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Allahabad High Court holds that the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act overrides Shariat and that Muslim girls cannot marry on attaining puberty alone.
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Shariat Law Allowing Marriage at Puberty Runs Against Child Marriage Law, POCSO: Allahabad High Court

- By Salil Tiwari | | 7 July 2026 6:55 PM IST

MP High Court Sets Aside POCSO Conviction, Finds Serious Doubt Over Prosecutrixs Age
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POCSO Conviction Quashed As Prosecution Failed To Prove Age Of Prosecutrix: MP High Court

- By Himanshi Hans | | 7 July 2026 12:55 PM IST

Allahabad High Court refusing to quash the FIR in the alleged nikah halala rape case involving POCSO and BNS offences.
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Allahabad High Court Refuses to Quash FIR Against 9 for Repeated Raped Under Guise of Nikah Halala, Says Personal Law Can't Shield Crime

- By Salil Tiwari | | 2 July 2026 6:08 PM IST

Special POCSO Court in Pune awarded the death penalty to Bhimrao Kamble for the rape and murder of a three-and-a-half-year-old girl in the Nasrapur case.
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Pune POCSO Court Awards Death Penalty To Bhimrao Kamble In 3-Year-Old Girl's Rape-Murder Case

- By Sukriti Mishra | | 30 Jun 2026 4:40 PM IST

Asarams SLP before Supreme Court against Life Sentence Under Section 376 IPC
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Asaram Bapu Cites 'Social Media Conviction' in Supreme Court Plea Against Rape Conviction

- By Aishwarya Iyer | | 30 Jun 2026 12:20 PM IST

Minor Contradiction in Timing Cannot Discredit a Child Victim, Says Gauhati High Court in POCSO Appeal
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No Injury Marks? No Problem: Gauhati HC Upholds POCSO Conviction On Child Victim's Sole Testimony

- By Himanshi Hans | | 27 Jun 2026 2:06 PM IST

Patna High Court grants bail to juvenile in POCSO case, says keeping children in observation homes should be a last resort and rehabilitation at home is in the childs best interest.
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Should Children Accused Of Crimes Stay In Observation Homes? Patna High Court Says Home Is Better For Reform

- By Sukriti Mishra | | 24 Jun 2026 12:13 PM IST

Supreme Court ruling on psychological evaluation of child POCSO victims in custody and visitation disputes.
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Child Welfare First: Supreme Court Says Psychological Evaluation Cannot Be Routine in Custody, Access Cases

- By Lawbeat News Desk -SC | Salil Tiwari | | 13 Jun 2026 10:30 AM IST

Asaram Bapu in front of the Rajasthan High Court building following a judgment partly allowing his appeal while retaining his life sentence for rape.
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Rajasthan HC Upholds Asaram’s Life Sentence for Rape, Sets Aside Gang Rape Conviction; Co-Accused Acquitted

- By Sheetal Joon | | 27 May 2026 5:05 PM IST

Justice Sandeep Sharma of the Himachal Pradesh High Court in connection with a judgment granting bail in a POCSO case involving a minor prosecutrix who later gave birth to a child.
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POCSO Accused Granted Bail After Victim Expresses Desire to Marry Him: HP High Court

- By Sakshi | | 18 May 2026 7:35 PM IST

Supreme Court of India bench that set aside Delhi HC order suspending Kuldeep Singh Sengars life sentence in Unnao rape case.
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Unnao Rape Case: Supreme Court Sets Aside Order Suspending Kuldeep Singh Sengar's Life Sentence

- By Aishwarya Iyer | | 15 May 2026 12:20 PM IST

Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma in POCSO Act bail rejection case involving alleged sexual assault under guise of spiritual healing.
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Delhi High Court Denies Bail To Maulvi Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Minor Girls Under Guise Of Evil Spirit Treatment

- By Sheetal Joon | | 7 May 2026 7:12 PM IST