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The Supreme Court quashed the controversial judgment of the Bombay HC in a case under the POCSO Act, stating that the most important ingredient const ...
Calcutta HC: Dragging Scarf, Pulling Hand & Proposing Victim To Marry Not Sexual Assault/Harassment Under POCSO Act
In the matter Nurai Sk. @ Nurul Sk. Vs. State of West Bengal, the Calcutta High Court on 15.11.2021 observed that the act of dragging 'orna' (women s ...
UP Court awards death penalty to a father guilty of raping his own daughter repeatedly for 2 years
Bahraich District Court of Uttar Pradesh, while delivering the verdict in a case where a 14-year-old girl had been repeatedly raped by her own father ...
Supreme Court commutes death sentence awarded to man accused of rape & murder of 5 y/o girl
A 3- Judge Bench comprising of Justices L Nageswara Rao, Sanjiv Khanna and B R Gavai in an appeal of Irappa Siddappa (“accused”) who was convicted an ...
FALSE POCSO | The Special Court orders the Minor Girl to return Compensation after the Two Men spent 2 years in Jail
In the matter of The State of Maharashtra vs VVG & PGN, the Special Court on Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act , 2012 on 8th ...
Uttarakhand HC: Fouler the crime, Higher the proof. Court in a POCSO case acquits due to lack of credible evidence.
In the matter of Akash Kumar Vs. State of Uttarakhand; the Uttarakhand High Court on 28.09.2020 observed that ““In criminal cases, conviction cannot ...
Calcutta HC: Voluntary sexual acts with minor won’t be a POCSO case, acquits rape accused
In the matter Ranjit Rajbanshi Vs. The State of West Bengal & others, the Calcutta High Court on 17.09.2021 observed that “If the union is partic ...
MP High Court: Simply requesting the accused not to commit rape of a minor amounts to ‘aiding’ under POCSO
In the matter of Smt. Mamta Tiwari Vs. State of MP & anr, the Madhya Pradesh High Court on 02.09.2021 observed that instead of informing the loca ...
Touching The Cheeks Without A Sexual Intent Would Not Attract The Offence Of ‘Sexual Assault’: Bombay High Court
In the matter Mohammad Ahmed Ulla v. The State of Maharashtra, the Bombay High Court on 27th August 2021 observed that “touching the cheeks without a ...
Bombay HC: Abetment by instigation depends on intention of the accused, not on victim’s actions
In the matter of Gaurav v. State of Maharashtra; the Bombay High Court on 1.09.2021 observed that we, as a society, have failed to create an environm ...
Kerala HC: Marriage between victim and accused not grounds for quashing POCSO case when magnitude of rape is grave
In the case of R Vs. State of Kerala, the Kerala High Court on 28.08.2021, held that “When the magnitude of the crime is so grave and heino ...
Paramount Consideration Is To Be Given To The Well-Being Of The Child Whose Mental Psyche Is Vulnerable And In A Developing Stage: Delhi High Court
In the matter of Prafulla Kumar Sahu v. State of NCT of Delhi, the Delhi High Court on 18th August 2021, rejected the bail application of the Petitio ...
When The Penetration Is Made Between The Thighs Of The Victim, It Constitutes As Rape u/s 375 Of IPC: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court in Santhosh v. State of Kerala on2nd August 2021 noted that the definition of rape as under section 375 includes all forms ...
Child Sexual Abuse: Equipping Ourselves to Protect Children (28th, 29th & 30th July 2021)
A study conducted in 2007 by Ministry of Women and Child Development, titled “Study on Child Abuse: INDIA 2007” to assess the extent and magnitude of ...
Madras HC: Schools to keep a Complaint box to make victims complain about Sexual Assault freely
Justice P. Velmurugan directs Schools to keep a complaint box to make the victims complain about the sexual assault freely and keys of the same to be ...
Impact of Covid-19 on the Lives of Children and Adolescents (10th Jul 2021)
Discussed Points - How has the pandemic impacted the children in Maharashtra, specifically in terms of access to healthcare, access to education, ...
Minor Boys Sexual Abuse: An Ignored Reality in India
India houses 40% of children in its total population but is ranked as the 6th most unsafe country for children. There is a myth that boys can’t be se ...
Introduction of Death Penalty and Other Enhanced Punishments: The 2019 POCSO Amendment Explained
The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act) is a comprehensive legislation that was passed in 2012 to provide for the protec ...
Karnataka High Court Issues Directions For Effective Implementation Of POCSO Act
A Division Bench comprising Justice B.V. Nagarathna and Justice M.G. Uma delivered the verdict in Hanumantha Mogaveera Vs. State of Karnataka while a ...
What does the POCSO Act say?
When working on the Issue of sexual harm and violence, it is important to know Laws that aim to protects various vulnerable groups. An important act ...