Madras 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.
Read Full ArticleAllahabad High Court dismisses a Muslim student's plea to wear a headscarf with the prescribed school uniform, holding dress-code decisions primarily lie with the institution.
Patna High Court acquits a man serving a 20-year POCSO sentence, holding statutory presumptions can't sustain conviction where the victim and informant turned hostile and foundational facts were never proved.
The chromosomes of the son and not daughter-in-law, through union of a married couple will decide the birth of a daughter or a son, the Delhi High Court expressed recently while adding that people need to be educated on the same.
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