conviction under POCSO Archives

DNA doesn’t lie! Delhi HC upholds POCSO Conviction of father who impregnated minor daughter

“The social circumstances and the economic status of the family may have compelled the Prosecutrix and her mother to give contradictory statements or to turn hostile. However, in such cases the Court cannot completely ignore the scientific evidence which has come on record.”

Case Briefs Supreme Court

POCSO| ‘No mitigation for crimes that subvert notion of family as space of security’; SC upholds father’s life sentence

“Incestuous sexual violence committed by a parent is a distinct category of offence that tears through the foundational fabric of familial trust and must invite the severest condemnation in both language and sentence”.

Case Briefs High Courts

‘Male member made scapegoat for mistake of both’; Meghalaya HC upholds conviction under POCSO, mitigates life sentence to 10 yrs imprisonment

“A case involving love affair and unfortunately, the male member was made as a scapegoat to undergo imprisonment for the mistakes committed by the two. It is no doubt true that the offence under POCSO Act, 2012 has been made out to impose punishment on the accused, while the so-called victim girl is leading a happy life.”