Calcutta High Court upholds 10-year POCSO sentence, holding that a minor's consent cannot mitigate sexual assault and 'Romeo-Juliet' benefit was inapplicable as the victim is now married elsewhere.
Read Full ArticleThe Kerala High Court denied bail to a father accused of sexually assaulting his minor daughter under the POCSO Act, holding that the victim's mother cannot settle or compromise such offences, which are non-compoundable.
Supreme Court holds a Bihar policy limiting compassionate appointment to divorced or deserted daughters unconstitutional, ruling that daughters cannot be presumed to sever parental ties on marriage.
The Supreme Court questions criminalising consensual adolescent relationships under the POCSO Act, highlighting law misuse by parents in cases involving 15-18-year-olds.
Supreme Court sets aside death penalty of against man accused of rape and murder of 3-month-old female baby. Read more to know why.
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