Groping a person in a manner where there is no “skin to skin” contact cannot be disqualified as a lesser offence.

Does it leave make children more vulnerable to sexual crimes, where accused can use no skin-to-skin contact as an escape route, and return to the folds of society, carrying on with their heinous crimes?

“She should not have been made to go from one police station to another and that too after such an incident,” the court observed in reference to a rape survivor.

The police also confirmed that a suicide note was found along with the girl’s body. The body has now been sent for post-mortem and the investigation is underway.

Under the POCSO Act, police arrested a 33-year-old man for allegedly kidnapping a minor girl near Chengalpet, Tamil Nadu

In 2019, the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) revealed Rajasthan to be on high alarms with the state reporting 902 gang rape cases which is among the highest in the country.

Bombay High Court granted anticipatory bail to a accused who allegedly ripped off clothes of a17-year-old sister on grounds of no sexual intent proven under POCSO act.

The 13-year-old survivor was reportedly sexually exploited over multiple occasions by different people.

A case was filed on Sunday against Pyare Miya (68) under relevant sections of the IPC, and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.

One may say, that the law on the subject of child sexual abuse, both substantive and procedural, is the result of judiciary’s initiative, persuasion and efforts.