Madhya Pradesh High Court holds that repeated adjournments to delay cross-examination of a child victim violate POCSO Act's time-bound trial mandate and duty to protect child dignity.
Madhya Pradesh High Court holds that school admission records are conclusive for age determination under POCSO Act; ossification test not mandatory if documentary evidence exists.
Kerala High Court holds that failure to communicate written grounds of arrest in understood language renders arrest illegal, even in POCSO cases, affirming mandatory constitutional rights under Article 22(1).
Madhya Pradesh High Court grants anticipatory bail in POCSO case, holding that genuine consent and delayed FIR may negate presumption of non-consent under Section 63 POCSO Act.
Madhya Pradesh High Court upholds death penalty for brutal sexual assault and murder of a 5-year-old girl, affirming the 'rarest of rare' doctrine under Article 21.
Chhattisgarh High Court upholds conviction under POCSO Act based on mother's testimony and medical evidence, affirming that corroboration is not mandatory when the victim is a minor below 12 years.
Bombay High Court acquits accused in POCSO case where child victim was not examined and medical evidence contradicted prosecution's version. Key precedent on evidentiary standards.
Madhya Pradesh High Court suspends sentence in POCSO case where prosecution failed to prove victim's age beyond reasonable doubt, citing Tijubai precedent.