POCSO cases

Sexual offences involving children can’t be nullified based on compromise: Delhi High Court refuses to quash FIR in POCSO Case

December 04, 2025 2:40 pm

Delhi HC POCSO Act ruling: The court said that such acts cannot be legitimised or condoned by exercise of high court’s inherent jurisdiction under Section 528 (powers to quash FIR) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

‘Can’t make exception because victim says relationship is consensual’: Delhi HC refuses to quash POCSO case against man

November 21, 2025 11:01 am

Refuses to quash FIR against man booked under POCSO for marrying minor

BJP MLA gets interim pre-arrest bail in POCSO case

November 11, 2025 9:28 pm

The counsel argued that the case was politically motivated and meant to malign the image of the MLA.

Three special courts in Delhi to deal with POCSO cases against former parliamentarians

October 16, 2025 2:03 am

Earlier in July 2023, Delhi's Lieutenant Governor (LG) V K Saxena had approved the setting up of three special courts to deal with such cases against sitting MPs and MLAs. This ambit has now been expanded to deal with cases against former MPs and MLAs as well.

10 years on, court acquits private school administrator, transporter booked under POCSO

August 28, 2025 12:57 am

Chandigarh Court pulls up IO for incomplete investigation into POCSO case, rejects report

August 14, 2025 9:28 am

Directs IO to file a complete report under Section 193 of the BNSS after completing all codal formalities

POCSO and age of consent debate in India: Debunking the misconceptions

August 13, 2025 5:32 pm

This criminalisation of consensual relationships, read along with the mandatory reporting provision, has deterred teenagers from accessing sexual and reproductive health services and put their lives at risk

How judicial discretion decides bail in POCSO cases

July 31, 2025 12:45 pm

The order comes amid ongoing debates about bail jurisprudence under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, a stringent legal provision which specifically deals with sexual offences against minors (those under the age of 18).

In interpreting POCSO law rigidly, the Madras High Court has undermined the agency of youngsters

May 26, 2025 10:46 am

The continued criminalisation of young people in consensual and non-exploitative sexual acts should make us question the usage of criminal law to regulate teenage behaviour and deprive adolescents of their dignity and liberty

Mumbai police detain 2 minors for molesting 16-year-old girl with autism spectrum disorder

May 23, 2025 12:55 pm

The girl, a Class 10 student, was allegedly groped and kissed by the boys while she playing at a garden near a government hospital in central Mumbai.