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Supreme Court clarifies “Sexual Assault” under POCSO Act: No Skin-to-Skin Contact Required in POCSO Cases (18 November 2021)

November 18, 2021 / Bela M. Trivedi, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 15, Constitutional Law with Article 39, Indian Penal Code, Indian Penal Code with Section 354, Judges, Offences Against Women and Children, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 with Section 7, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 with Section 8, S. Ravindra Bhat, Sexual Assault, Uday Umesh Lalit

Supreme Court Interprets “Sexual Assault” Under POCSO Act: Skin-to-Skin Contact Not Mandatory (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Interpretation of “sexual assault” under Section 7 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act). CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Child Protection Case Name: Attorney General for India v. Satish and Another & Other connected matters [Judgment […]

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Supreme Court reduces sentence in Atrocities case based on Complainant’s Affidavit: Mallanna & Ors. vs. State of Karnataka (2018)

Supreme Court Reduces Sentence in Atrocities Case Based on Complainant’s Affidavit: Mallanna & Ors. vs. State of Karnataka (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Can a conviction under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 be modified based on a compromise affidavit by the complainant? CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Atrocities Case Name: Mallanna &