POCSO Act
Slight Penetration Without Rupturing Hymen Would Constitute Rape: Allahabad HC
The Allahabad High Court emphasised that a slight penetration by a penis into a vagina would be deemed penetration, even if such penetration does not...
Child/Parents/Guardian Not A Necessary Party To Criminal Appeal Against POCSO Conviction: Bombay HC
The Bombay High Court held that the child and child’s parents or guardian is not a necessary party to criminal appeal from conviction for offences...
![Law Commission Recommends Not To Reduce Age of Consent Under POCSO Act, Suggests Discretion For Lenient Sentencing When Accused Is Also Adolescent [Read Report]](https://www.verdictum.in/h-upload/2023/06/02/500x300_1507624-justice-ritu-raj-awasthilaw-commission-of-india.webp "Law Commission Recommends Not To Reduce Age of Consent Under POCSO Act, Suggests Discretion For Lenient Sentencing When Accused Is Also Adolescent [Read Report]")
