After 10 months of intense legal proceedings, the POCSO court in Bhilwara has delivered a significant verdict in the high-profile Bhatti case involving the brutal gang rape and murder of a minor... Read more »
Delhi High Court reversed the order passed by the trial court in the year 2019 and held the father guilty for “repeatedly raping” his daughter. Facts of the Case In the year... Read more »
In a highly unusual sequence of events, the Delhi High Court recently utilized its own initiative to transform a public interest litigation (PIL) petition into a review plea challenging a trial court’s... Read more »
A single judge bench of Justice Rajendra Badamikar granted bail to the POCSO rape accused after the victim’s guardian and the accused came together and signed an affidavit wherein they agreed that the accused would... Read more »
A special court in Maharashtra’s Thane district on Monday has sentenced a man to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping his 4½ years old neighbour. Judge DS Deshmukh convicted the accused,... Read more »
A 40-year-old man was convicted and sentenced to a cumulative 51 years imprisonment by a Kerala court on Wednesday for the rape of his then 17-year-old stepdaughter in 2018 at their residence... Read more »
A special POCSO court in Vasai, Maharashtra has sentenced a 33-year-old driver to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping and blackmailing a minor girl in 2016. Judge SV Kongal, presiding over... Read more »
The Bombay High Court recently refused bail to a 26-year-old man who contended that he wed a minor girl and, therefore, should not be charged with raping her under the Protection of... Read more »
A POCSO court in Odisha’s Balasore has sentenced a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a minor girl. Special Public Prosecutor Pranab Panda stated that the man was convicted... Read more »
A special POCSO court in Mumbai has sentenced a 50-year-old man to life imprisonment for sexually assaulting his niece and impregnating her. The court emphasized the gravity of the man’s actions, deeming... Read more »