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Forensic Report Excludes Accused As Minor's Child's Father, Yet MP HC Denies Bail, Orders Probe
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Forensic Report Excludes Accused As Minor's Child's Father, Yet MP HC Denies Bail, Orders Probe

The Madhya Pradesh High Court denied bail despite a forensic report excluding the accused as the biological father and the minor victim turning hostile, ordering a special team probe.

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SC Restores Rape Acquittal, Cites Absence of Injury and Blood Evidence in Forensic Report Judiciary
SC Restores Rape Acquittal, Cites Absence of Injury and Blood Evidence in Forensic Report

Supreme Court restores acquittal of man accused of raping a four-year-old girl, finding no injuries and negative forensic findings created grave doubt in prosecution case.

Punjab & Haryana HC Commutes Death Sentence In Rape-Murder Of 7-Year-Old Girl In Palwal Judiciary
Punjab & Haryana HC Commutes Death Sentence In Rape-Murder Of 7-Year-Old Girl In Palwal

Punjab and Haryana HC commutes death sentence of Anand Singh in Palwal child rape-murder case, orders 50-year minimum jail term without remission. Why did the Punjab and Haryana High Court spare Anand Singh the death penalty despite the brutal rape and murder of a 7-year-old? Here's what the court ruled.

Madras HC Confirms Death Penalty For Man Who Sexually Assaulted Three Minor Girls [Read Judgment] Judiciary
Madras HC Confirms Death Penalty For Man Who Sexually Assaulted Three Minor Girls [Read Judgment]

Madurai Bench upholds death penalty for man convicted of repeatedly sexually assaulting three minor girls aged 6 to 8 over nearly a year, citing rarest of rare doctrine.

Pune POCSO Court Awards Death Penalty to 65-Year-Old, Says Convict "Passed the Stage of Reformation" [Read Judgment] Judiciary
Pune POCSO Court Awards Death Penalty to 65-Year-Old, Says Convict "Passed the Stage of Reformation" [Read Judgment]

Pune POCSO Court sentenced a 65-year-old to death for the rape and murder of a 3-year-old, holding he had “passed the stage of reformation.”

SC restores conviction of two men in case of repeated rape of minor [Read Judgment]

SC restores life term for two men in repeated rape of minor, stressing sensitivity in handling inconsistencies and protecting victims under POCSO.


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