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Supreme Court Interprets Scope of 'Child' under POCSO Act in Appeal Concerning Mentally Challenged Victim. Mental Age of Adult with Cerebral Palsy Considered for Applicability of Special Procedures under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012.

The case concerned a criminal appeal by the prosecutrix, a 38-year-old woman suffering from cerebral palsy (R. Hemiparesis), through her mother. An FI...

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Bombay High Court at Goa Dismisses Writ Petition Challenging Goa Children's Act, 2003 as Premature. Petitioner Convicted for Kidnapping and Murder of Minor Cannot Challenge State Legislation When Appeal Against Conviction is Pending.

The petitioner, Rohan Pradeep Dhungat, was convicted by the Goa Children's Court in Special Case No.28/2006 for offences including kidnapping for rans...

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Bombay High Court Delivers Judgment on Writ Petition Challenging Family Court's Custody Order in International Abduction Case. The Court Examined the Applicability of Hague Convention and Jurisdictional Overlaps Between Indian and Dutch Forums.

The judgment addresses a custody dispute between parents of a minor daughter, Insiya. The father, an Indian citizen, and the mother, a dual citizen of...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal by Paternal Grandmother in Guardianship Dispute Over Minor Child — Welfare of Child Paramount. Custody granted to paternal grandmother as maternal grandmother failed to prove her as a fit guardian under Guardians and Wards Act, 1890.

The case involves a dispute between the paternal grandmother (appellant) and the maternal grandmother (respondent) over the guardianship of a minor gi...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Mother's Custody Petition for Minor Daughters Rescued from Brothel Under PITA. Custody of rescued minor victims under Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 vests with Child Welfare Committee for rehabilitation, not with biological mother, to prevent re-exploitation.

The petitioner, Smt. Babita, mother of two minor daughters aged 15 and 16, filed a Criminal Writ Petition challenging orders of the Judicial Magistrat...