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The High Court considered the bail application of Sambhaji Balaji Tidke, who was arrested in connection with a case involving alleged child marriage, sexual offences, and other crimes under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Protection of Children From Sexual Offences Act, and the Child Marriage …
The applicants, relatives of the main accused Sahil, sought anticipatory bail in connection with FIR No.188 of 2025 alleging kidnapping and sexual intercourse of a 16‑year‑old girl. The prosecution alleged the applicants abetted the crime and might tamper with evidence. The court examined the …
The appellant was convicted under IPC Section 354 for outraging the modesty of a girl and under Sections 7 and 8 of the POCSO Act for sexual assault of a minor. The trial court relied on the victim’s testimony and documents such as school certificates to establish the girl’s age as 14. On appeal, …
The appellant, a father, was convicted by a Special Judge for aggravated penetrative sexual assault of his 8‑year‑old daughter under Section 6 read with Section 18 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. The conviction was based on the consistent testimonies of the mother …
The appellant, the biological father, was convicted by a Special Judge for offences under Sections 4 and 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 and Section 376(2)(f)(i)(n) of the IPC for repeatedly raping his minor daughter. The appellant appealed, arguing lack of …
Parmeshwar Dnyanoba Mane was convicted by the Additional Sessions and Special Judge in Latur under IPC sections 354 and 354‑B and POCSO Act sections 8 and 12 for sexual offences against a nine‑year‑old girl, receiving a three‑year concurrent sentence. He had been on bail throughout the trial, …
The High Court considered a bail application under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, filed by Balaji Chintamani Kakde, accused of offences including Sections 333, 74, 107, 352, 351(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Sections 8 and 12 of the POCSO Act, for the alleged …
Ajit Shete was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Latur, for offences under IPC sections 354‑A, 354‑D, 506 and POCSO Act sections 8 and 11(iv) for repeatedly intercepting a minor girl on her way to school, threatening her with a knife, gagging her, pulling her veil and pressing her breasts. …
The appellant was convicted by a Special Court for offences under Section 354A of the IPC and Section 8 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. On appeal, the High Court examined whether the prosecution had proved that the victim was a child under 18, as required by Section …
The applicants, Salim Vajir Pathan and others, filed criminal revision applications under Section 227 of the CrPC seeking discharge from three POCSO cases where the Special Judge had rejected their earlier discharge applications. They argued that the charge‑sheet contained only a single …
The High Court of Bombay, Aurangabad bench considered two anticipatory bail applications filed by Ayaj Ajim Pathan and Shadab Rasid Tamboli in connection with Crime No. 283/2024, which alleged offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the POCSO Act. The complainant, a 19‑year‑old girl, …
The applicant, Dinesh Ramchandra Misri, filed a criminal application seeking quashment of an FIR (No. 349 of 2015) and subsequent charge‑sheet for offences under IPC sections 363, 366‑A, 376(2)(f) and POCSO Act section 5, alleging kidnapping and sexual assault of a 15‑year‑old girl. The victim, now …
The applicant, convicted under IPC sections 376(2)(n) and 506 Part‑II and POCSO Act sections 4, 6 and 10, filed a Section 389 CrPC application for suspension of his sentence and bail pending a criminal appeal. He argued that the prosecution failed to prove the victim’s minority, citing the absence …
The appellant Ramdas was convicted by a Special Judge under IPC sections 376(3), 354, 354-A(2) and POCSO Act sections 4 and 8 for raping a 13‑year‑old girl. The prosecution relied on the victim’s detailed testimony, the aunt’s observation that the accused obtained the house keys and entered the …
The applicant, Mukesh Shoukilal Charmakar, sought regular bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, for offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and the POCSO Act, 2012, alleging forced sexual intercourse with a minor victim aged 15 years at the time. The …
The appellant Vishal Dhondu Malekar was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Bhusawal, for an offence under Section 354 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) based on the victim's testimony that he forcibly took her hand, escorted her to his house, and hugged her, threatening her. The appellant …
