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Supreme Court rules that prompt reporting under the POCSO Act is mandatory and allows prosecution of a teacher accused of delaying disclosure of child sexual assault.
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[POCSO Act] Teachers Cannot Conduct Private Probe Before Reporting Child Sexual Abuse: Supreme Court

- By Lawbeat News Desk -SC | Edits by Salil Tiwari | | 22 July 2026 11:04 AM IST

Allahabad High Court split verdict on whether courts can impose additional safeguards against bulldozer justice beyond Supreme Court guidelines.
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Allahabad High Court Split on Extra Safeguards Against 'Bulldozer Justice'

- By Salil Tiwari | | 21 July 2026 2:28 PM IST

Plea Before Supreme Court Warns Against Lowering POCSO Age of Consent to 16
Supreme Court Updates

Will Expose Minors To Exploitation: IA In Supreme Court Opposes Lowering POCSO Consent Age To 16

- By Lawbeat News Desk | Edits by Sanya Talwar | | 21 July 2026 11:12 AM IST

MP High Court Converts Life Term to Fixed 20-Year Sentence in Toddler Rape and Attempt-to-Murder Case
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No DNA Report Needed Where Evidence Is Clinching, Says MP High Court, Upholding Rape Conviction

- By Himanshi Hans | | 20 July 2026 5:01 PM IST

How a Child Reacts to Trauma Differs: Sikkim HC Upholds Taxi Drivers POCSO Conviction
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Can A Child Victim Saying 'Thank You' To Accused After Sexual Assault Discredit Her Testimony? Sikkim HC Says No

- By Lawbeat News Desk | Himanshi Hans | | 14 July 2026 6:08 PM IST

Minors Desire To Live With Father Firm, MP High Court Restored Custody Despite Pending POCSO Trial
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Minor's Desire To Live With Father Firm, MP High Court Restored Custody Despite Pending POCSO Trial

- By Himanshi Hans | | 13 July 2026 3:07 PM IST

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