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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

Delhi High Court building and Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani in a case relating to quashing of POCSO FIR
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Delhi High Court Quashes POCSO FIR in Marital Case Citing Absence of ‘De Facto Victim’, Lays Down Guidelines

- By Sheetal Joon | | 21 April 2026 7:52 PM IST

Supreme Court of India hears petition filed by Gulf-based Class 12 students seeking fresh CBSE examinations and issues notice to the Centre.
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Supreme Court To Decide If Division Bench Must Hear 20-Year Sentence Appeals In Karnataka High Court

- By Sukriti Mishra | | 21 April 2026 5:43 PM IST

Chhattisgarh High Court building in Bilaspur in context of acquittal appeal in POCSO case
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Chhattisgarh HC Upholds Acquittal in POCSO Case, Finds Evidence Unreliable

- By Sakshi | | 8 April 2026 8:23 PM IST

Supreme Court hearing where plea against anticipatory bail granted to Swami Avimukteshwaranand in POCSO case was dismissed
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POCSO Case: Plea In Supreme Court Challenges Allahabad HC’s Anticipatory Bail To Swami Avimukteshwaranand

- By Sukriti Mishra | | 30 March 2026 7:05 PM IST

Justice Sanjeev Kumar Sharma with Gauhati High Court building in background relating to POCSO acquittal judgment
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“Benefit of Doubt on Age Must Favour Accused”: Gauhati HC Sets Aside POCSO Conviction

- By Sakshi | | 28 March 2026 7:58 PM IST

Bombay High Court judges Sarang V. Kotwal and Sandesh D. Patil order retrial in a child rape-murder case over fair trial concerns
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“Fair Trial Cannot Be Sacrificed for Speed”: Bombay HC Orders Retrial in Child Rape-Murder Case

- By Sakshi | | 27 March 2026 7:29 PM IST