A Leading Law firm terminates partner accused under POCSO Act for alleged assault of six-year-old daughter; Bombay High Court to hear bail challenge.
Read Full ArticleChhattisgarh HC acquits man in POCSO case, holds voluntary accompaniment without force or inducement does not amount to kidnapping or offence.
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Supreme Court rules that mere touching of a minor’s private parts does not amount to rape or penetrative assault; conviction modified to lesser offence.
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A Leading Law firm terminates partner accused under POCSO Act for alleged assault of six-year-old daughter; Bombay High Court to hear bail challenge.
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![Family Unity and Child’s Welfare Must Prevail: HP High Court Grants Bail to POCSO Accused Husband After Minor Wife Delivers Child [Read Order]](/secure/uploads/2026/04/lj_5530_HP_High_Court_Grants.webp)
![Allahabad HC Grants Anticipatory Bail to Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati in POCSO Case, Rules Section 29 Presumption Not Applicable at Pre-Arrest Stage [Read Order]](/secure/uploads/2026/03/lj_4475_Allahabad_HC_Grants_Anticipatory.webp)
![Child Victims in POCSO Cases Cannot Be Repeatedly Summoned for Bail Hearings or Evidence: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]](/secure/uploads/2026/03/lj_7659_Child_Victims_in_POCSO.webp)
![Calcutta HC Upholds POCSO Conviction, Rules Minor Cannot Give Valid Consent, Orders Enhanced Compensation [Read Order]](/secure/uploads/2025/12/lj_6683_Minor_Cannot_Give.webp)
![SC quashes POCSO Act case, as convict married victim [Read Judgment]](/secure/uploads/2025/11/lj_2173_SC_quashes_POCSO.webp)
![Juvenile Justice Act Prevails Over Muslim Personal Law In Adoption Matters: Madras High Court [Read Order]](/secure/uploads/2025/10/lj_5543_Juvenile_Justice_Act_Prevails.webp)
![Delhi HC Acquits POCSO Accused, Rules Age Documents Not “Gospel Truth” If Shaky Or Suspicious [Read Judgment]](/secure/uploads/2025/10/lj_4616_Delhi_HC_Acquits_POCSO.webp)
![Delhi HC Grants Bail in Child Marriage Case, Calls for Uniform Civil Code To Resolve Legal Conflicts [Read Judgment]](/secure/uploads/2025/09/lj_9110_WhatsApp_Image_2025-09-26_at_6.25.06_PM.webp)
![SC Dismisses Appeal To Recall Child Victim, Calls It “Disturbing”; Awards ₹10.5 Lakh Compensation [Read Order]](/secure/uploads/2025/09/lj_6015_SC_Dismisses_Appeal_To.webp)
![Touching private parts of minor girl not rape or penetrative sexual assault: SC [Read Order]](/secure/uploads/2025/09/lj_8981_Touching_private_parts_of.webp)
![SC restores conviction of two men in case of repeated rape of minor [Read Judgment]](/secure/uploads/2025/09/lj_6939_SC_restores_conviction.webp)
![SC Cancels Bail of POCSO Convict, Slams Rajasthan HC for Flawed Reasoning [Read Judgment]](/secure/uploads/2025/08/lj_2181_SC_Cancels_Bail_of_POCSO.webp)
