Sexual Intent Necessary For Charges Under POCSO, Says Bombay High Court
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.
Protection of Children from Sexual Offences
Kerala Ex Priest Convicted For Raping A Minor Girl Offers To Marry The Survivor
He filed a plea in the Kerala High Court for marrying the survivor and for taking care of the child. The survivor and her parents have also signed the plea,
Eight-Year-Old Girl Strangled To Death By Neighbour For Asking Him To Switch On The TV
The eight-year-old girl was not only strangled to death by the neighbour but her body was then put into a plastic drum, and dumped from a bridge nearby.
Possession & Distribution Of Child Pornography Now Included In POCSO
The respective Governments shall formulate a child protection policy based on the principle of zero-tolerance to violence against children, which shall be adopted by all institutions, organizations, or any other agency working with or coming in contact with children
MP Convicts 26 Rapists To Death; Activists Question Due Process
After Madhya Pradesh passed a law to allow the death penalty to those convicted of raping minors, the state’s special court set up under the POCSO Act has served capital punishment in 26 cases. Of these, 21 death penalty were served in 2018 and the remaining five in the months of 2019.