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[Rape] Kar HC | Guilt of the accused can be established only after examination of all the witnesses as desired by the prosecution; Matter remitted back to adduce necessary evidence

Karnataka High Court:  A Division Bench of G I Narendar and M I Arun JJ. allowed the appeal and set aside the

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Fear of stigma, not being believed and being blamed: 17-year-old girl leaving a note to her mother explaining ill deeds of her uncle who sexually harassed her, ended her life | Bom HC delves to know what happened

Bombay High Court: Sexual violence knows no boundaries, it occurs in every country, across all parts of society, Bharati Dangre, J., while

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Madras HC | Schools to keep a complaint box to make victims complain about sexual assault freely

Madras High Court: P. Velmurugan, J., directs Schools to keep a complaint box to make the victims complain about the sexual assault

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Viewing ‘Child Pornography’ is an offence? Is there a distinction between a one-time consumer of ‘child pornography’ and someone who distributes and transmits it on a digital domain? Imperative Decision

Madras High Court: G.R. Swaminathan, J., addressed a matter in regard to child pornography. An instant petition for anticipatory bail was filed.

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Del HC | In a case of sexual assault, can Court act upon the testimony of a child victim? Can accused be convicted based upon the same? Read on

Delhi High Court: Manoj Kumar Ohri, J., stressed the reliability of the child victim’s testimony in a sexual assault case and upheld

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Sikk HC | Court rejects bail of accused of offences under S. 354 IPC, S. 8 POCSO and S. 25 Juvenile Justice Act

Sikkim High Court: Meenakshi Madan Rai, J., rejected a bail application wherein the Petitioner, Principal of a School, aged about 58  years,

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Telangana HC | Can a sexual offender be taken into preventive detention? Read the case of ‘detenu’ who committed intercourse with minor in secluded place and let her off next day

Telangana High Court: The Division Bench of A. Rajasheker Reddy and Dr Shameem Akhter, JJ.,  while addressing the matter has shed some

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[POCSO Act] HP HC | Bail granted in a case where a major developed consensual sexual relations with a minor, in light of mitigating factors; Petition allowed

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Anoop Chitkara J., allowed the petition and reduced the sentence to the period of imprisonment already undergone. Background

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Del HC | Offences under S. 377 IPC & S. 4 POCSO Act committed on a child aged 7 years, father of victim sought quashing of FIR: Will HC quash the FIR? Read to know

Delhi High Court: Subramonium Prasad, J., in regard to quashing of FIRs expressed that: “High Court cannot mechanically quash FIRs for non-compoundable

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Madras HC | ‘High time to amend POCSO Act considering cases where adolescents in grip of their hormones involve in romantic relationship’: Court quashes proceedings paving way for accused and victim to settle in life

Madras High Court: N. Anand Venkatesh, J., while addressing a matter revolving around the POCSO Act expressed that: “What came to be

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Bom HC | “Opening zip of pants”, Does it NOT “fit in the definition of sexual assault” under POCSO Act? Bom HC says so

Bombay High Court: Pushpa V. Ganediwala, J., altered the conviction of the appellant who was accused of sexually assaulting a minor child

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HP HC | Inherent powers under S. 482 CrPC is not inhibited by S. 320 CrPC and FIR as well as criminal proceedings can be quashed by exercising the same; HC reiterates

Himachal Pradesh High Court:  Vivek Singh Thakur, J., while exercising powers under Section 482 CrPC, allows the present petition,  stating, “… power

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Bom HC | Protector Turns Predator: 11-year old child subjected to digital penetration and sexual assault; HC upholds lower Court’s decision

Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of Sadhana S. Jadhav and N.J. Jamadar, JJ., pens down the decision in the instant matter with

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All HC | Right to choose partner irrespective of caste, creed, religion is integral part of right to life and personal liberty under Article 21

Allahabad High Court: The Division Bench of Pankaj Naqvi and Vivek Agarwal, JJ., observed that, Right to live with a person of his/her

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[Practice & Procedure] Del HC | Presence of informant or person authorised obligatory while hearing application for bail to person accused under POCSO Act: Court extends Practice Direction to POCSO offences  

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of G.S. Sistani and Anup Jairam Bhambhani, JJ., directed that the provisions of the Practice Direction

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[Sex Crimes against Children] Del HC | How far prosecution case affected by absence of injury on victim of aggravated penetrative sexual assault? HC restates law

Delhi High Court: Manoj Kumar Ohri, J., confirmed the conviction and sentence of the appellant, who was convicted by the trial court

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NHRC| Notice issued to the Commissioner of Police, Delhi over alleged suicide of 40 years old rape accused in police custody

The Commission took suo-motu cognizance of alleged suicide of 40 years old rape accused in police custody and directs issuance of notice

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Utt HC | ’Fouler the crime higher the proof’; Court allows appeal of convict under Ss. 376 & 511 Penal Code and S. 6 of POCSO Act, acquits him in absence of credible evidence

Uttaranchal High Court: Narayan Singh Dhanik, J., allowed a Criminal Jail Appeal which was filed from the jail against the judgment whereby

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Gau HC | Offences under POCSO Act are unpleasant and must be tackled with due consideration of all aspects, lest the society lose faith in the administration of justice

Gauhati High Court: S. Hukato Swu, J. rejected the petition of the petitioner and refused him bail. The factual background of the

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MP HC | Rape accused incapable of performing the act as per medical diagnosis; Court grants bail

Madhya Pradesh High Court: Vijay Kumar Shukla, J., allowed the bail application filed by the applicant-accused in connection with the FIR registered