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POCSO| Testimony of child witness can be relied upon in sexual assault cases if trustworthy and unblemished: Calcutta High Court

“In cases involving child witnesses, the Court should consider the child’s age, competency, and demeanor and may uphold a conviction even in the absence of other corroborating witnesses if the victim’s testimony is deemed reliable.”

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Section 118 of Evidence Act | Child witness easily susceptible to tutoring; corroborating testimony not a rule but a measure of caution and prudence: Supreme Court

Supreme Court did not deem it safe to base the conviction only on the testimony of child witness which did not inspire confidence and acquitted the appellant.

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Bar under Section 33(5) of POCSO Act is not absolute; Kerala High Court allows recalling of child witness for examination for the just decision of the case

Kerala High Court held that child witness can be recalled for examination; bar under Section 33(5) of POCSO Act is not absolute.

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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

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Conviction can be based on Testimony of Child Witness: Is it obligatory for a Judge to ask the child whether he/she is able to understand questions put to her? Bom HC [Full Story]

Bombay High Court: Anuja Prabhudessai, J., opined that where the witness is of tender age (as in the instant case before the

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Del HC | Can testimony of child victim be trustworthy? HC reiterates law on finding child witness competent

Delhi High Court: Emphasising the reliability on the child victim’s testimony, Manoj Kumar Ohri, J., dismissed the appeal filed and the conviction

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All HC | In rape/sexual assault cases, evidence of the victim alone is sufficient for conviction or corroborative witnesses is a necessity? Explained

Allahabad High Court: Suresh Kumar Gupta, J., while addressing the present jail appeal held that, “…in cases involving sexual assault/rape, it is

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Bom HC | In the absence of oath can evidence of child witness be considered under S. 118 Evidence Act? HC elaborates

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of Sunil P. Deshmukh and B.U. Debadwar, JJ., upheld the decision of the Additional Sessions Judge and

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Tri HC | Corroboration of testimony of child witness is a rule of prudence and nothing more; deposition by child witness after 22 years admitted

Tripura High Court: The Division Bench comprising of Sanjay Karol, CJ and Arindam Lodh, J. admitted the deposition of the prosecution witness

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Age not a bar to decide competency of a child witness: Minor being the only eyewitness can be recalled at a later stage

Kerala High Court: In the order passed by Sunil Thomas, J., the Court addressed the issue whether a minor is competent enough

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Evidence led by child witness if found reliable, can’t be dismissed merely on the ground that the same was made by a child

Uttaranchal High Court: The Court recently addressed a criminal petition in which the appellant had appealed against his conviction by trial court

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Testimonies of child witnesses cannot be automatically rejected, instead to be carefully scrutinized so as to remove doubts of tutoring

Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Vinod Goel, J, upheld the conviction of the appellant under Section 10 of

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10 years jail term awarded to a man for raping a 5 year old girl

Delhi High Court: Dealing with a case where a five-year-old girl “X” was raped by her neighbour, a bench of S.P. Garg

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Court upheld 10 years imprisonment awarded to the accused for committing rape, on the sole testimony of 5 years old victim

Delhi High Court: In an another horrifying incident of rape, where a 5 year old girl was subjected to rape by the