Calcutta High Court allows alteration of a minor's birth certificate to include the step-father's name and surname, holding that the child's best interest can justify such a change.
Read Full ArticleMadras High Court quashes POCSO case against police constable, holding that wiping a minor's tears and holding her hand without sexual intent did not constitute an offence.
Madras High Court flags registration of POCSO FIRs only against minor boys in consensual cases, stressing the Act is gender-neutral and calling for systemic reforms in child protection.
Kerala High Court has opined that asking minor victims under POCSO Act to go into cage-like witness box is traumatising. The Court also flagged issues on how only the "face" of the child is visible to the Special Court Judge.
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