Sexual offences against children
Supreme Court of India observes that it ‘recognizes that pregnancy can also be experienced by some non-binary people and transgender men’.
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Non-tear of the hymen is of no consequence in cases of penetrative sexual assault: Guwahati HC in POCSO case [Read Judgment]
Hymen tear or genital injuries are not a sine qua non to prove penetrative sexual assault, the Guwahati High Court has held in a case under the POCSO Act, 2012.
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To uphold presumption of guilt under Section 29 POCSO Act, foundational facts must be proved, reiterates Delhi HC [Read Judgment]
Delhi High Court reiterates that to uphold the presumption of guilt under Section 29 of the POCSO Act, the prosecution must prove the ‘foundational facts’ beyond reasonable doubt.
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Delhi HC reduces sentence of then 28-year-old man in case of 'digital rape' of 4-year-old girl child [Read Judgment]
The Delhi High Court has reduced the sentence from 20 years of rigorous imprisonment to 12 years in a case where a 28-year-old man was convicted for committing 'digital rape' on a 4-year-old girl child. What was the Court's reasoning? Find out here.
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“Vital Organs Developed, Termination Of Pregnancy Impossible”: Kerala HC Rejects Plea Seeking Relief For 14-Year-Old Rape Survivor Despite Statutory Rape [Read Judgment]
The Kerala High Court has declined to allow the abortion of a 30-week pregnancy borne by a 14-year-old rape survivor despite it being statutory rape under the POCSO Act.
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