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Calcutta High Court grants anticipatory bail in POCSO case acknowledging 17-year-old victim as wife of accused
The Calcutta High Court recorded submissions that the alleged minor was in fact above 17 years, had married the petitioner, and was living with him as his wife with a child born out of the marriage.
[POCSO] Calcutta High Court commutes death sentence in rape and murder case to life imprisonment without remission for 60 years
The victim, a minor girl, was abducted, gang-raped, and brutally murdered by the appellants. Her body was later recovered, bearing signs of extreme violence and attempts to destroy evidence.
[POCSO] Alcohol-Fueled attempt to grope breasts not attempted rape: Calcutta High Court
“The evidence of the victim girl and the medical examination report prima facie do not indicate that there was any penetration or rape committed by the petitioner on the victim girl nor that he attempted to penetrate.”
Delhi High Court issues urgent directions for rape victims seeking abortion beyond 24 weeks after hospital delays care to 15-year-old
The present case has once again brought to light, the distressing reality that victims of sexual assault, particularly those who are minors and come from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds, often remain unaware of the appropriate legal forum to approach, or the procedure to be followed, in cases involving termination of pregnancy resulting from sexual assault.
Exemption requests of sexual violence victims deserve sensitivity unlike those of hardened criminals: Delhi High Court
One has to be conscious of the intersectionality of a girl child who has undergone trauma of sexual violence. Such a victim, on being summoned by court to depose and virtually relive the trauma, is bound to get jitters and consequences like loose motions and fever etc, caused by nervousness and agony.
Touching lips or lying next to victim not sufficient for POCSO charge without ‘sexual intent’: Delhi High Court
“The presence of ‘sexual intent’ is the determining factor in distinguishing an act of mere physical force from an act that constitutes sexual assault under the POCSO Act.”