Supreme Court Sets Aside Quashing of POCSO FIR Based on Compromise: Ramji Lal Bairwa vs. State of Rajasthan (2024) Date of the Judgment: November 7, 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 846 Judges: C.T. Ravikumar, J. and Sanjay Kumar, J. Can a criminal case involving sexual assault on a minor be quashed based on a compromise between […]
Supreme Court enhances sentence in heinous child sexual assault case: State of Rajasthan vs. Gautam (2023) INSC 903 (11 October 2023) Date of the Judgment: 11 October 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 903 Judges: Abhay S. Oka, J., Pankaj Mithal, J. Can the judiciary show leniency to a perpetrator of a heinous crime against a child?
Supreme Court Cancels Anticipatory Bail in POCSO Case: Sumitha Pradeep vs. Arun Kumar C.K. (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether anticipatory bail should be granted in cases involving serious allegations under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act), especially when the victim is a minor and there is a prima facie case against
Supreme Court Grants Bail in POCSO Case Citing Short Sentence: Jeetu Khatik vs. State of Chhattisgarh (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a convict should be granted bail during the pendency of appeal, especially when the maximum sentence awarded is of three years. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, specifically cases under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Human Trafficking Case: Sartaj Khan vs. State of Uttarakhand (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused was rightly convicted for offences related to human trafficking and abduction of a minor girl. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Sartaj Khan vs. State of Uttarakhand Judgment Date: 24 March 2022 Date of the
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
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in POCSO Act Case Based on Sole Testimony of Victim LEGAL ISSUE: Can a conviction under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act) be based solely on the testimony of the victim? CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, specifically cases under the POCSO Act. Case Name: Ganesan vs. State
