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    Delhi High Court Asks Police Commissioner To Decide On Dedicated POCSO Investigation Teams Within Three Months

    On a PIL flagging delays in child sexual abuse probes, the Delhi High Court has directed the Commissioner of Police to decide within three months on a proposal for dedicated POCSO investigation teams in every police district of the capital. New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has directed the Commissioner of Delhi Police to take […]

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    Patna High Court, which upheld a life sentence in a POCSO child-rape case, holding a child witness's trauma-explained contradictions don't destroy the case, and criticised the police probe
    The Patna High Court upheld a life sentence in a POCSO case, holding a child witness's trauma-related contradictions don't destroy the case, and rapped the police probe.
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    Contradictions Explained By A Child’s Trauma Don’t Destroy The Case: Patna HC Upholds Life Term In POCSO Rape Case, Raps Bihar Police

    Upholding a life sentence for the rape of a child, the Patna High Court held that peripheral contradictions in a child victim’s testimony, explained by trauma and the natural limitations of a child witness, do not destroy the substratum of the prosecution case, while sharply criticising the perfunctory police investigation and ordering departmental action against […]

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    False POCSO Cases Consume Enormous Judicial Time, Genuine Victims Deserve Priority: Madras High Court
    False POCSO Cases Consume Enormous Judicial Time, Genuine Victims Deserve Priority: Madras High Court
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    False POCSO Cases Consume Enormous Judicial Time, Genuine Victims Deserve Priority: Madras High Court

    The Madras High Court observed that false cases under the POCSO Act not only harm the accused but also divert valuable judicial time and investigative resources away from genuine child sexual abuse victims, thereby undermining the purpose and effectiveness of the protective legislation.

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    Are They Kings?: Supreme Court Slams Haryana Police, Calls Cops’ Conduct ‘Shameful’ in 3-Year-Old’s Rape Case, Forms SIT
    Are They Kings?: Supreme Court Slams Haryana Police, Calls Cops’ Conduct ‘Shameful’ in 3-Year-Old’s Rape Case, Forms SIT
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    Are They Kings?: Supreme Court Slams Haryana Police, Calls Cops’ Conduct ‘Shameful’ in 3-Year-Old’s Rape Case, Forms SIT

    Supreme Court of India criticised the Haryana Police for its shameful handling of a three-year-old’s rape in Gurugram and formed an SIT of women IPS officers for an impartial probe. Stating the police must visit the victim’s house.

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    Supreme Court Quotes Manusmriti to Uphold Conviction of Father for Raping Minor Daughter: “Dignity of Women Is Non-Negotiable”
    Supreme Court Quotes Manusmriti to Uphold Conviction of Father for Raping Minor Daughter: “Dignity of Women Is Non-Negotiable”
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    Supreme Court Quotes Manusmriti to Uphold Conviction of Father for Raping Minor Daughter: “Dignity of Women Is Non-Negotiable”

    The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of a father for raping his minor daughter, quoting Manusmriti to emphasise that the dignity of women is non-negotiable and forms part of India’s constitutional vision, not just cultural tradition.

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