Tagged “pocso”

3 articles on pocso.

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

Landmark JudgmentSupreme 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

Landmark JudgmentSupreme 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