POCSO conviction

teacher-student POCSO case
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Material contradictions, significant omissions, and the complete absence of the alleged photographs, videos, messages, and call records persuades the Bombay High Court to suspend the sentence in a POCSO conviction, holding that the prosecution case raised serious issues requiring appellate scrutiny and that the evidence disclosed chances of acquittal pending appeal.

Kerala HC upholds POCSO conviction of Madrassa teacher
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Kerala High Court upheld the conviction of a Madrassa teacher for offences under the POCSO Act, IPC, and Juvenile Justice Act, holding that a child survivor’s reliable and consistent testimony can independently sustain a conviction.

conviction of men who raped a minor
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“It is always a matter of utter failure for the system when a culprit, that too of a heinous sexual offence, manages to walk free by entangling the victim in misapplication of procedural rules, without the knowledge of the victim and without any control of the victim”.