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Bombay HC Constantly Following or Watching Child With Bad Intention Is Offence Under POCSO Act(04.10.2017)
Bombay HC has ruled that if a person with sexual intent repeatedly or constantly follows or watches or contacts a child either directly or through oth.....
Tags : Bombay HC , Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act
Madras High Court Grants Bail to Godman Siva Shankar Baba in POCSO Case(21.04.2022)
Madras High Court has granted bail to CN Siva Sankaran, self styled godman (commonly known as Siva Sankar Baba) accused under the Protection of Childr.....
Tags : Madras High Court, CN Siva Sankaran, godman, Siva Sankar Baba, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences, 2012
Meghalaya HC: Act of Holding Hands Of Child Can’t be Considered As Sexual Assault Under POCSO Act(30.05.2022)
Meghalaya High Court has ruled that the act of holding the hands of a child and saying that her hands are beautiful cannot be considered an act of sex.....
Tags : Meghalaya High Court, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences, 2012, sexual assault
Lok Sabha Passes Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill, 2019(02.08.2019)
Lok Sabha has passed the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill, 2019. The Bill, which has already been passed in Rajya Sabha, d.....
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Rajya Sabha Passes Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill, 2019(25.07.2019)
Rajya Sabha has passed Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill, 2019 entailing amendments to the Protection of Children from Sexu.....
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Delhi HC: Convict Under POCSO Act Not Barred From Seeking Parole(09.05.2022)
Delhi High Court has reiterated that a convict under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 is not barred from seeking parole, as d.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, Competent Authority, parole
Delhi HC Orders Rs 3 Lakh Compensation to Boy Sexually Assaulted in School(25.07.2016)
Delhi HC has awarded Rs 3 lakh as compensation to a minor boy who was sexually assaulted in school by 3 senior students in 2013, observing that provis.....
Tags : Delhi HC, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act
Delhi HC: Merely Because Complainant Married to Accused Does Not Entail Quashing of Rape, POCSO FIR(10.11.2023)
Delhi High Court has observed that merely because the complainant married the accused does not entail quashing of an FIR registered against him for th.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012
SC: Bail Should Not be Refused Mechanically Nor Granted Based on Irrelevant Considerations(12.01.2026)
Supreme Court overturned the Allahabad High Court’s bail order for a man accused of raping and sexually assaulting a minor under the Protection of Chi.....
Tags : Bail, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, Considerations
Ker. HC Grants Bail to Youth Accused of Intimidating Minor, Noting Probe Completion despite Past Case(23.09.2025)
Kerala HC granted bail to a man accused under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, and SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 198.....
Tags : Bail, Accused, Minor, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act
Bombay HC: Marriage, Childbirth Not Grounds to Quash POCSO FIR(29.09.2025)
Bombay HC held that if a minor girl falls in love, marries an adult man, and bears his child, it does not negate offences under the Protection Of Chil.....
Tags : Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, Minor, FIR
SC Cancels POCSO Conviction, Observing Crime Resulted from Love, Not Lust, After Marriage(31.10.2025)
Supreme Court, invoking its powers under Article 142, quashed a man’s conviction under Section 366 IPC and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences.....
Tags : Protection of Children from Sexual Offences, Conviction, Marriage