News Update Justice Pushpa Ganediwala, author of controversial POCSO Act judgments, takes oath as additional Judge of Bombay High Court 13 Feb 2021 Justice Pushpa Ganediwala, the author of a series of controversial lawsuits on the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, took an oath as an additional judge of the…
News Update POCSO verdict Judge gets one year tenure extension 13 Feb 2021 The tenure of additional Judge of Bombay High Court, Justice Pushpa V Ganediwala is extended by another one year after Supreme Court collegium recommendation being accepted. The order of her…
News Update NCW on POCSO judgment of Bombay High Court. 5 Feb 2021 The National Commission of Women (NCW) appealed in the supreme court against the High Court of Bombay judgment which stated that pressing the breasts of a child over the clothes…
News Update Lawyers opinions on POCSO judgment of Bombay High Court 28 Jan 2021 A recent judgment of the Bombay High Court read that skin to skin contact is a requirement to qualify as sexual assault, this judgement read as:"Admittedly, it is not the…
News Update Bombay High court-No sex assault if there’s no skin-to-skin contact 25 Jan 2021 When there is “no direct physical contact — skin to skin with sexual intent, without penetration,” it would not amount to ‘sexual assault’ under the Protection of Children from Sexual…
News Update Walayar Rape Case: Before Kerela High Court (CRL.A.No.1357 OF 2019) 6 Jan 20211 Feb 2021 The Bench of Justices A Hariprasad and MR Anitha quashed the acquittal of Accused of the Walayar Rape Case. They stated that the prosecutor and the judge did not perform…
News Update Minor gangraped, three held, juvenile apprehended: police 22 Dec 202025 Dec 2020 A 14 year old domestic maid has alleged that she was gangraped by three men and a juvenile in the southern range of the capital on Saturday. The police officials…
News Update Andhra minor girl who was forced into sex work rescued by police, nine arrested 26 Oct 2020 Police managed to trace the digital trail left by the nine accused while paying money to another accused through a digital payment app. In a sensational development, Andhra Pradesh's Prakasam…
News Update Delhi High Court: Touching thighs and pulling down leggings of a child victim is sexual assault under section 7 POCSO 7 Jul 20207 Jul 2020 Rajender@raju v State on July 3, 2020CRL.A. 276/2020.& Crl. M. (Bail) 438/20205506/2020 & Crl. M. 6383/2020Pulling down the leggings of a child victim and touching of the thighs is clearly…
News Update Delhi HC: Victim shall be issued Notice in Bail Proceedings in all POCSO Cases 13 Jun 202013 Jun 2020 In the case of Miss G (MINOR)Through: Ms. Tara Narula, AdvocateVs State of Delhi The court said non-issuance of notice to the complainants or victims is not merely a procedural…
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