Subject Study
- POCSO: Joint compromise accepted by the Hon’ble High Court since the accused married the victim
- POCSO: Delay in lodging the FIR is not fatal to the prosecution case
- Juvenile Justice Act, 2015: Though offences POCSO and Murder have been proved accused acquitted based on procedural illegalities
- Life sentence reduced: No separate sentence for POCSO is imposed while maintaining conviction under section 376 AB IPC
- POCSO: Accused did not rebut the evidence against evidence of victim
- POCSO: Since section 29 of the Act necessitates the accused to rebut the case it is just to recall the witness for cross examination
- POCSO Case: Petition for compromise quash filed by the victim herself stating she wants to marry some other person: Madras High Court after enquiry dismissed the petition on impression that the petitioner was not filed the petition voluntarily
- POCSO: Acquitted based on victim’s statement recorded under section 164 Cr.P.C
- Section 6 of POCSO Act leave no discretion to the court to impose minimum sentence
- In pocso cases section 29 comes into play only after prosecution proves the foundational facts
