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MP High Court Sets Aside POCSO Conviction, Says Positive DNA Report Alone Not Enough
Court Allows Criminal Appeal
The positive DNA report POCSO conviction issue came before the Madhya Pradesh High Court at Jabalpur, which set aside the conviction...
Odisha Court Sentences Man to 30 Years’ Rigorous Imprisonment for Rape of Two-Year-Old Girl
Court Convicts Accused Under POCSO Act
A Fast Track Special Court in Bhubaneswar has sentenced a 24-year-old man to 30 years' rigorous imprisonment for raping...
Hyderabad Court Grants Interim Bail To Bandi Sai Bageerath In POCSO Case To Enable Him To Appear For Examinations
The Bandi Sai Bageerath interim bail order was issued by a Hyderabad court to allow him to appear for his university examinations in a...
Madras High Court Directs Tamil Nadu To Frame Guidelines Against False POCSO Complaints In Family Disputes
Justice N. Anand Venkatesh directed the Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary to frame guidelines after observing that false POCSO complaints are increasingly being used in...
Negative DNA Finding Not Decisive If Sexual Assault Proved Through Testimony & Medical Evidence: Gauhati High Court
Gauhati High Court holds negative DNA findings not conclusive; conviction can rest on reliable testimony and medical evidence
The Gauhati High Court has held that...
