Tag Archives: Pocso

Madras HC refuses to transfer Veeramani sexual assault case to CBI: A practical reader guide

The Madras High Court on Wednesday refused to transfer the investigation into the case under [...]

DMK moves HC to direct SIT to quiz ministers in Pocso case: A practical reader guide

The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on Tuesday moved the Madras high court seeking a direction [...]

Fresh Pocso case filed against granite baron R Veeramani in Tamil Nadu: A practical reader guide

The Central Crime Branch of Tamil Nadu police on Monday registered a fresh Pocso case [...]

POCSO court flags police lapses, acquits man in kidnapping, sexual: A practical reader guide

Observing that the prosecution evidence was “marred by material contradictions” and lacked the “requisite consistency, [...]

TN central crime branch registers another Pocso case against R: A practical reader guide

A new case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act was registered [...]

New Delhi, A marriage claimed to be valid under Muslim personal law: A practical reader guide

New Delhi, A marriage claimed to be valid under Muslim personal law cannot confer immunity [...]

No personal law immunity from Pocso case for sex with minor wife: A practical reader guide

Personal laws cannot be a ground to seek exemption from criminal liability under penal statutes, [...]

Referring to a 2018 Bombay High Court judgment, the court held that: A practical reader guide

A Special Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) court in Pune on Thursday acquitted [...]

“A marriage claimed to be valid under Muslim personal law cannot: A practical reader guide

The Delhi high court directed a man to face trial under the Protection of Children [...]

TN minister alleges ‘settlement’ efforts to cover up Veeramani POCSO: A practical reader guide

Madurai , Tamil Nadu Law Minister R Nirmal Kumar on Saturday alleged that efforts were [...]