Birth Records Sustain POCSO Conviction and Twenty-Year Sentence
The Sikkim High Court upheld a POCSO conviction after finding the survivor’s minority proved through consistent statutory and school records.
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Judges’ Moral Views Cannot Shape Bail Decisions
The Supreme Court has cautioned judges against importing personal moral judgments into bail decisions, setting aside an order that linked release to possible effects on...
Sexual Intent Makes Non-Penetrative Touching POCSO Assault
The Meghalaya High Court has upheld a man’s conviction for aggravated sexual assault, holding that sexually motivated touching of a child’s breast falls squarely within...