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Kissing child's genitals is penetrative sexual assault under POCSO, rules Kerala High Court
September 02, 2026 1:32 pm
Dismissing a 61-year-old convict’s appeal, the Kerala High Court confirmed the trial court’s judgment awarding him 20 years of imprisonment.
'Silence due to fear': Calcutta High Court upholds father's life term for daughter's rape
August 31, 2026 6:25 pm
Saying that a minor survivor cannot be expected to react according to an “established standard of conduct”, the Calcutta High Court upheld a father’s life sentence in a POCSO case.
‘Bad uncle’ gave chocolates: Minor girl ‘sexually assaulted’ by school cab driver in Delhi
August 31, 2026 12:16 pm
The child was showed CCTV footage from the school, from which she identified the accused. Delhi Police said he has been arrested.
‘Like mother showing moon to baby’: Train for child witnesses, court tells POCSO judges
August 18, 2026 4:34 pm
Setting aside an order to recall a child sexual abuse survivor for examination, the Madras High Court invoked a maternal analogy to guide judges on handling POCSO child witnesses gently.
'Student's trust sacred': Delhi High Court upholds teacher's jail term for sexual assault
August 13, 2026 3:46 pm
While upholding the teacher’s conviction for sexually assaulting a student, Justice Madhu Jain stressed that schools must empower children to report conduct that causes them fear or discomfort.
Inserting ‘vibrating machine’ into child is penetrative sexual assault, rules Kerala High Court
August 06, 2026 7:35 pm
TW: Article mentions rape of a minor. The Kerala High Court upheld a make-up artist's conviction for sexually assaulting a 17-year-old, holding that using a vibrating machine amounted to penetrative sexual assault under POCSO.
Meghalaya High Court denies bail to teachers accused of sexually assaulting 5-year-old boy
August 01, 2026 11:24 am
Considering the gravity of the allegations and trauma suffered by the child, the Meghalaya High Court denied bail to two teachers accused of sexually assaulting a five-year-old student.
Fast-track courts not enough, warns former high court judge on child abuse cases
September 04, 2026 11:46 am
In an interview with The Indian Express, former Chhattisgarh High Court judge Justice Rajani Dubey argues that the creation of fast-track courts alone cannot speed up the justice process, for strict enforcement of timelines is a must.
Delhi High Court upholds 10-year jail term for mother of 3 who said abuse was 'okay'
July 29, 2026 5:30 pm
The Delhi High Court also upheld the conviction of the male cousin who was said to have sexually assaulted his three minor cousins over several years even as their mother allegedly enabled the abuse.
‘Promised marriage, sold her to brothel’: Court convicts man who trafficked minor girl
July 18, 2026 3:15 pm
The Gauhati High Court held that lack of injury marks cannot discredit a rape survivor's testimony, while dismissing an appeal against conviction under the POCSO Act.
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