The Supreme Court of India recently issued notice on a petition arising from a case in which a woman stands accused of ‘penetrative sexual assault’ against a minor boy, an offence defined in Section 3 ...
Quashing criminal proceedings under the POCSO Act, the Allahabad High Court has observed that forcing a happily-married couple to face trial merely to record a hostile testimony would be an "irony of ...
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From child protection to ‘moral policing’ tool: How POCSO Act is leaving courts conflicted
New Delhi: Two years ago, a young woman in a rumpled saree and unkempt hair showed up at the Calcutta High Court and stood in a corner of one of the courtrooms with a baby in her arms. She reached the ...
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Unnao rape case: Delhi High Court says Kuldeep Singh Sengar not 'public servant' under POCSO Act
Kuldeep Singh Sengar, former UP MLA convicted of raping a minor girl in Unnao in 2017, did not come under the definition of a public servant under the Pocso Act, Delhi high court held in its Dec 23 ...
Delhi High Court ruled a man will face Pocso Act charges for sex with his wife as a minor, despite her plea for case dismissal. The court emphasized that consent is irrelevant under the law for ...
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