POCSO – Lawcutor

Supreme Court Slams Police & Court Insensitivity in 4-Year-Old Rape Case: “What Kind of Insensitive Has the Police Become?” – Rohatgi Seeks Guidelines to Prevent Re-Traumatization of POCSO Victims

The Supreme Court on Friday expressed grave concern over the alleged insensitivity displayed by police officials and courts while handling the rape case of a 4-year-old girl, observing that such…

Supreme Court Issues First-Ever Passive Euthanasia Order Under Common Cause Judgment: Allows Withdrawal of Life Support for Man in Irreversible Vegetative State for 13 Years

The Supreme Court on Wednesday passed its first-ever order permitting passive euthanasia in terms of the 2018 Common Cause judgment (as modified in 2023), recognising the fundamental right to die…

Supreme Court Criticizes Trial Court and Prosecutors Over Procedural Irregularities in POCSO Case

On November 28, 2024, the Supreme Court expressed deep concerns about systemic delays in the justice delivery process while addressing procedural irregularities in a POCSO case. The Court set aside…

Punjab and Haryana High Court Sets Aside Juvenile’s Adult Trial in POCSO Case, Cites Delay in Assessment Process

The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently overturned an order from a Children's Court that had tried a juvenile as an adult in a case involving sexual assault under the…

Without sexual intention, Touching of cheeks, not sexual assault under POCSO, Bombay HC grant bail

In this case a FIR was filed by the mother of the victim alleging that the accused (46yrs) run a business and he touched the cheek of her daughter. He…

Rape survivor’s plea rejected by SC to marry rapist Catholic Priest

The survivor's plea was that the convict (Catholic Priest Robin Vadakkumcherry) should be granted bail so that she can marry him in order to grant legitimacy to the child born…

Personal Law will not override Child Marriage Restraint Act, POCSO Act: Karnataka HC

The Karnataka High Court headed by a single bench while dismissing the bail application filed by one Nayaz Pasha held that, even though second marriage is permissible in the Mohammedan…

Kerala High Court quashes POCSO case citing settlement

Recently, Kerala High Court quashed a FIR registered under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO Act) in which a settlement was reached stating doing marriage between the complainant…

Child abuse is unpardonable-High court

Court refuses to lower sentence awarded to teacher convicted of sodomising boy. An offence involving abuse of child victim is unpardonable, the Delhi high court remarked while refusing to lower…

Assam police arrest 2 digital journalists for salacious article on minister

Police department of Guwahati have arrested two journalists of a digital news channel on charges of spreading rumors about senior minister of Assam Himanta Biswa sarma and his minor daughter.…