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Kannan v. State — Madras High Court Holds Exhibiting Private Parts to Minor Child Not Sexual Assault But Sexual Harassment Under POCSO Act, Modifies Sentence
The Madras High Court has held that exhibiting one's private parts to a minor child, without physical contact, does not constitute sexual assault under Section 7 of the POCSO Act but falls under sexual harassment punisha...
State of Tamil Nadu v. Chandran — Madras High Court Acquits Death Row Prisoner Accused of Sexually Abusing 5 Minors, Says "Draconian" POCSO Provisions Weaponised
Madras High Court acquits a man sentenced to death for allegedly sexually assaulting five minors, finding the child witnesses' evidence appeared tutored, the circumstances of the alleged assault implausible, and the accu...
Supreme Court Takes Suo Motu Cognisance of Rape Incidents in Delhi NCR, Orders Safety Audit of Public Spaces
Taking suo motu cognisance of recent sexual offences against women and minor girls in Delhi NCR, the Supreme Court held that the right to live free from the fear of violence is part of Article 21, and that expressions of...
Police Cannot Re-arrest on Their Own After Breaching Article 22; Magistrate's Permission Needed, Supreme Court Holds
The Supreme Court held that when an accused is released because the police breached Article 22(1), by not giving written grounds of arrest, or Article 22(2), by not producing him before a Magistrate within 24 hours, the...
Swatantra Bhardwaj v. State (NCT of Delhi) — Delhi High Court Rejects Swatantra Bhardwaj's Habeas Corpus Plea Over Arrest in CJP Protester Assault Case
Delhi High Court rejects a habeas corpus plea by Swatantra Bhardwaj challenging his arrest over the alleged assault of a teenage CJP protester's father at Jantar Mantar, finding his key argument was never raised in the p...