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Kerala High Court rejects ‘consent’ plea in minor girl POCSO case, upholds sentence

June 06, 2026 11:15 am

The Kerala High Court was hearing a criminal appeal filed against the verdict of the special court under the POCSO Act challenging the conviction and sentence by the trial court in June 2023.

No physical visits, only weekly video calls: Court limits father's access to minor daughter with autism

June 03, 2026 5:20 pm

The Chhattisgarh High Court upheld a family court order denying interim custody and physical visitation, citing the child’s autism, age and special needs.

No Instagram, Facebook, social media for a year: Court sets unusual bail conditions for cyber ‘stalker’

May 26, 2026 5:17 pm

The Rajasthan High Court was hearing a bail plea of a man in connection with a case against him for allegedly staking a minor girl.

Fadnavis assures fast trial and death penalty in Narsapur minor girl’s rape and murder: ‘We can understand the outrage’

May 03, 2026 2:43 pm

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis says he spoke twice to the father of the girl who was raped and killed at Narsapur in Pune district.

‘No de facto victim’: Delhi High Court lays guardrails as it quashes POCSO case to protect family

April 18, 2026 9:26 am

The Delhi High Court noted that the prosecutrix said she entered the relationship voluntarily and that her statement in this regard was consistent. The court clarified that POCSO cases cannot be quashed routinely.

No age proof? Why Kerala High Court upheld a POCSO conviction based on an 8-year-old’s word

April 15, 2026 4:19 pm

The Kerala High Court was hearing an appeal filed by a security guard challenging a special court’s order convicting him for the sexual assault of the minor girl.

Supreme Court says ‘subsequent marriage’ outweighs crime, quashes POCSO case against man for eloping with minor

April 20, 2026 12:23 pm

The Supreme Court was hearing an appeal filed by the couple and set aside a June 19, 2025 order of the Uttarakhand High Court which had refused to quash the case.

'Stalking, saying I love you to girl, sexual harassment': Chhattisgarh High Court upholds man's POCSO conviction

March 18, 2026 8:02 am

The Chhattisgarh High Court was hearing a criminal appeal against a trial court verdict in 2016 convicting a man for harassing a 16-year old girl.

‘Violation of Right to Education’: Bombay High Court slams school for expelling 13-year-old student over unpaid fees

March 05, 2026 3:28 pm

The school had expelled the child after issuing a notice stating that if she failed to pay the outstanding fees within three days, a transfer certificate would be issued to her, the Bombay High Court noted.

‘She understands consequences’: Why Karnataka High Court granted bail to a 30-year-old man in POCSO case

February 26, 2026 9:57 am

Bail in POCSO case news: The petitioner’s counsel argued before the Karnataka High Court that the man and the girl were in a romantic relationship, which was corroborated by the girl's statements to the investigating officer and the examining doctor.

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