A 17-year‑old minor, a victim of rape, filed a writ petition under Article 226 seeking termination of her 27‑week pregnancy. The medical board, after examination, recommended termination via intra‑cardiac KCl injection, noting the fetus would be non‑viable. The Court, relying on constitutional …
The High Court considered a bail application under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, filed by Balaji Chintamani Kakde, accused of offences including Sections 333, 74, 107, 352, 351(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Sections 8 and 12 of the POCSO Act, relating to the …
The applicant, Omkar Shivaji Kamble, sought regular bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita for offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the POCSO Act, alleging that he had repeatedly sexually assaulted his fifteen‑year‑old sister, resulting in pregnancy. The …
The High Court considered bail applications filed by Rama Sushil Kanojiya and Meena Suresh Jain, who were charged in Crime No.0247 of 2025 for offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the POCSO Act and the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act. The prosecution alleged that the accused were part of an …
The applicants filed a criminal application seeking quash of FIR No. 160 of 2025 registered under Sections 137(2) and 96 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Sections 12 and 17 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012, alleging a sexual offence against respondent No.3 …
The High Court considered a bail application under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita filed by Karan, a 23‑year‑old accused of offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the POCSO Act and the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The prosecution’s case evolved from an initial …
The appellant, Kishor Pawar, was convicted by a Special Judge under the POCSO Act and several sections of the Indian Penal Code for kidnapping, rape, aggravated sexual assault, and attempted murder of a minor girl. He appealed, alleging false implication, lack of proof of the victim's minority, …
Anand was convicted under IPC sections 354 and 354-A(2) and POCSO Act section 8 for allegedly touching a minor victim's hand while she was riding his rickshaw. He filed a criminal application seeking suspension of his three‑year sentence and bail, arguing that as a rickshaw driver he could not have …
The applicant, Munjahari @ Sunil Tukaram Nagargoje, was convicted by a Special Court under the POCSO Act for an offence punishable under Section 366 of the IPC and sentenced to three years' rigorous imprisonment and a fine. He filed a criminal application seeking suspension of the sentence and bail …
The applicant, Amol alias Balu Uttreshwar Bargal, was convicted by a Special Judge of offences under IPC sections 354, 354(A), 342, 323 and POCSO Act sections 8 and 12, and sentenced to three years’ rigorous imprisonment. The trial court had already suspended the substantive sentence and the …
The appellant, Sayad Afroz, was convicted by a Special Judge under IPC Sections 376 (rape), 452 (house‑trespass), and 323 (voluntarily causing hurt) for an alleged assault on a 16‑year‑old girl in June 2016. The trial court acquitted him of the POCSO charge, holding that the prosecution failed to …
Maruti Babasaheb Waghmode was arrested in Crime No.217 of 2026 for offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the POCSO Act, including assault, threats, and alleged outraging of modesty. The applicant sought regular bail, arguing that the allegations against him were limited to abusive language, …
The High Court considered a bail application filed by Tukaram Narayan Kini, who was arrested for alleged sexual assault of a 13‑year‑old deaf‑and‑dumb girl in Latur. The prosecution presented the victim’s recorded statement, an injury certificate, a disability certificate, and corroborative …
The appellant, convicted under Sections 4, 6 and 8 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act for penetrative sexual assault on a six‑year‑old girl, appealed the Sessions Court judgment. The appellant challenged the victim's age, the authenticity of the birth certificate, the …
The applicant, XYZ, filed an application seeking cancellation of bail granted to Respondent No.2, who was charged with offences under Sections 363, 366-A, 376(3) and 506 of the IPC and Sections 4, 8 and 12 of the POCSO Act. The bail order imposed a condition that the accused not contact the victim …
