Top Law News Court refuses bail to accused who forced girl to have sex June 25, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A local court here refused bail to a man who allegedly kidnapped a 16-year-old girl and forced here to have sex with a co-accused for several days. On February 9, the girl’s father had lodged an FIR at sector 20 police station stating that his daughter had been kidnapped. Accused Salman pleaded innocence and said […] Read more » Additional Sessions Judge Ram Naresh Maurya bail Court refuses bail featured forced girl to have sex POCSO Act
Top Law News Madras HC directive on investigations under POCSO Act June 11, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court has held that if the investigation of those arrested under POCSO Act or Prevention of Atrocities Against SC/ST Act cannot be completed within 24 hours, the investigating officer should produce the accused before the nearest judicial magistrate. A Special Bench of Justices S Nagamuthu (since retired) and P N Prakash gave […] Read more » featured investigations under POCSO Act Justice S Nagamuthu (since retired) Justice P N Prakash Madras HC Madras High Court POCSO Act Prevention of Atrocities Against SC/ST Act Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences
High Profile Cases Sex racket case: MLA Julius Dorphang sent to judicial custody January 13, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Meghalaya legislator Julius Dorphang, who was booked under POCSO Act and anti-trafficking Act in an alleged sex racket involving a 14-year-old girl, was today remanded in 14 days judicial custody. District and Session Judge E Kharumnuid sent Dorphang, an independent legislator who is supporting the ruling Congress in the state, to 14 days judicial custody […] Read more » alleged sex racket anti-trafficking Act Chief Minister Mukul Sangma District and Session Judge E Kharumnuid featured Home Minister H D R Lyngdoh Immoral Trafficking Prevention Act ITPA. Julius Dorphang Meghalaya legislator Julius Dorphang POCSO Act Sexual Offences Act
Criminal Law News Judges to be sensitive during child’s testimony: HC August 8, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Trial court judges are expected to “remain sensitive” while recording statements of children and required to take active part within the boundaries of law to elicit truth, the Delhi High Court has said. Justice S P Garg observed this while dismissing an appeal filed by a man challenging a judgement passed by a trial court […] Read more » Court Criminal Law News Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News POCSO Act
Bar, Bench & Firm News Top Law News HC upholds conviction of man under POCSO Act for abusing minor September 27, 2015 / September 27, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has upheld the conviction of a man under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences?(POCSO) Actfor sexually assaulting a minor girl. The judgement was delivered recently by Justice Abhay Thipsay who dismissed the appeal filed by Yogesh A. M., challenging the 3-year sentence and Rs 2,000 fine awarded to him by a […] Read more » featured POCSO Act
Bar, Bench & Firm News Court acquits man of charges of contracting child marriage April 7, 2015 / April 7, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court has acquitted a man of the offence of marrying a minor, noting that the girl was on the verge of attaining maturity and had eloped on her own will. Additional Sessions Judge Gautam Manan absolved the man of offences under Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences(POCSO) Act […] Read more » Additional Sessions Judge Gautam Manan featured POCSO Act Prohibition of Child marriage Act Protection of Children from Sexual Offences
Criminal Law News Bihar man held guilty of sexually assaulting 4-yr-old girl February 15, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A local court has held a man guilty of sexually assaulting a four-year-old child, relying on testimonies of the victim and her mother. Additional Sessions Judge Vikas Dhull convicted Raju Ansari for the offence under section 10 (aggravated sexual assault) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. “Having regard to the testimony […] Read more » Additional Sessions Judge Vikas Dhull POCSO Act sexually assaulting 4-yr-old girl
Criminal Law News Man acquitted of charges of kidnap and rape of minor February 6, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court has acquitted a man of charges of kidnapping and raping a 17-year-old girl after she turned hostile, saying she had lodged the complaint due to misunderstanding and under pressure from her parents. Additional Sessions Judge Gulshan Kumar absolved the man of the offences under sections 363 (kidnap) and 376 (rape) of the […] Read more » kidnap and rape of minor POCSO Act Protection of Children from Sexual Offences
Criminal Law News Delhi youth gets life term for committing unnatural offence on minor January 27, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A youth has been awarded life term for committing aggravated penetrative sexual assault on a six-year-old boy by a court, which noted that children are a “supremely important national asset” and the future of a nation depends on how they grow and develop. Additional Sessions Judge Illa Rawat sentenced Delhi resident Pankaj, who used to […] Read more » committing unnatural offence POCSO Act Protection of Children from Sexual Offences
Criminal Law News Youth gets 10-year imprisonment for raping minor in Haryana. January 16, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A youth was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment by a local court in Hisar on Thursday for raping an 11-year-old girl in January last year. Additional District and Sessions Judge Narender Sharma also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on 25-year-old Azad Ali. The judge pronounced that in case of default in payment of the fine, […] Read more » 506 (criminal intimidation) POCSO Act Protection of Children from Sexual Offences raping minor in Haryana section 376 (rape)
Bar, Bench & Firm News 3216 POCSO cases pending in city courts: Delhi govt to HC December 25, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The city government on Wednesday informed the Delhi High Court that there are 3,216 cases relating to sexual offences against children under POCSO Act pending before different sessions courts in the national capital. The submission was made in an affidavit submitted by Additional Home Secretary before a bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice […] Read more » 3216 POCSO cases 3216 POCSO cases pending Delhi govt HC National Commission for Protection of Child Rights POCSO Act
Criminal Law News Delhi youth gets 5 yrs jail for sexually assaulting minor niece September 25, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A youth has been sentenced to five year jail term for sexually assaulting his five-year-old niece by a Delhi court, which observed that there is a rise in sexual offences against women. Additional Sessions Judge Sanjeev Kumar sentenced 22-year-old Bobby and imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 on him, saying he has maligned relations and […] Read more » 5 yrs jail for sexually assaulting additional sessions judge Sanjeev Kumar POCSO Act Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act
