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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 Allows DNA Test in Maintenance Case to Determine Paternity — Revisional Court Erred in Quashing Magistrate's Order Without Considering Prima Facie Evidence of Marriage and Cohabitation.

The petitioner, Madanaiah Durgam Chinna Kande, challenged the order of the Additional Sessions Judge, Chandrapur, dated 16th November 2021, which quas...

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Bombay High Court Holds Juvenile Cannot File Anticipatory Bail Under Section 438 CrPC; Remedy Lies Under Juvenile Justice Act. The JJ Act is a complete code providing for bail provisions for children in conflict with law, and Section 438 CrPC is not available to them.

The case involved a reference to a Division Bench of the Bombay High Court to decide whether a juvenile in conflict with law can file an application f...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows DNA Test in Partition Suit to Determine Paternity Under Order 26 Rule 10-A CPC. The court upheld the appellate court's order for DNA testing to establish the relationship between the parties in a partition suit.

The petitioner, Sri Hanumappa, filed a writ petition challenging an order dated 13.1.2014 passed by the Senior Civil Judge at Hiriyur in R.A.No.11/201...

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Supreme Court Upholds Rights of Trafficking Victims, Issues Guidelines for Rescue and Rehabilitation. Court Holds That State Must Take Reasonable Measures to Safeguard Right to Rehabilitation Under Article 21.

This Miscellaneous Application arose from a prior disposed Public Interest Litigation regarding human trafficking. The petitioner sought enforcement o...

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Supreme Court Recognizes Menstrual Hygiene as Integral to Right to Education and Dignity. Court Emphasizes State's Obligation to Provide Free Sanitary Pads and Separate Toilets in Schools Under Articles 14, 21, and 21A.

The writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution was filed by a social worker seeking judicial intervention to address the widespread lack of me...