No injury report, no money? Not any more: the Allahabad High Court has struck down the injury report condition for POCSO survivors’ compensation, holding that a welfare scheme cannot refuse relief to a child who declined an internal medical examination simply because the paper does not exist. Prayagraj: A minor survivor’s claim for Rs 3 […]
Anticipatory bail granted without hearing the POCSO victim is void ab initio and cannot stand, the Allahabad High Court has held, stressing that notice and a hearing to the victim or informant is a mandatory statutory requirement. Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has set aside an order of the Special Judge (POCSO Act), Bulandshahar, granting […]
Should coverage of videos linked to the Veeramani POCSO case be restrained? Media houses have told the Madras High Court that informed debate on child assault cases can further the cause of justice, contending that they published only publicly available material without exposing victims. Chennai: Opposing a plea for an injunction against coverage of videos […]
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 […]
The DMK, through its Treasurer and MP T.R. Baalu, has moved the Madras High Court seeking a direction to the Special Investigation Team probing the POCSO case against Gem Granites’ R. Veeramani to summon Chief Minister Vijay and Ministers Aadhav Arjuna and C.T.R. Nirmal Kumar to give evidence, saying they publicly claimed to hold material about the party’s involvement but have not given it to the SIT.
Most POCSO courts in the State do not conform to the guidelines under the POCSO Act and have inadequate facilities, the Kerala High Court observed after inspecting district courts, directing the State to ensure conformity and to disclose how many additional POCSO courts are needed, and taking up the mandate for exclusive Public Prosecutors. Kochi: […]
The Delhi High Court has reduced a man’s sentence to the roughly two years he had already spent in custody in a 2009 kidnapping-and-rape case involving a 14-year-old, citing the passage of 17 years, the parties now being settled in separate marriages, and the wider debate over adolescent relationships and the age of consent. New […]
