Case Law Analysis
|Gauhati High Court
POCSO Act Section 6 | Absence of Physical Injury or Bleeding Does Not Invalidate Rape Conviction of Minor: Gauhati HC Upholds Survivor-Centric Test
The Gauhati High Court has ruled that the lack of pain, bleeding, or visible injury in a child sexual abuse case cannot undermine a conviction under POCSO, affirming that the consistency of the minor’s testimony and corroborative medical evidence are decisive. This reinforces that legal standards must prioritize the child’s lived experience over archaic physical proof requirements, setting a vital precedent for trial courts across the Northeast.