J&K and Ladakh High Court grants bail to a POCSO accused after finding the statutory presumption under Section 29 rebutted by DNA evidence and the victim's shifting testimony.
Read Full ArticleFour men, including Pakistan Deputy PM Ishaq Dar's grandson, were arrested in Lahore over the alleged kidnapping, gang rape, and extortion of two foreign women.
Madras High Court holds a husband's doubt over his child's paternity and demand for a DNA test amounts to mental cruelty, while affirming the wife's divorce decree.
Madras HC upholds POCSO conviction based solely on DNA evidence despite hostile witnesses, modifies offence category, and reduces sentence.
Delhi High Court converts a murder conviction to culpable homicide in a liquor dispute killing between intoxicated friends.
Calcutta High Court upholds POCSO conviction, rules minors cannot give valid consent, rejects delay plea, and orders enhanced compensation for the victim.
SC acquits death row convict and another man in 2012 Lucknow rape-murder of 12-year-old girl, citing poor investigation and lack of evidence.
SC acquits man on death row, cites faulty probe; issues detailed procedural guidelines for DNA evidence collection, storage, and chain of custody.
MP High Court commutes death sentence to life imprisonment in child rape-murder case, citing convict’s age and possibility of rehabilitation.
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