of her school in Karnataka's Mandya district, police said on Monday. Citing her statement, a senior police officer said that the class two student of a government school has alleged that two boys allegedly took her to the washroom where they threatened her to …

32-yr-old gets 5-yr jail term for molesting 6-yr-old girl
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

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, 3 weeks ago

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

The Hindu  

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 …

Court sentences man to 20 years rigorous RI in POCSO case
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Court sentences man to 20 years rigorous RI in POCSO case

Deccan Chronicle  

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

Child Sexual Abuse Cases Within Families Raise Serious Concerns
2 months ago

Child Sexual Abuse Cases Within Families Raise Serious Concerns

Deccan Chronicle  

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

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

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

Live Law  

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

Gauhati High Court Notifies Directions To Mandate Production Of Child Abuse Victim Before Child Welfare Committee U/S 19(6) Of POCSO Act
2 months ago

Gauhati High Court Notifies Directions To Mandate Production Of Child Abuse Victim Before Child Welfare Committee U/S 19(6) Of POCSO Act

Live Law  

The Gauhati High Court recently issued a Notification pursuant to the directions of the Supreme Court in In Re: Right to Privacy of Adolescents, Suo Moto Writ Petition No. 3/2023, wherein the Apex Court had observed that at grassroots level, Section 19 of the POCSO Act is not being implemented The Notification which shall come into effect immediately, reads as …

POCSO charges pressed against three reporters of top Malayalam news channel
2 months, 1 week ago

POCSO charges pressed against three reporters of top Malayalam news channel

Hindustan Times  

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

Cases Involving Serious Allegations Of Sexual Assault Cannot Be Quashed Even At Victim's Instance: Kerala High Court
2 months, 1 week ago

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

Live Law  

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

Sexual Assault Child Victim Has No Locus To File Quashing Plea In Name Of Saving Family's Honour, Future: Himachal Pradesh HC
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Sexual Assault Child Victim Has No Locus To File Quashing Plea In Name Of Saving Family's Honour, Future: Himachal Pradesh HC

Live Law  

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has observed that after setting the criminal machinery into motion, the complainant's role ends, and the complainant or the child victim has no locus standing to file the petition for quashing a POCSO Case, that too, in the name of saving the family's honour. At the outset, the Court opined that the complainant's role ends …

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

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

Live Law  

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

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

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

Op India  

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

Gujarat HC raps law machinery for invoking POCSO Act in molestation case 8 years after FIR
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Gujarat HC raps law machinery for invoking POCSO Act in molestation case 8 years after FIR

Hindustan Times  

Ahmedabad, The Gujarat High Court has berated the police and prosecution for invoking sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act against four men in a molestation case eight years after the FIR was filed and when the trial was near completion. The court said the investigating agency as well as prosecution prima facie failed to discharge their …

HC refuses to stop POCSO-accused woman’s access to minor daughter
2 months, 3 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, …

Delhi HC says phrase ‘physical relations’ cannot mean sexual assault, acquits man in POCSO case
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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi HC says phrase ‘physical relations’ cannot mean sexual assault, acquits man in POCSO case

Live Mint  

A man was recently acquitted by the Delhi High Court in a POCSO case, saying the use of phrase 'physical relations' by the minor survivor cannot automatically mean sexual assault. The leap from physical relations or 'samband' to sexual assault and then to penetrative sexual assault must be established by evidence and cannot be deduced as an inference, the High …

‘Physical relations’ cannot automatically mean sexual assault, rules Delhi High court
2 months, 3 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 …

'Physical relations' cannot automatically mean sexual assault: Delhi High Court
Top News
2 months, 3 weeks ago

'Physical relations' cannot automatically mean sexual assault: Delhi High Court

India Today  

The Delhi High Court has acquitted a man in a POCSO case, saying the use of phrase 'physical relations' by the minor survivor cannot automatically mean sexual assault. The court asserted that the leap from physical relations or 'samband' to sexual assault and then to penetrative sexual assault must be established by evidence and cannot be deduced as an inference. …

Uttar Pradesh: Grandfather, father, uncle arrested for allegedly raping minor
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Uttar Pradesh: Grandfather, father, uncle arrested for allegedly raping minor

Hindustan Times  

A girl's grandfather, father and uncle have been arrested here for allegedly raping the minor over a period of several months, leading to her pregnancy, police said on Saturday. A girl's grandfather, father and uncle have been arrested here for allegedly raping the minor over a period of several months Additional Superintendent of Police Alok Misha said the girl, accompanied …

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, 3 weeks ago

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

Live Law  

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

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