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The Calcutta High Court on 24th January 2022 in the matter of PKN vs. Union of India and others held that POSH Act applies even if a c ...
Allahabad HC: Little girls are worshipped in our country, but cases of pedophilia are increasing
In the matter of J S Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh, the Allahabad High Court on 17.08.2021 lamented about the rise of child sexual abuse cases in India ...
Mumbai POCSO Court grants bail to a Filmmaker in sexual harassment case of a 17-year-old girl
On 27.01.2022, in the case of G K Vs. State of Maharashtra, the Additional Sessions Judge of the Special POCSO Court at Fort, Greater Mumbai analyzed ...
POCSO Act Not Intended For Cases Of “Dense Romantic Affair” Between Teenagers: Allahabad High Court
A Bail Application was filed by the applicant who was charged for the offences under Sec-363, Sec-366 and Sec-376 of Indian Penal Code (IPC), 1860, S ...
‘Probability of Reformation & Rehabilitation’: Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence of a Man Convicted of Rape & Murder of 11 Year Old Girl
In the case of B Vs. State of Madhya Pradesh, the Apex Court on 18.01.2022 commuted the death penalty of a convict belonging to a scheduled tribe com ...
‘I Know Good Touch-Bad Touch; Have Learnt In School’: Boy’s Statement Leads To Man’s POCSO Conviction
A Fast Track Special Court in Thiruvananthapuram on 17th January, 2022 sentenced a man to rigorous imprisonment for five years for sexual ...
Allahabad HC yet again expresses concern over non-compliance with Junaid Case guidelines
In the case of R Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh, the Allahabad High Court on 21.01.2022 expressed its concern over the lack of implementation of the Juna ...
Madras High Court confirms death sentence for rape and murder of 7-year-old
In the matter of The State Vs. S, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on 12.01.2022 upheld the death sentence given to a 26- year- old for agg ...
Rajasthan HC on Non-Reporting Of ‘POCSO Case’: Sometimes Such Matters Aren’t Reported to Save Girl’s Reputation
In the matter of Pragya Prateek Shukla and another v. State of Rajasthan, the Rajasthan High Court on 12.01.2022 suspended the sentence awarded to a ...
Bombay HC Reinstates CISF Constable Accused of Raping Colleague’s 4 Year Old Daughter
On 14.01.2022, in the case of U T Vs. Director General, CISF, the Bombay High Court revoked a dismissal order against the accused due to the absence ...
Delhi HC upholds conviction of man for raping 5 yr old: ‘Penetration sufficient, presence of semen not necessary’
In the matter of Ram Nawal Vs. State., the Delhi High Court on 4th January 2022 upheld the conviction and sentence awarded to a man fo ...
Allahabad HC orders action against CWC Chairman for failure to follow ‘Junaid case’ guidelines in case of 12-yr-old sexual assault victim
In the matter of Shivani Mishra Vs. State of U.P.; the Allahabad High Court on 14.12.2021 observed that “The victim is illiterate and apparently come ...
Mumbai POCSO Court- ‘Friendliness does not mean the right to engage in sexual intercourse against the desire of the person.’
On 18.12.2021, a Special POCSO Court at Bombay in the case of State of Maharashtra Vs. Satish Jalinder Shinde held that courts must keep in mind the ...
Delhi HC: Purpose of POCSO Act is to treat minors as a class by itself so that an attempt to sexually assault or molest minors entails graver consequences
In the matter of Suraj Vs. State; the Delhi High Court on 10.12.2021 observed that “the purpose of the POCSO Act is to treat minors as a class by its ...
Allahabad High Court: Victim of Rape cannot be compelled to undergo DNA test
In the matter of Gulafsa Begum Vs. State of U.P.; the Allahabad High Court on 3.12.2021 observed that a rape survivor cannot be forced to take a DNA ...
Meghalaya High Court in POCSO case: Granting bail on humanitarian grounds not legally tenable
In the matter of State of Meghalaya Vs. Heibormi Dkhar; the Meghalaya High Court on 10.12.2021, while setting aside the bail granted to an accused un ...
Bom HC confirms death sentence for committing rape and murder of a 3-years 9-months old child
A Division Bench of Sadhana S. Jadhav and Prithviraj K. Chavan, JJ. confirmed the death sentence awarded by the trial court to the accused−appellant ...
Kottiyoor Rape Case: Kerala HC reduced the sentence imposed on former Catholic Priest
In an infamous case of sexual assault whereby the priest of the St. Sebastian Church had impregnated a minor girl, the Hon’ble Judge R. Narayana Pish ...
Allahabad high court: Oral sex with 10-yr-old boy not ‘Aggravated sexual assault’ under POCSO act
In the matter of Sonu Kushwaha Vs. State of U.P.; the Allahabad High Court on 18.11.2021 observed that putting the penis into the mouth of a 10-year- ...
Supreme Court quashes ‘skin-to-skin’ judgment of Bombay High Court
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 ...