The Supreme Court has held that a baptismal certificate issued by a private church authority cannot, by itself, establish a victim’s minority in accordance with the statutory requirements under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015. However, Read more…
July 13, 2026 : The Supreme Court on Monday questioned the routine invocation of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 in cases involving consensual relationships between teenagers, observing that parents often initiate criminal proceedings to protect Read more…
July 13, 2026 : The Allahabad High Court has sought a response from the Uttar Pradesh government on a writ petition filed by a Shahjahanpur resident alleging that he was offered money and pressured to falsely implicate Jyotish Peeth Shankaracharya Read more…
July 11, 2026 : The Sikkim High Court has upheld the conviction of a 42-year-old man for sexually assaulting a 16-year-old schoolgirl and abetting her suicide, holding that the prosecution established an unbroken chain of evidence proving that the accused’s Read more…
May 29, 2026 : The Supreme Court on Friday declined to interfere with an order of the Allahabad High Court granting anticipatory bail to Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati, the Shankaracharya of Jyotir Math (Joshimath), in a case registered under the Protection Read more…
May 16, 2026 : The Telangana High Court has refused to grant interim protection from arrest to Bandi Sai Bageerath in a case registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. The oral order was passed on Read more…
April 24, 2026 : The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police to constitute a three-member, all-women Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the alleged rape and murder of a four-year-old girl in Ghaziabad, raising Read more…
News Citation : 2026 LN (HC) 241 | 2026:CGHC:16354-DB April 9, 2026 : The High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur has dismissed an appeal filed by Bablu Kalmoom, affirming his conviction and life sentence for the brutal sexual assault and Read more…
Indore : The Madhya Pradesh High Court has issued strict directions to the police to produce a 17-year-old missing girl along with all accused persons before it on April 6, sharply criticising the handling of the case and alleging serious Read more…
March 25, 2026 : The Allahabad High Court has granted anticipatory bail to Swami Avimukteshwaranand and Swami Pratyakchaitanya Mukundanand Giri in connection with a case registered under the POCSO Act, providing them protection from arrest. The order was passed by Read more…