The appellant, a 19‑year‑old student, was convicted by a Special Judge under IPC Section 452 and Sections 7 and 8 of the POCSO Act for allegedly assaulting a 17‑year‑old girl inside her house and giving her two dollars. The prosecution relied on the victim’s statements, her mother’s testimony, an …
The applicant, Samir Kha, was charged under the POCSO Act and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for allegedly forcing a 16‑year‑old girl into a sexual relationship and kidnapping her to Surat. The victim, who had met the applicant via Instagram, testified that the relationship was non‑consensual and that …
Shamsundar Narsingrao Naik, a state transport bus conductor, was convicted by the Jalna District Court for molestation of a minor under Section 8 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and Section 354-A of the Indian Penal Code, receiving a three‑year sentence. He filed a …
The High Court of Bombay, Aurangabad bench considered anticipatory bail applications filed by Prashant Sukhdev Vidhate and Sushant Sukhdev Vidhate in a case where a charge‑sheet had been filed for offences under Sections 74, 118(1), 115(2) and 352 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Section 12 of the …
Petitioner Kantabai Somnath Pawar filed a criminal writ petition seeking a direction to register an FIR against alleged offenders under the IPC, SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and the POCSO Act. The Court examined the enquiry report of the Assistant Police Inspector, which concluded that the …
The applicant, Nitin Ramkishan Maske, sought anticipatory bail after being implicated in a sexual assault of a 16‑year‑old minor and alleged online defamation under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and the POCSO Act, 2012. The FIR was lodged on 18 May 2026 for an incident that allegedly occurred on …
The applicant, Aayan Wayid Khatik, was convicted under Section 12 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and sentenced to six months' imprisonment with a fine, which has been paid. He was on bail during the trial and has filed a criminal application seeking suspension of the …
The appellant, a 25‑year‑old driver, was convicted by the Special POCSO Court for aggravated penetrative sexual assault of a 14‑year‑old girl, under Section 5(l) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 and Section 376(2)(n) of the IPC, and was sentenced to seven years’ rigorous …
The High Court considered two criminal applications filed by the original accused in Special Case No. 113 of 2023, seeking suspension of their life and term sentences and bail pending appeal. The accused were convicted under Sections 376‑D, 376‑DA, 363, 366 of the IPC, Section 34, and Sections 4 and …
Krushna Bhujang Kadam applied for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with charges under Sections 74, 115(2), 351(2) and 352 of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Sections 8 and 12 of the POCSO Act, 2012. The prosecution alleged that …
The appellant was convicted by a Special Court for offences under Section 354A of the Indian Penal Code and Section 8 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. On appeal, the High Court examined whether the prosecution had satisfactorily proved that the victim was a child under …
Ibrahim Dadabhai Shaikh applied for anticipatory bail after being implicated in FIR No. 0832 of 2025 for offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and the POCSO Act, including alleged caste‑based abuse, outraging the modesty of a 17‑year‑old SC/ST victim …
The applicants, parents of a minor, sought to quash FIR No. 359/2024 alleging offences under the Bhartiya Nayaya Sanhita, arguing it was a retaliatory "counter‑blast" after they filed a non‑cognizable receipt accusing the complainant of threats and assault. They contended that the FIR was false, …
Hanmant Raju Jabde applied for regular bail in connection with offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the POCSO Act and the Information Technology Act. The applicant had previously been granted bail for an earlier FIR involving sections of the IPC and the POCSO Act. The present FIR, registered …
Manoj Routre was convicted by a Special/Additional Sessions Judge in a POCSO case for rape under Section 376(2)(l) of the IPC, based on DNA evidence and the prosecution’s claim that the victim was mentally challenged. He filed a criminal application seeking suspension of his sentence and bail, …
Prakash Baburao Kaduskar appealed for bail and suspension of a 20‑year sentence imposed for offences under Sections 354, 376(2)(i)(j)(n), 376(3), 506 of the IPC and Sections 4, 6, 8 of the POCSO Act. The applicant argued that the FIR was delayed, the victim was almost 16 and had a consensual …
