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High Court Partially Allows Criminal Appeal -- Acquits Appellant Under Section 376-AB of IPC In POCSO u/s 4(2)Case Due To Lack Of Kidnapping Evidence -- Convictions Under Sections 363, 354-A(2) and 8 of POCSO maintained Upheld

The appellant challenged his conviction for offences under IPC and POCSO Act. The High Court analyzed the evidence, focusing on the victim's testimony...

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Supreme Court Quashes POCSO Proceedings Against Husband and In-Laws in Matrimonial Dispute — Allegations Found to be Exaggerated and Vindictive. Court Held That Continuing Criminal Proceedings Would Amount to Abuse of Process of Law Under Section 528 BNSS.

The present criminal appeal arose from an order of the Allahabad High Court refusing to quash criminal proceedings against the appellants, who are the...

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High Court of Karnataka Enhances Compensation for POCSO Victim Under NALSA Scheme — Inadequate Compensation of Rs. 1,00,000 Enhanced to Rs. 10,50,000. The court held that the NALSA Scheme mandates minimum compensation of Rs. 7,00,000 for sexual assault victims, which can be enhanced by 50%.

The appellant, Smt. Lalitha, mother of a minor victim of sexual assault, filed an appeal under Section 372 CrPC challenging the adequacy of compensati...

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High Court of Karnataka Acquits Accused in POCSO and Rape Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction under Sections 363 and 376 of IPC and Section 6 of POCSO Act set aside as victim's testimony was unreliable and medical evidence did not support prosecution case.

The appellant, Sri Subramani, was convicted by the II Additional District and Sessions Judge, Kolar on 02.11.2018 in S.C.No.21/2017 for offences punis...

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Bombay High Court Quashes FIR in Rape Case Due to Consensual Relationship Between Engaged Couple. Court holds that sexual intercourse between engaged parties with promise of marriage does not constitute rape under Section 376 IPC if consent is voluntary and not induced by false promise.

The applicant, Navneet Bangalkar, filed an application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) seeking quashing of FIR No.057...

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Bombay High Court Directs Strict Compliance with Child Victim Rights in POCSO Cases. Court Mandates Implementation of Section 40 POCSO Act and Section 439(1-A) CrPC to Ensure Child Participation and Legal Assistance.

The petitioner, a social worker assisting child victims of sexual abuse, filed a Public Interest Litigation before the Bombay High Court seeking enfor...

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Supreme Court Upholds Death Sentence for Rape and Murder of Minor Girl in POCSO Case. Conviction under Sections 302, 376(2)(f), 377, 363, 364, 367, 201 IPC and POCSO Act affirmed based on DNA evidence and circumstantial evidence.

The case pertains to the kidnapping, rape, unnatural sex, and murder of a 5-year-old girl by her neighbor, the appellant Dattatraya @ Datta Ambo Rokad...

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Bombay High Court Allows Revision in POCSO Case — Probation Report Can Be Called Even Under POCSO Act. Section 4(1)(2) of Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 is Not Barred by POCSO Act, 2012.

The applicant, Nishant Harishchandra Salvi, was prosecuted for offences punishable under Section 354A of the Indian Penal Code and Section 8 of the Pr...

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High Court of Judicature at Bombay Examines Whether Conviction Under Sections 376 and 354 IPC and Section 4 POCSO Act Is Sustainable on Evidence of Attempted Penetration. Court Considers Requirement of Penetration for Rape and Impact of Delayed FIR and Prior Opportunities to Complain.

The present appeal arose from the conviction of the appellant, Siddharth Dagadu Sonde, by the learned Special Judge, Pune, in Special Child Sessions C...