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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Petition to Quash FIR Against School Authorities Accused Under POCSO Act. Court Holds that Statutory Duty to Report Child Sexual Abuse Overrides Institutional Silence and Upholds Investigation for Failure to Report Under Section 21.

The judgment arises from a criminal petition filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, seeking to quash the FIR registe...

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Madras High Court Acquits Accused in POCSO Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction under Section 6 of POCSO Act Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt.

The appellant, P. Prakash, was convicted by the Sessions Judge, Fast Track Mahila Court, Dharmapuri, under Section 6 of the Protection of Children fro...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in POCSO Case Due to Inconsistent Victim Testimony and Lack of Medical Corroboration. Conviction under Sections 376(2)(d)(i)(n), 377, 323 IPC and Section 6 of POCSO Act set aside as prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt.

The case involves two criminal appeals filed by Christian Rajendran, Joy Rajendran, and Salomi Rajendran against their conviction and sentence under S...

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High Court of Bombay at Nagpur Hears Criminal Appeals Against Conviction Under Indian Penal Code. The Appeals Seek to Set Aside Conviction Recorded by Sessions Judge in Sessions Case No. 22/2015 for Offences Under Various Sections of IPC.

The High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Nagpur Bench, heard four criminal appeals filed by five convicts challenging their conviction and sentence imp...

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High Court of Karnataka Reserved Judgment on Petition to Quash Rape Charges for Alleged False Promise of Marriage. Court Examined Whether Long-Term Consensual Relationship on Pretext of Marriage Could be Tried as Offence Under Section 376 IPC.

The matter arose from a criminal petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, seeking to quash the charge sheet in S.C. N...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in POCSO Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence and Absence of Corroboration. Conviction for Rape of Minor Set Aside as Medical Evidence Did Not Support Penetration and Prosecution Witnesses Contradicted Each Other.

The case involves an appeal against the conviction of Ajay Keshav @ Kiran Malekar for offences under Section 376(2)(f)(i) of the Indian Penal Code and...

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Karnataka High Court Dismisses Bail Petitions and Refers Questions on POCSO Act to Division Bench. Single Judge observes conflicting views on Section 35 compliance and refers issues regarding default bail and evidence recording under Section 164 Cr.P.C., doubting Vinay v. State of Karnataka.

The case involved two criminal petitions filed before the Karnataka High Court by the accused, Hanumantha Mogaveera, seeking bail under Section 439 of...

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Supreme Court Considers Appeal Against Discharge in POCSO Case. The Court Examines the Validity of the High Court's Order that Affirmed the Discharge of School Officials Accused of Failing to Report a Sexual Assault on a Minor.

This appeal arises from a Special Leave Petition (Criminal) No. 4772 of 2024, filed by the mother of an eight-year-old minor victim of sexual assault....