The High Court considered an application by Suraj Sardarsingh Chavhan, convicted under Section 376 IPC for rape, seeking suspension of his sentence and bail pending appeal. The applicant argued that the prosecution failed to prove the victim was a minor, citing the absence of a birth certificate and …
The applicant, Vaibhav Arun Wankhede, filed an anticipatory bail application in the Bombay High Court, Aurangabad bench, alleging that he was implicated in offences under Sections 64(2)(m) and 65(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Sections 4, 5(L) and 6 of the Protection of Children from …
The appellant, Vishal Babasaheb Nipunge, appealed against his conviction by a Special Judge under Section 11(iv) read with Section 12 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 for repeatedly following a 15‑year‑old girl. The trial court had found him guilty of sexual …
The appellant, who ran a photo studio, was convicted by a Special Judge for raping an 11-year‑old girl, who was also described as mentally retarded, and for multiple offences under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. The appeal challenged the conviction on grounds that the …
Sunil Uttam Dhere was charged under several provisions of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 for allegedly abducting and attempting to force a marriage with a 17‑year‑old girl. The victim’s statement recorded under Section 183 of the …
The appellant, Baliram Sitaram Chavan, appealed against his conviction under Sections 376‑A and 506 of the IPC and Sections 4(2) and 6(1) of the POCSO Act for alleged sexual assault of a seven‑year‑old girl. He argued that the FIR was lodged after a 17‑hour delay, that the child’s testimony was …
The High Court of Bombay, Aurangabad bench considered two anticipatory bail applications filed by Ayaj Ajim Pathan and Shadab Rasid Tamboli in connection with Crime No. 283/2024, which involved offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012. …
Petitioner Surajit Ganguly, charged under IPC, the Goa Children’s Act and POCSO for alleged sexual offences, sought a forensic clone of the mobile phone data that the prosecution intended to rely upon. The trial court, following an order dated 02.05.2022, allowed only supervised viewing of the data …
The petitioner, Shivanna Sheva Sajjan, filed a criminal writ petition challenging the order of the President of the Children’s Court, Panaji, which rejected his application under Section 311 of the Criminal Procedure Code to recall the child victim for cross‑examination in a case involving offences …
The Special Judge, Solapur convicted Dinesh Parshu Rathod and Chetan Ram Rathod for gang penetrative sexual assault of a 15‑year‑old girl under the POCSO Act, IPC and related statutes, imposing life imprisonment and fines. Both convicts filed interim applications (IA‑186/2026 and IA‑89/2026) seeking …
The High Court considered the bail application of Irfan Munir Shaikh, who was charged under the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 for alleged sexual assault on his minor daughter. The prosecution relied on the grandmother’s complaint, while …
The applicant, Sagar Dattatray Sabale, applied for regular bail in a criminal case (CR No. 193/2025) alleging that he had forcibly committed sexual intercourse with a 12-year‑8‑month‑old girl, who later became pregnant and gave birth. The prosecution presented a complaint, medical examination …
Mohammad Babu Ghori, convicted under section 6 of the POCSO Act and sentenced to 20 years, filed an interim bail application claiming his mother’s ill health and the need to care for three minor children after being incarcerated for over five years. This was his second such application, the first …
Convicts Dinesh Parshu Rathod and Chetan Ram Rathod, along with Rohit Sham Rathod, were convicted by a Special Judge in Solapur for gang penetrative sexual assault of a minor under IPC sections 376(2)(n), 376(3), 506 and POCSO sections 3, 4, 5(g), 6, as well as offences under the SC/ST Act. While in …
The High Court considered the bail application of Bhairavnath Vasant Gaikwad, who was charged under several sections of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 for alleged sexual assault of a minor. The applicant had been in custody for over …
The petitioner, Vishwanath Tamma Mhamane, sought quashing of FIR No.453/2024 alleging offences including rape, assault, intimidation, child marriage and offences under the POCSO Act. The prosecution alleged that the petitioner forced the marriage of a minor and subjected her to violence. The …
