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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.

1 Aug 2026

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...

High Court

High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Defacto Complainant's Petition Seeking Summoning of Magistrate in POCSO Case Citing Absence of Signatures on Victim's Statement. Court Holds That Non-Signing of Section 164 Statement Does Not Vitiate Its Admissibility and Directs Expeditious Trial Completion.

3 Jul 2026

The matter pertained to a writ petition filed by the defacto complainant, the father of a minor girl who was allegedly sexually assaulted at Vibgyor H...

High Court

Bombay High Court Allows Adoption Petition, Quashes Child Welfare Committee Orders in Private Adoption Case Under Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956. Court holds that private adoption between consenting Hindu families is valid even without registration, and Child Welfare Committee has no jurisdiction over such adoptions.

29 Jun 2026

The petitioners, a married couple, filed a criminal writ petition seeking to quash orders dated 27.5.2026 and 5.6.2025 passed by the Child Welfare Com...

High Court

Bombay High Court Allows Habeas Corpus Petitions for Custody of Children Allegedly Adopted Through Unlawful Means — Emphasizes Child's Welfare Over Procedural Irregularities in Adoption Deeds. Court holds that writ of habeas corpus is maintainable by persons claiming custody of minor children, even if not biological parents, and that the best interest of the child is paramount, directing interim custody to petitioners pending investigation.

22 Jul 2024

The Bombay High Court dealt with three writ petitions seeking habeas corpus for custody of minor children who were taken away by the Child Welfare Com...

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Upholds FCRA Amendments in Challenge by NGOs — Restrictions on Foreign Contribution Transfers and Mandatory Account in SBI New Delhi Held Reasonable. Court Dismisses Petitions Challenging Sections 7, 12(1A), 12A, and 17(1) of Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Act, 2020 as Not Violative of Articles 14, 19, and 21.

8 Apr 2022

The judgment concerns the constitutional validity of amendments to the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 (FCRA) introduced by the Foreign Co...

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Partially Strikes Down FCRA Amendment Act 2020 — Ban on Transfer of Foreign Funds and Mandatory Aadhaar Held Unconstitutional. The court upheld the requirement of a single FCRA account at SBI New Delhi as a reasonable regulatory measure to prevent misuse of foreign funds.

1 Jan 2021

The judgment deals with a batch of writ petitions challenging the constitutional validity of certain amendments made to the Foreign Contribution (Regu...

High Court

Bombay High Court Upholds Juvenile Board's Decision to Try Older Juvenile as Adult in Murder Case — Section 15 of Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 Requires Individualized Assessment of Physical and Mental Capacity to Commit Offence.

15 Jul 2019

The case involves two juveniles, aged 17.5 years and 16.5 years, accused of murdering a three-and-half-year-old child. The Juvenile Justice Board, aft...

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence to Life Imprisonment in Rape and Murder Case — Review Petition Allowed in Open Court. Court Holds That Life Imprisonment Is the Rule and Death Sentence an Exception, and Mitigating Circumstances Must Be Considered Even in Heinous Crimes.

14 Feb 2019

The Supreme Court of India heard a review petition filed by Md. Mannan @ Abdul Mannan, who had been convicted for the rape and murder of an eight-year...

High Court

Bombay High Court Upholds Life Conviction for Murder and Attempt to Murder by Father — Evidence of Eye-Witnesses and Medical Reports Establish Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt. Conviction under Sections 302 and 307 IPC and Section 25 read with Section 4 Arms Act sustained as prosecution proved case through credible ocular and medical evidence.

14 Mar 2018

The appellant, Kishor Jaising Sonwane, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Ahmednagar, for the murder of his 16-year-old daughter Minakshi...

High Court

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.

7 Apr 2017

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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