POCSO Offenders Deserve No Leniency; “A Message Must Be Conveyed To The Society At Large”: SC
Supreme Court: In a case where a 65-year-old man committed aggravated penetrative sexual assault on his 4-year-old neighbor, the bench of MR
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Kar HC | Bail order not containing cogent reasons liable to be set aside for non-application of mind
Karnataka High Court: H.P. Sandesh J. allowed the petition and set aside the bail granted by the Trial Court on the file
10 Legal Stories of the week: From High Courts, District Courts to Tribunals
Here are some of the interesting Legal Stories from Week 4 of January 2022 Bishop Franco Mulakkal; A victim of faction feud
53-year-old man molested a 9-year-old minor boy by pressing his private parts: Court sentences man under POCSO Act
Court of Fast Track Special Judge (POCSO), Thiruvanathapuram: R. Jayakrishnan, Special Judge addressed a case wherein a minor boy aged 9 years
Guj HC | Court goes beyond the relief sought, helps POCSO victim to become self-sufficient
Gujarat High Court: The Division Bench of Sonia Gokani and N.V. Anjaria, JJ. went beyond the case to help a POCSO victim
Tri HC | Order passed in special POCSO matter quashed considering benefit of doubt
Tripura High Court: Arindam Lodh J. quashed the judgement and order which was originally passed by the special judge (POCSO) West Tripura
3-year old raped and strangulated to death; Read why Supreme Court commuted Death Sentence to life imprisonment
Supreme Court: In a case where a 3 year old girl was raped and strangulated to death, the 3-judge Bench of L.
865 Judgments, 4 Sitting Women Judges and A Hope For First Woman CJI| An All-inclusive Supreme Court 2021 Roundup
Year 2021! The year that started with the hope of the COVID-19 Pandemic nearing an end with countries starting vaccination, ended up
Trafficked then thrown into prostitution; HC addresses plight of minor girl, directs District Judges to sensitize judicial officers about provisions of POCSO and JJ Act
Patna High Court: While addressing the plight of a minor girl who was first trafficked by her own maternal uncle and was
[Kottiyoor Rape Case] Ker HC upholds conviction of former priest; reduces 20 years rigorous imprisonment to 10 years
Kerala High Court: In an infamous case of sexual assault whereby the priest of the St. Sebastian Church had impregnated a minor
Supreme Court Monthly Roundup – November 2021
“It is no part of any judge’s duty to strain the plain words of a statute, beyond recognition and to the point
High Courts Monthly RoundUp — November 2021
Here’s a short recap of what we covered under the High Court’s section on the SCC Online Blog for the month of November.
Ker HC | Being in love isn’t synonymous to consent for sexual intercourse; HC upholds conviction for rape
Kerala High Court: R. Narayana Pisharadi, J., held that passive submission made by the victim under unavoidable circumstances as she had no
MP HC | Does physical relationship with a minor wife come within the category of rape?
Madhya Pradesh High Court: G.S. Ahluwalia J., rejected a bail application under Section 439 of CrPC. The appellant was arrested on 31-01-2021
Sikk HC | Prosecution not able to establish beyond a reasonable doubt that the Appellant was the perpetrator of rape of the minor; acquits accused
Sikkim High Court: The Division Bench of Meenakshi Madan Rai and Bhaskar Raj Pradhan, JJ., allowed an appeal which was filed in
POCSO| “Touch”, “physical contact” can’t be restricted to “skin to skin contact”; “sexual intent” is the key. SC reverses Bombay HC’s “dangerous precedent”
“The reasoning in the High Court’s judgment quite insensitively trivializes – indeed legitimizes – an entire range of unacceptable behaviour which undermines a child’s dignity and autonomy, through unwanted intrusions.”
Ker HC | “Child molestation is a shame on society; but if the allegations are false, it is lethal to the life of the accused”; HC acquits father accused of raping his minor daughter
Kerala High Court: The Division Bench of K.Vinod Chandran and C. Jayachandran, JJ., acquitted the father accused of raping his own minor
Cal HC | Court explains ”Intelligible testimony” and “reverse burden of proof”; dismisses appeal of accused charged for raping 3 year old girl under S. 6, POCSO Act
Calcutta High Court: The Division Bench of Soumen Sen and Rabindranath Samanta, JJ., dismissed a criminal appeal which was filed against the
MP HC | Show cause notice issued against the Trial Court Judge for disclosing name of the rape victim; Court grants bail to the accused
Madhya Pradesh High Court: Deepak Kumar Agarwal, J., allowed a bail application which was filed by the applicant for grant of regular
Guj HC | Man’s conviction set aside in charges for raping minor wife; Non-interference by Court would reduce the lady and two children without shelter
Gujarat High Court: Paresh Upadhyay, J., allowed an appeal which was filed against the judgment and order passed by the Special Judge