Petition for termination of 28 weeks old pregnancy of a minor girl rejected: Punjab and Haryana High Court
Punjab and Haryana High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Rakesh Kumar Jain, J., refused to grant permission to terminate pregnancy
POCSO Act
Carceral period should reform the convict; directions issued for reformation of appellant incarcerated in Tihar Jail
Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Anu Malhotra, J. dismissed an appeal for reduction of sentence of the appellant
Rape of 12-year minor and death thereafter not “rarest of the rare case”: MP HC
Madhya Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench comprising of J.K.Maheshwari and Akhil Kumar Srivastava, JJ., addressed the issue of rape and murder
Man convicted under POCSO Act for penetrative sexual assault on his daughter
Delhi High Court: A Division Bench comprising of S. Muralidhar and Vinod Goel, JJ. dismissed a criminal appeal filed against the judgment
Conviction under POCSO Act upheld on appellant’s failure to rebut presumption of ‘culpable mental state’
Sikkim High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Meenakshi Madan Rai, Acting CJ, dismissed a criminal appeal filed against the judgment
Calcutta HC issues directions as ‘standard operating procedure’ for investigation and prosecution of crime
Calcutta High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Ravi Krishan Kapur and Joymalya Bagchi JJ., issued directions in a case involving commercial
Penetration is not sine qua non to constitute sexual assault under Section 8 POCSO Act
Calcutta High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Shivakant Prasad, J. dismissed a criminal appeal filed by the appellant against the
Rape accused given reduced sentence due to occurrence of the offence before enforcement of Criminal (Amendment) Act, 2013
Gauhati High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Hitesh Kumar Sarma, J., convicted the accused-appellant under Section 376(1) of the IPC,
Courts have to secure the welfare of minor children by exercising parens-patriae jurisdiction
Himachal Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Tarlok Singh Chauhan and Chander Bhusan Barowalia, JJ., decided a criminal writ petition,
Occurrence of penetrative sexual assault to be proved for conviction under S. 6, POCSO Act
Delhi High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Vipin Sanghi and P.S. Teji, JJ, modified the conviction of the appellant to a
Watching or following a child with bad intention amounts to an offence under POCSO Act
Bombay High Court: In a petition filed against proceedings pending against the petitioners under the Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences Act,