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Can't Give Less Than 20 Years Sentence For Aggravated Penetrative Sexual Assault Under POCSO Act : Supreme Court
Gursimran Kaur Bakshi
28 May 2025 9:35 AM IST
The Supreme Court on May 26 dismissed a Special Leave Petition seeking a reduction of a 20-year rigorous imprisonment granted to 23-year-old under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO) on grounds of "extraordinary circumstances".A bench of Justice BV Nagarathna and Satish Chandra Sharma dismissed the SLP on the grounds that the convict was granted 20 years...
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Gursimran Kaur Bakshi
Gursimran is the Principal Correspondent with LiveLaw for the Supreme Court. She can be reached out at: simrankaurbakshi@livelaw.in
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