The Delhi High Court upheld Rajender Sharma’s conviction in a child sexual assault case, ruling that a child victim’s testimony can sustain conviction even without conclusive medical evidence, while clarifying that hymen rupture is unnecessary to establish penetrative assault under Section 3(a) POCSO Act.
In a pivotal judgment, the Delhi High Court has clarified the interpretation of ‘penetrative sexual assault’ under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, ruling that a mere touch does not constitute manipulation leading to such an offense. Justice Amit Bansal, presiding over the case, made a distinction between simple touch and penetrative […]
