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Bombay High Court Allows Revision, Discharges Newspaper Editor in POCSO Identity Disclosure Case. Section 23(3) POCSO Act imposes vicarious liability on publisher only if employee acts within course of employment; editor not liable for independent acts of reporter.

The case involves a criminal revision application filed by Gammat Nandlal Bhandari, the editor/publisher of a newspaper, challenging the order of the ...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Appellants in POCSO Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction under Sections 376(1), 341, 506, 109 IPC and Sections 4, 12, 17 POCSO Act set aside as victim's testimony was unreliable and medical evidence did not support rape.

The appellants, Kisan Damaji Naik and Ramesh Abidas Vasave, were convicted by the Sessions Judge, Nandurbar, in Sessions Case No. 01/2018 for offences...

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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...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Appeal of Convict in POCSO Case, Upholds 14-Year Sentence for Aggravated Penetrative Sexual Assault on Minor. Evidence of Child Victim and Mother Found Credible, Corroborated by Medical and DNA Evidence, Conviction Under Section 6 POCSO Act and Section 342 IPC Affirmed.

The appellant, Kailas Gangaprasad Yadav, was convicted by the Special Judge under the POCSO Act, Greater Mumbai, in POCSO Special Case No. 266 of 2014...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes FIR Against Journalists in POCSO Case for Publishing Child Victim's Identity. Court Holds That Subsequent Publication of Already Public Information Does Not Attract Offences Under Section 228A IPC, Section 23 POCSO Act, and Section 74(1) Juvenile Justice Act.

The petitioners, four press reporters and editors of local newspapers, filed a criminal petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, ...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Petition for Transfer of Investigation in Rape Case Against IPS Officer. Investigation by Crime Branch allowed to continue as charge-sheet already filed and no bias established.

The petitioner, a woman, filed a writ petition seeking transfer of investigation from Delhi Police to an independent central agency in connection with...

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Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence to Life Imprisonment in Rape and Murder of Minor. Conviction Upheld but Death Penalty Not Warranted Due to Lack of Aggravating Circumstances.

The appellant, Ravishankar @ Baba Vishwakarma, was convicted by the Trial Court for kidnapping, raping, and murdering a 13-year-old girl, and for dest...

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Supreme Court Allows Accused's Appeal for Cloned Copy of Memory Card in Rape Case — Right to Fair Trial Prevails Over Victim's Privacy. Electronic Record Held to be 'Document' Under Evidence Act and IPC, Entitling Accused to Copy Under Section 207 CrPC.

The appellant, P. Gopalkrishnan @ Dileep, was arrayed as accused No. 8 in a case registered under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and ...