Tagged “pocso”

5 articles on pocso.

High CourtHigh Court of Uttarakhand at Nainital

Rampal v. State of Uttarakhand: a POCSO conviction on 'no evidence at all'

The Uttarakhand High Court suspended a POCSO conviction and granted bail, terming the trial-court verdict 'more than shocking' — this was not a case of insufficient evidence but of no evidence at all, with the victim hostile and forensics unconnected to the accused.

Valkya Editorial·14 Jun 2026·8 min

Supreme CourtSupreme Court of India

Ishwar Chand Sharma v. State of UP: parrot-like POCSO testimony quashed and advocates' ethical duty

On 29 May 2026, a two-judge bench quashed POCSO and rape proceedings against an estranged husband's family on findings of tutored 'parrot-like' testimony, and articulated for the first time at Supreme Court level an explicit ethical duty on advocates not to assist vexatious matrimonial-dispute prosecutions.

Valkya Editorial·2 Jun 2026·9 min

Supreme CourtSupreme Court of India

S v. Union of India: reproductive autonomy of a pregnant minor is paramount over MTP Act limits

On 24 April 2026, a two-judge bench permitted the medical termination of a 15-year-old's 28-week pregnancy, holding that Article 21's reproductive-autonomy guarantee — particularly for a pregnant minor — takes precedence over the MTP Act's statutory 24-week outer limit, and that adoption cannot be offered as a substitute for forced continuation.

Valkya Editorial·2 Jun 2026·10 min

Supreme CourtSupreme Court of India

State of UP v. Anurudh: POCSO age determination is a trial-stage question, not a bail-stage one

On 9 January 2026, a two-judge bench held that mandating medical age-determination at the bail stage in POCSO matters is impermissible and urged the Centre to consider a 'Romeo–Juliet' clause for close-in-age consensual relationships.

Valkya Editorial·2 Jun 2026·9 min

Supreme CourtSupreme Court of India

Just Rights for Children Alliance v. S. Harish: viewing and storing CSEAM is an offence

On 23 September 2024, the Supreme Court held that viewing and storing child sexual exploitative material is punishable under s.15 POCSO and s.67B IT Act, and replaced 'child pornography' with 'CSEAM'.

Valkya Editorial·1 Jun 2026·6 min