POCSO Act

The case of the prosecution is that on June 27, 2020, at 17.38:51 hours, the petitioner browsed, downloaded, and transmitted child pornographic material by using his Sim through his e-mail and Facebook account.

A single-judge bench of Justice Manoj Kumar Ohiri has noted that the trial court also awarded compensation of Rs 2 lac to the Child Victim.

Vikas has challenged the Delhi High Court order wherein his regular bail was dismissed. The petitioner is charged for the offence under sections 376B, 342 IPC and section 6 read with section 5(m) of the POCSO Act.

Dinesh Tiwari appearing as a counsel for the applicants claimed that allegations against his clients are baseless with different inconsistencies in the evidence of witnesses and material omissions.

The counsel of the applicant further submitted that from the perusal of impugned FIR as well as suicide notice of the deceased, no case under section 305 IPC is made out against the applicant.

In a significant judgment, a trial court invoked the POCSO Act against an accused for holding her hand. The Delhi High Court upheld it.

The Himachal Pradesh Hig...

The Bombay High Court on Thursday issued guidelines for effective compliance with the provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO Act) so as to ensure victim's participation in various stages of the judicial process.

The Delhi High Court has acquitted a man convicted under Section 4 of the POCSO Act, dealing with punishment for penetrative sexual assault, on the grounds of inconsistencies in the statement made by the prosecutrix.

Krishna Murti filed the appeal challenging the Judgement of a trial court in which he has been convicted under section 363 IPC with section 8 of the POSCO act.