Tag: Calcutta HC

SC: No compromise in POCSO cases, reverses HC verdict

Why are High Courts inclined towards encouraging “compromises” in POCSO cases that undermine the stringency of the 2006 Act? SC pulls up the Calcutta HC over its suggestion to decriminalise consensual sex

Calcutta HC releases Nepali undertrial after 41 years in prison

The court took note that the man was intellectually disabled and thus granted him bail pending trial

Sexual harassment complaint against same gender may seem odd but it’s not improbable: Calcutta HC

The court dismissed a petition which stated that complaint under POSH Act cannot be made against person of same sex

Govt cannot make compensation conditional: Calcutta HC

The court held that the victim has every right and the liberty to choose the mode of expending the compensation

Calcutta HC prevents deportation of Rohingya couple, wins hearts

The High Court passed an injunction to restrain the government from deporting a Rohingya couple, on humanitarian grounds.

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