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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 ...
HIMACHAL PRADESH HC : “No Means No, The Word ‘No’ Does Not Need Any Further Explanation”
The High Court of Himachal Pradesh in Suresh Kumar Vs State of H.P. denied bail to man accused of raping a 17- year old minor girl and remarked that ...
HP High Court: “He Appears To Be Pervert, Would Make Life of Young Friends Of Opposite Gender Miserable”
The High Court of Himachal Pradesh in Rohit Kumar Vs State of H.P. denies bail to a 22-year-old man accused of raping a 17-year-old girl and remarked ...
Kerala HC allowed quashing of POCSO case after marriage between the parties
Recently, in two cases with similar facts, (Name redacted) v. State of Kerala and XXX v. XXX and Others , the Kerala High Court quashed the cr ...
Bombay HC: Consent of minor immaterial
In the case of ABC v. State of Maharashtra , where the appellant argued that there was a consensual relationship between the minor victim-girl and th ...
Bombay High Court on Right of Child Victim to Participate in Judicial Process
The Bombay High Court in “Arjun Kishanrao Malge vs State of Maharashtra” on 8th April 2021 issued guidelines for the effective implementation of the ...
Delhi HC: FIRs in POCSO cases cannot be quashed even if victim decides to compromise on majority
The Delhi High Court in yet another judgment, Dinesh Sharma and Ors. vs. State on 24th March 2021 (earlier in Sunil Raikwar vs. State in January 2021 ...
Supreme Court: Love Affair Irrelevant Ground for Bail When Victim Is A Minor
In the case of X (Minor) v. The State of Jharkhand & Anr; the Hon’ble Supreme Court held that on the day of the incident the victim was barely th ...