POCSO Act

Supreme Court Judge, Jus...

Minister of Women and Ch...

Chief Justice of India D...

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Implementation of the POCSO Act is riddled with shortcomings at the prosecution and trial stages, a report found. Acquittals are higher than convictions and evidence gathering is time-consuming.

A single-judge bench of Allahabad HIgh Court while dismissing an Application said that touching the private part of a child with a sexual intent fall under ‘sexual assault’ under Section 7 of POCSO Act.

A single-judge bench of Allahabad High Court while hearing a Criminal Revision filed by Minor dismissed the petition saying that, where a reliable school certificate is available, there is no need to call for a medical examination of the student.

Karnataka High Court division bench while observing that even if the consent is said to be there, since the victim is a minor (aged 16 years) her consent become irrelevant , rejected the bail petition of the rape accused.

The Meghalaya High ...