The applicants, Prakash Ashok Sonar and Nitin Shivanand Potdar, filed an anticipatory bail application under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, seeking pre‑arrest bail for alleged offences under several IPC sections (354, 354A, 354B, 452, 323, 506 read with 34) and Sections …
The appellant, a 43‑year‑old businessman, appealed the trial court’s acquittal of three accused under Sections 354(A), 452, 504, 506 r/w 34 of the IPC and Section 12 of the POCSO Act, alleging that the victim was a minor of 16 years and that the accused’s act of holding her hand constituted an …
The High Court of Bombay (Kolhapur Circuit Bench) entertained an anticipatory bail application filed by Akshay Dilip Kadale under FIR No. 0286 of 2026, which alleged offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and the POCSO Act, 2012. The applicant, a 29‑year‑old labourer with no prior criminal …
Satish Shashikant Bamane applied for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with offences under Section 69 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Sections 4 and 17 of the POCSO Act, 2012. The State argued that the victim and a co‑accused …
The applicant, Aayush Anil Avere, a 24‑year‑old, sought anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with offences alleged under that Act and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012. The FIR alleged that the applicant had a …
Ahmed Raza, an 18‑year‑old, was charged under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for allegedly expressing love and following a 14‑year‑old girl. The trial court denied his …
The applicant, Ajay Dhanaji Bhosale, filed a bail application in a Special POCSO case involving offences under the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Protection of Children From Sexual Offences Act, 2012 and the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006. During the hearing, the applicant’s counsel sought …
The applicant, Akshay Ramchandra Saptale, sought anticipatory bail in Crime No.849 of 2023, which involved offences under Sections 354, 354A, 354D, 506 (read with 34) of the IPC and Sections 8, 9 and 12 of the POCSO Act. He was accused as No.2 among three accused and had already been granted interim …
Hanmant Jadhav applied for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, alleging offences under several sections of the Bharratiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and the POCSO Act, 2012, with a maximum punishment of seven years. He argued, relying on Satender Kumar Antil …
Iranna Chanbasappa Birajdar, a 25‑year‑old, was charged under sections 64, 65(1), 351(3) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and sections 4, 8, 12 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012. He filed a bail application (Criminal Bail Application No. 825 of 2026) seeking release. His …
The High Court considered a bail application filed by Yunus Gous Mujawar, who is charged under IPC sections 376, 376(2)(j)(n), 506 and POCSO Act sections 4, 5, 6, 8 and 12 for a crime registered in 2024. The applicant sought bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, and …
Prathamesh Ramakant Zanzurne filed an anticipatory bail application (No. 574 of 2026) before the Bombay High Court, Kolhapur Bench, seeking bail in respect of FIR No. 28 of 2026 for alleged offences under sections 107, 78, 351(2) and 351(3) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and section 12 of the …
The applicant, convicted under the POCSO Act in Special Case No. 300/2020, sought temporary bail to attend his mother's funeral and perform customary rituals. The applicant's counsel argued that humanitarian considerations warranted a 13‑day bail, while the prosecution, acknowledging the applicant's …
The applicant, Jyotiram Balasaheb Sapkal, was convicted under Section 376 of the IPC for rape in a special (atrocity) case and sentenced to ten years' imprisonment, while being acquitted of charges under the SC/ST Act and the POCSO Act. He filed an interim application seeking suspension of the …
The applicant, convicted under Sections 4 and 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 and Section 376(2)(l)(n) of the IPC, filed an interim application seeking suspension of his 20‑year sentence. While the appeal was pending, the applicant’s counsel requested to withdraw the …
The applicants, Uday Dinkar Ghadage and Himmat Dinkar Ghadage, applied for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the CrPC in connection with CR No.81 of 2023, alleging offences of rape (IPC 376(2)(n), 376(2)(f)) and criminal intimidation (IPC 504). Earlier, the court had granted interim protection, …
The High Court considered an interim application filed by Sandip Vishnu Hajgulkar, convicted under IPC section 376(2)(n) and POCSO sections 4, 8 and 12 for sexual offences against a 16‑year‑old girl. The applicant sought suspension of the imprisonment sentence and release on bail pending the …
