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Bombay High Court Dismisses Criminal Appeal Against Conviction for Penetrative Sexual Assault on Minor Step-Daughter. Sole Testimony of Victim Sufficient for Conviction; DNA Report and Medical Evidence Corroborate Sexual Assault Resulting in Pregnancy.

The High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Nagpur Bench, dismissed an appeal against conviction for the rape of a minor step-daughter under the Protectio...

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High Court Quashes POCSO Proceedings Against Accused Due to Lack of Prima Facie Case and False Implication. Allegations of Sexual Assault on Minor Found Baseless as Medical Evidence and Conduct of Complainant Contradicted FIR.

The petitioner, Krishnappa, filed a criminal petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) seeking quashing of proceedings...

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High Court of Karnataka Grants Bail to Parents in Child Marriage and Abetment to Suicide Case — No Prima Facie Case of Instigation. Court held that mere marriage of minor daughter does not constitute abetment to suicide under Section 306 IPC, and parents are entitled to bail under Section 439 CrPC.

The petitioners, Honnesh and Pushpa (in Crl.P.No.2807/2020) and Varadaraja and Vanajakshi (in Crl.P.No.2820/2020), are parents of a deceased minor gir...

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High Court of Bombay Issues Suo Motu Directions to State to Ensure Proper Care for Mentally Deficient Children in Homes. State’s Failure to Implement Juvenile Justice Act Provisions Prompted Mandatory Directions for Streamlined Recognition, Management Committees, and Mental Health Care.

This suo motu Public Interest Litigation was initiated by the High Court of Judicature at Bombay on the basis of a newspaper report dated 24 August 20...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction of Father for Raping Minor Daughter Under POCSO Act and IPC. Court Relies on Testimony of Prosecutrix and Medical Evidence to Affirm Conviction Under Sections 376(2), 313 IPC and Sections 5(j)(ii)(l)(n) r/w 6 POCSO Act.

The appellant, Samji s/o Isarya Gavit, was convicted by the Sessions Judge in Sessions Case No. 16 of 2015 for offences under Section 376(2) and Secti...

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High Court of Bombay at Goa Acquits Accused in POCSO Case Due to Unproven Age of Victim. Birth Certificate with overwriting and lack of ossification test render age of victim unproven, vitiating conviction under Sections 376(2)(i),(n) IPC, Goa Children's Act, and POCSO Act.

The appellant, Santosh Gore, was convicted by the Children's Court for the State of Goa in Special Case No.36/2017 for offences under Section 376(2)(i...

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Bombay High Court Quashes FIR Against Police Officers in Custodial Death Case Due to Lack of Sanction Under Section 197 CrPC. Prosecution for alleged murder and torture during custody fails as prior sanction for prosecution of public servants was not obtained, rendering the proceedings invalid.

The judgment pertains to two criminal writ petitions filed by police officers seeking quashing of an FIR registered by the Central Bureau of Investiga...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in POCSO Case Due to Unreliable Child Witness and Lack of Identification. Conviction under Sections 9 and 10 of POCSO Act, 2012 and Section 354-A IPC set aside as child witness admitted tutoring by grandmother and failed to identify accused.

The appellant, Subhash Balkrushna Buradkar, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Chandrapur, in Sessions Case No. 2 of 2013 for offences un...