“No Effort Was Made By Trial Judge To Analyse Evidence”: Calcutta High Court Acquits College Professor In POCSO Case

The Calcutta High Court has acquitted a Serampore College professor who had been convicted under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, holding that the prosecution failed to establish the “foundational facts” necessary to invoke the statutory presumption under Section 29 of the POCSO Act.A Division Bench of Justice Arijit Banerjee and Justice Apurba Sinha Ray observed that...

Probation Of Offenders Act Inapplicable In Serious POCSO Offences Punishable With Life Imprisonment: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that the benefit of probation cannot be granted in serious offences under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act which are punishable with imprisonment for life.A division bench of Justices Navin Chawla and Ravinder Dudeja passed the ruling while hearing arguments on sentencing after convicting a man for offences under Sections 363, 366 and...

Bombay High Court Grants Parole To POCSO Convict To Construct New House After Old One Demolished For Navi Mumbai Airport Project

The Bombay High Court recently granted 25 days parole to a man convicted under the stringent Protection Of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, for constructing a new house, after his previous home was demolished by the Maharashtra Government following acquisition of the land parcel (on which his house stood) for the Navi Mumbai International Airport. Sitting at the Nagpur seat, a...

J&K&L High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Army Personnel In POCSO Case After Complainant Marries Him, Drops Allegations

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has granted anticipatory bail to an Army personnel accused in a case involving allegations under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, after the prosecutrix stated that she was in a consensual relationship with him, had married him after attaining majority, and did not wish to pursue the...

'De Facto Approval' For Sexual Relationship In Young Adults Can't Be Ignored Under POCSO Act: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that though consent is legally irrelevant under the POCSO Act, relationships among young adults involving “de facto approval” for a sexual relationship must be viewed differently while considering bail pleas.Justice Prateek Jalan made the observation while granting anticipatory bail to a 19-year-old student accused in connection with a case concerning...