Observation given by the court(Consequences under POCSO Act): While showing concerns on alarming rise in the number of sexual offences against th ...
Allahabad High Court grants bail to POCSO accused on condition to take care of victim/wife for the sake of New Born Child
A bail application was filed in a case under offences of Indian Penal Code (IPC), 1860 and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2 ...
Appreciating hands cannot amount to Sexual intent, POCSO case quashed: Meghalaya HC
This application was brought by the accused in the Hon’ble Meghalaya High Court under Section 482 Cr.P.C, with a prayer to set aside and quash the cr ...
Gujarat High Court grants bail to 16-year-old accused of committing unnatural sex with 13-year-old
A Criminal Revision Application was filed under Sec-102 of Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 for setting aside and quashing the orders passed by Sessions Co ...
Jammu & Kashmir HC denies bail to aged woman booked for abetting minor’s rape
An application was filed under Sec-439 CR.P.C. for seeking bail in a case arising out of FIR for offences punishable under Indian Penal Code (IPC), 1 ...
“Punjab and Haryana HC: Parents of child victims of sexual abuse cannot enter into compromise with the accused”
The petitioner requested to quash the FIR registered under Sections 452 and 506 of IPC and Section 3 of SC/ST Act and Section 8 of the Protectio ...
P.T Teacher Charged Under POCSO, Granted Bail: Karnataka High Court
The said criminal petition was filed under Section 439 OF Cr.P.C for the offence punishable under Sections 8 (Punishment for sexual assault.) a ...
Bail Denied, Betrayed Wife and Trust of a Minor Girl: Allahabad High Court
The said application was brought under 439 CrPC before the Allahabad High Court of a married man who was accused of trying to convert the prosecutrix ...
Mental Intention Can be Proved By Disrobing of Victim: Calcutta High Court
The said case was brought in the Calcutta High Court by the appellant/accused challenging his conviction under ‘Aggravated Sexual Assault’ of the Pro ...
Allahabad High Court rejected a bail in POCSO Case, said facts are shocking and inhumane
An application was filed seeking bail in a case under offences of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 and Indian Penal Code ...
Bombay HC Grants Bail To A Man Accused Of Raping Minor Niece
In the matter of B.A.K. vs The State of Maharashtra &Anr., the Bombay High Court on 02nd May 2022 granted bail to a man from Pune accused of rapi ...
Delhi High Court denies bail to man accused of raping toddler despite complainant, father turning ‘hostile’
A Petition was filed by the petitioner under Sec-439 CR.P.C seeking regular bail in FIR under the offences punishable under Indian Penal Code (IPC), ...
Madras High Court Grants Conditional Bail To Accused In A POCSO Case
A Criminal Original Petition was filed under Sec-439 of CR.P.C. praying to enlarge the petitioner on bail charged for offences under Protection of Ch ...
POCSO | Two-Finger Test Violates Right Of Rape Survivors To Privacy, Physical & Mental Integrity & Dignity: Madras HC Directs The State To Ban This Test
In the case of R.G. vs. The State represented by the Inspector of Police, the Madras High Court on 21st April 2022 issued a direction to the State Go ...
Calcutta HC: Redact Names in Pleadings To Ensure Anonymity Of Victims under POCSO
The Calcutta High Court issued directions on 18th April 2022, in the case of P.M. vs. The State of West Bengal & Anr. to raise awareness among li ...
Can’t Presume That 8 Yr Old Victim Made Allegations Of Oral Sex Under Parents’ Influence: Allahabad HC Denies Bail To POCSO Accused
In the case of G. vs the State of U.P., the Allahabad High Court on 12th March 2022 denied the bail to a man accused of committing oral sex with an 8 ...
“Father is the fortress, trustee of his daughter”: POCSO court convicts’ father who sexually assaulted his daughter
In the prosecution case of The State of Maharashtra vs P.M.V., a special Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act , 2012 court in Mumbai on 12 ...
“The Moment He Is Allowed To Go Behind Bars, The Efforts To Make Him A Good And Law Abiding Citizen Will Get Dented” | Gujarat HC
In the case of A.S.G vs State of Gujarat, the Gujarat High Court on 7th April 2022 granted bail to the applicant accused of offences under Sect ...
Touching the hand of a minor without intention to molest won’t amount to sexual assault under POCSO Act: Tripura High Court
In the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act , 2012 case of Sri S.T. Vs The State of Tripura, the Tripura High Court on 7th March 202 ...
Bombay High Court Grants Bail to Rape Accused Noting That He Used Condom During Sexual Intercourse with 16 Year Old
The Bombay High Court granted bail to a rape suspect on April 6, 2022, in the case of R.S.S. vs. The State of Maharashtra & Anr., noting that the ...
Delhi High Court suspends sentence of an ex-NSG officer in a POCSO case
In the matter of G.K.B vs Union of India & Ors., the Delhi High Court suspended on 4th April 2022 suspended the sentence of an ex-National Securi ...