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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

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

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

Delhi High Court: Marriage With the Victim Cannot Absolve an Accused of Rape under POCSO(10.04.2026)

Delhi High Court observed that a rape accused cannot be absolved of repeated rape under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO Act.....

Tags : Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, Accused, Rape