On Thursday, the Allahabad High Court frowned upon the apparent trend among women filing false complaints under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO Act), the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (SC/ST Act) to grab money from the State. The Court stated that false complaints are lodged against …
The Delhi High Court recently observed that the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act) is gender neutral and it is ‘most insensitive’ and misleading that it is being misused. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma stated that any law whether gender-based or not, has the potential of being misused but that it doesn’t …
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While directing framing of charges under POCSO Act against a man despite the victim’s recorded statement under section 164 of Cr.P.C. in which the minor girl admitted that she had a consensual relationship with the accused. In the same context, the Delhi High Court has observed that its hands are tied till any amendment is …
Cases of Teenage Relationships may be dealt with on different footing: Delhi High Court Read More »
On Wednesday, Chief Justice T.S. Sivagnanam with Justice Subrata Talukdar of the Calcutta High Court presided over a ceremony of the inauguration of a new Court complex of the Additional District and Sessions Judge, 2nd Court, Baruipur, South 24 Parganas. While addressing the gathering, Chief Justice Sivagnanam highlighted the statistics regarding the pendency of cases, …
The Meghalaya High Court recently observed that a 16-year-old adolescent can be considered capable of making a conscious decision with regard to the act of sexual intercourse. The Court made this observation while quashing a case against a person accused of offences under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO Act). Justice W …
Meghalaya High Court quashes POCSO case against boyfriend of a 16-year-old girl Read More »
On June 17, a Kerala Court sentenced face antique dealer Monson Mavunkal to life imprisonment in a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO Act) for getting into the act of sexually abusing a minor girl. Judge of the Court K Soman said that the accused person committed rape on the …
Kerala Court Sentences Life Imprisonment to a fake antique dealer in POCSO Case Read More »
The Bombay High Court has quashed a case filed under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act against a 19-year-old man, following the victim’s mother’s consent. The court determined that the accused and the minor girl had stayed together due to their friendship and concluded that it would not be justifiable to pursue …
