Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act

The petition arose from the hardships faced by a child victim of sexual offence who, despite the provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 and its 2020 Rules, was not provided with an effective support person. The Court examined the statutory definition, duties and entitlements of …

The Supreme Court, hearing a public‑interest writ petition (Writ Petition (Civil) No. 406 of 2013) on the inhuman conditions in 1,382 Indian prisons, examined the high incidence of unnatural deaths, especially suicides, in custodial settings. Relying on the International Committee of the Red Cross guidelines, the Court…

The appellants, who had secured admission to medical colleges in Madhya Pradesh through the Pre‑Medical Entrance Test (PMT), challenged the cancellation of their results and admissions on the grounds that the Vyapam Board was not validly constituted under the Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board Act, 2007 and …

The petitioners, who were witnesses or relatives of witnesses in the Asaram rape cases, alleged that they faced threats, attacks and even murders, and that the State failed to provide any protection, violating their right to a fair trial under Art. 21. They sought a court‑monitored witness‑protection programme and the …

The Supreme Court heard a public‑interest writ petition alleging systematic sexual abuse of children in orphanages in Tamil Nadu and the broader failure of the State to protect children in need of care and protection. The Court examined the scope of the term "child in need of care and protection" under Section 2(14) of…

The victim, a minor at the time of rape, became pregnant and delivered a child at a hospital where three staff members – a gynecologist, a pediatrician and a hospital administrator – were later charged under Sections 19(1) and 21(1) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, and Sections 201 and 34…