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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
