The Supreme Court of India condemned the cross-examination of a four-year-old sexual assault victim, noting she faced around 150 irrelevant questions. Justice Abhay S Oka urged lawyers to show humanity and responsibility, emphasizing the need for compassion in cases involving vulnerable witnesses and calling for reforms in legal practices
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The Kerala High Court ruled that a man’s actions of exposing himself to a minor and asking her to measure his penis are prima facie offenses under the POCSO Act and IPC. The Court emphasized the need for proof of intent and determined that the accused’s behavior constituted sexual harassment, dismissing his petition to halt proceedings.
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Karnataka High Court today postponed the hearing to dismiss the POCSO case against former Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa until July 26. Yediyurappa has been granted dispensation from appearing in court on July 15 for an alleged sexual harassment case involving a minor. The CID has filed a chargesheet, and the case dates back to February.
The Kerala High Court held that the guardian of a minor or the owner of a vehicle driven by a minor can face prosecution under Section 199A of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (MV Act) even before the minor is proceeded against for driving without a license. Since minors are immune from prosecution, the tendency to indulge in such acts has been on the rise and the owners of motor vehicles do not take due precautions to prevent such acts, the Court noted.
The Kerala High Court declared that parents can be prosecuted under Section 199A of the Motor Vehicles Act if their minor children are caught driving a vehicle without a valid license. Section 199A of the Motor Vehicles Act is a legal provision aimed at ensuring that motor vehicles are operated only by individuals who possess the necessary legal authorization—a valid driving license.
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A sessions court in Pune on Friday (June 21st) granted bail to the father of the juvenile accused in one of the cases pertaining to the Pune Porsche car crash in which two software professionals were killed in the city last month. He will, however, remain in jail since he is also accused in other cases related to the incident, including swapping of blood samples for alcohol tests and wrongful confinement of his driver to force him to take blame for the accident.
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The Bombay High Court said Today (June 21st) that the teen accused in the Pune Porsche accident was also in trauma and he should be given some time. The Court said this while pointing to the approach of the Pune police in the way the minor was first granted bail and then suddenly, amidst mounting public pressure, was put in an observation home.