Tag: POCSO

Supreme Court intervenes in POCSO case, stays Allahabad HC’s “shocking” judgment that downplayed sexual assault against minor

SC calls HC’s judgment “shocking” and “inhuman” for ruling that acts of sexual violence against a minor did not amount to attempt to rape, highlights judicial insensitivity

Rape accused allegedly rapes survivor again upon being granted bail

Accused was booked under POCSO and the Indian Penal Code, and arrested again

Karnataka: Police Detain Chief Seer of Lingayat Mutt for Alleged Sexual Abuse of Minors

Two minor girls have accused the seer of 'sexually abusing' them for nearly couple of years and others of allegedly cooperating with the act.

Delhi HC expresses concerns over presence of CSA survivor at the time of POCSO bail hearings

Concerns about the possible impact of such allegedly forced interaction between the survivor and the alleged abuser have been raised by rights groups

Jubilee Hills gang rape case: POCSO court to begin trial soon

Hyderabad: The trial in the sensational Jubilee Hills minor...

Bikaner hostel rape case: Rajasthan court awards life sentence to main accused, convicts two others

A 17-year-old Dalit girl was found dead in a water tank at her hostel in Rajasthan’s Bikaner district in 2016

Uttar Pradesh: Three men sentenced to death for teenage girl’s rape, murder

The 16-year-old was raped and murdered in 2018, the three men had been held guilty on March 20, 2021

Madras HC refuses to entertain compromise of accused and complainant in POCSO case

The Court held that in a non-compoundable offence cannot be done away with even if a compromise is reached between the parties

Bombay HC acquits death row POCSO convict due to shoddy investigation

The court also directed the Directorate of Prosecution, to initiate action against those responsible failure to get the forensics lab reports

Relationship with 16-year-old girl not unusual, POCSO accused adult gets bail

The Himachal Pradesh HC noted that it was a consensual relationship, and the girl left her parents house voluntarily

Mumbai court denies bail to POCSO accused, says 5 year old knows good and bad touch

The Court refused bail on grounds that the nature of accusations is serious as the applicant allegedly committed aggravated sexual assault

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