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High Court of Bombay at Goa Upholds Conviction of Car Washer for Rape and Criminal Trespass — Victim's Testimony Found Credible and Corroborated by Medical Evidence and Prompt FIR.

The appellant, Alfred Fernandes, was convicted by the Fast Track Special Court, POCSO, Panaji, Goa, for offences under Sections 448, 354 and 376 of th...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction of School Bus Attendant for Repeated Penetrative Sexual Assault on 4-Year-Old Student. Failure of School Authorities to Report Offence Under POCSO Act Criticized.

The appellant, Amol Maruti Sherkar, was a bus attendant employed by Sinhgad Institute, Pune, and was convicted under Section 4 of the Protection of Ch...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses State Appeal Against Acquittal in Rape Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence and Delay in FIR. Conviction under Sections 376 and 342 IPC Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt.

The State of Maharashtra filed an appeal under Section 378(1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, against the judgment of acquittal dated 24 July...

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Bombay High Court Allows Victim Compensation Appeals Under Section 357A CrPC — State Must Compensate Victims Even if Accused Acquitted or Untraced. The court held that victim compensation is a mandatory duty of the State, not dependent on conviction of the accused.

The judgment concerns four criminal appeals (Criminal Appeal Nos. 991, 992, 331, and 854 of 2011) heard together by the Bombay High Court. The appeals...

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High Court of Bombay at Goa Dismisses State Appeal Against Acquittal in Rape Case — Inconsistent Victim Testimony and Lack of Medical Evidence Lead to Confirmation of Acquittal.

The State of Goa appealed against the acquittal of Rajendra Datta Zarekar under Sections 342 and 376 of the Indian Penal Code. The prosecution alleged...