The Court also made important observations on whether a statement of a child victim recorded by a magistrate during a POCSO investigation needs to be signed for authentication.
"16-18 years, they (teenagers) develop a relationship and go away. Parents to protect their honour fasten criminal liability. We have to acquit," the Court remarked.
The Court refused to quash an FIR against 19 persons accused of obstructing police and Child Line officials who had gone to stop the marriage of a 16-year-old girl.
The order was passed in a writ petition filed by a sexual assault survivor seeking directions to ensure speedy trials in rape, sexual offence and POCSO cases across Tamil Nadu.
A special court in Davanagere had granted anticipatory bail to Vachanananda Swamiji on May 2, taking note of social media posts by a mutt trustee suggesting that attempts were being made to falsely im ...
A city court allowed interim bail to Bandi Sai Bageerath in a POCSO case to write his BBA examinations, with condition that he would return to judicial custody after June 25.
"A child below 18 years is incapable of giving consent and therefore, even where there is a consensual romantic relationship with a child, it will attract the provisions of the Act," the Court said.
The Court asked the State to consider framing a 'Singapen Sensitisation Workshop', involving police officers, prosecutors, child welfare authorities, counsellors etc.
While quashing a POCSO case filed by a woman against her estranged husband and his family members, the Court flagged the rising trend of POCSO cases being used as an arm-twisting tactic by women in di ...
A Bench of Justices MM Sundresh and N Kotiswar Singh rejected the appeal filed by complainant Ashutosh Brahmachari and also questioned his initial inaction.
