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Supreme Court Allows Appellant in POCSO Case Due to Erroneous Sentencing Orders and Excessive Incarceration. Court Sets Aside Life Imprisonment, Restores Original Seven-Year Sentence Under Article 142 of Constitution, and Orders Immediate Release as Appellant Served Over Eleven Years.

The dispute involved an appellant who had been convicted and sentenced in a Special (POCSO) case. Initially, the Special Court imposed a sentence of s...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Revision by Juvenile in Heinous POCSO Case — Trial as Adult Upheld. Mental Capacity and Circumstances of Offence Justify Transfer Under Section 15 of Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 Despite Procedural Delays.

The case involves a Criminal Revision Application filed by Mustafa Kha: Jabbar Kha (CCL No.1) challenging the order of the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB...

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Supreme Court Allows State's Appeal Against High Court Order Summoning Additional Evidence in Asaram Bapu Conviction Case. Section 391 CrPC Cannot Be Used to Fill Gaps in Prosecution Case or to Introduce Evidence That Could Have Been Produced at Trial.

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal filed by the State of Rajasthan against the judgment of the Rajasthan High Court dated 10.02.2022. The High Court...

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Bombay High Court Grants Bail to Accused in POCSO and Rape Case Due to Inconsistent Testimony and Lack of Corroboration. The court held that where the prosecutrix's testimony is inconsistent and lacks corroboration, bail may be granted under Sections 376-D, 363, 506 IPC and Sections 3,4,8,12 POCSO Act.

The applicant, Pratik Vilas Shelar, filed a bail application under the POCSO Act and IPC for offences including gang rape, kidnapping, and criminal in...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction of Appellant for Sexual Assault of Minor Under POCSO Act and IPC — Evidence of Child Victim and Witness Found Credible Despite Minor Inconsistencies.

The appellant, Vikas Yashwant Madavi, was convicted by the Special Judge (POCSO Act), Thane, for sexually assaulting a 3½-year-old girl. The incident...

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Bombay High Court Allows Public Interest Litigation Seeking Directions to Media Not to Disclose Rape Victim Identity. Court Holds That Section 228-A IPC and Supreme Court Directions in Nipun Saxena Case Must Be Strictly Followed by Print and Electronic Media.

The petitioner, Sangita Tanpure, the mother of a rape victim, filed a Public Interest Litigation before the Bombay High Court seeking directions to th...