Jharkhand High Court sets aside Md. Wahid’s Section 307 IPC conviction and orders his release after over four years in custody.
Read Full ArticleSupreme Court weekly roundup with 7 key rulings on victim's right to speedy trial, circumstantial evidence, insurance portals, breach of trust and women's safety.
Supreme Court takes suo motu cognisance of recent rape and sexual assault cases in Delhi-NCR, directing a four-week vulnerability, lighting and CCTV audit and status reports on existing safety mechanisms.
Delhi High Court holds that marriage under Muslim personal law cannot exempt sexual intercourse with a wife below 18 from POCSO, as personal law cannot create an exception to statutory criminal provisions.
Supreme Court’s key rulings this week cover CEC appointment law, Section 197 CrPC, POCSO safeguards, Article 311, life imprisonment, Companies Act, arbitration, Hindu property rights, gratuity and bribery.
Allahabad High Court orders an inquiry against doctors after a government hospital failed to comply with its order permitting termination of a minor rape survivor’s pregnancy.
Supreme Court quashes POCSO FIR against father after CBI probe found allegations unreliable, restores custody and directs safeguards before coercive action in matrimonial disputes.
Supreme Court permits mother to relocate two children to the UK, holding that a father facing a pending POCSO prosecution cannot be considered entitled to custody.
J&K and Ladakh High Court disposes of an Advocate’s plea alleging police harassment in a POCSO investigation, directing authorities to seek his assistance or presence strictly in accordance with law...
Supreme Court’s key rulings this week cover POCSO, Article 226, arbitration, human rights, environmental clearances, corporate criminal liability, food labelling and insolvency, with important legal...
The Supreme Court quashed a POCSO case against a West Bengal school teacher, holding that the students’ statements did not establish sexual intent necessary for aggravated sexual assault.
Delhi Police arrested bus driver Kuldeep and conductor Sandeep on August 31 after a 16-year-old Class 11 student from UP was allegedly gang-raped inside a moving sleeper bus near Kashmere Gate on the ...
Calcutta High Court upholds 10-year POCSO sentence, holding that a minor's consent cannot mitigate sexual assault and 'Romeo-Juliet' benefit was inapplicable as the victim is now married elsewhere.
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.
Gauhati High Court acquits a man sentenced to life under POCSO, holding ultrasound evidence on foetal age contradicted the victim's timeline of the alleged rape.
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