The applicant, Musab Irfan Nirbadkar, sought anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a case involving alleged sexual intercourse with a 13‑year‑old girl, charged under sections of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, 2023 and the POCSO Act, 2012. The prosecution alleged two forced sexual encounters, one in …
The appellant, convicted under multiple IPC sections and the POCSO Act for kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 15‑year‑old girl, sought bail and suspension of his sentence. The prosecution alleged that the appellant, a married man, lured the minor to a lodge, sexually assaulted her, and left bite …
The applicant, Indrajeet alias Ajay Ananda Kumbhar, sought bail in a case involving charges of rape, sexual assault, criminal intimidation and offences under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. The prosecution alleged that between January 2020 and March 2021 the accused …
The applicants, Dipak Akaram Ghadage and Viru Deepak Ghadage, sought anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the CrPC in connection with CR No.81 of 2023, which alleged offences under IPC sections 376(2)(n), 376(2)(f) and 504 r/w 34. An interim bail was earlier granted in ABA No.2313 with several …
The applicant, Rohit Anil Chougule, was charged under Section 79 of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Section 12 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 for allegedly making obscene remarks towards a pregnant woman and her minor niece. The complainant alleged mental distress …
The applicant, Madanmohan Haripad Hajra, was charged with sexual assault of a minor girl under Sections 75 and 64(1) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Sections 4, 8 and 12 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012. The prosecution alleged the offence occurred on 10 August …
The applicant, Nagraj R., sought anticipatory bail in connection with a case alleging sexual assault of a seven‑year‑old girl, invoking sections 354A(1)(1), 363 read with 34 of the IPC and section 8 of the POCSO Act. The trial court on 30‑Oct‑2023 granted bail subject to a personal bond and …
The applicant, Ajay Ramchandra Saptale, was named as Accused No.3 in Crime No.849 of 2023 for alleged offences of sexual exploitation and criminal intimidation under Sections 354, 354(A), 354(D), 506 read with 34 of the IPC and Sections 8, 9 and 12 of the POCSO Act. An anticipatory bail application …
The Bombay High Court considered two bail applications filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, by Zahir Harun Shaikh and Azaruddin Shoukat Shaikh, accused in CR No.36 of 2026 for offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the POCSO Act. The victim, now a …
The applicant, Sandeep Vitthal Zunjarrao, has been in custody for five years on charges under Sections 376(J)(N), 328, 506, 34 of the IPC and Sections 4, 6, 8 of the POCSO Act. The applicant’s counsel indicated that all witnesses except the investigating officer have been examined and requested that …
The petitioners, a private school society, challenged the termination of a teacher (Respondent No.1) who had been suspended and later dismissed following allegations of sexual molestation of a minor. The teacher was arrested, placed in judicial custody, and suspended with a departmental enquiry that …
The petitioners, a private school society, challenged the termination of a teacher (Respondent No.1) who had been suspended and later dismissed following allegations of sexual molestation of a minor. The teacher was arrested, placed in judicial custody, and suspended with a departmental enquiry that …
The High Court considered a bail application filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita on behalf of Devesh Ravindra Sawant, accused of multiple offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the POCSO Act for alleged sexual activity with a 14‑year‑old girl. The victim claimed …
The Bombay High Court considered a bail application filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 by Aayan Harun Shaikh, accused No.2 in CR No.36 of 2026, which involves offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and the POCSO Act, 2012. The victim’s statements, …
The High Court considered a fresh bail application filed by Mr. Praveen Yadav Unawane, who is charged under IPC sections 363, 366(A), 376(2)(i) and POCSO Act sections 4 and 8 for allegedly kidnapping, marrying and raping a 14‑year‑old girl. His earlier bail was cancelled by the Court because the …
The applicant, a teacher with over 25 years of unblemished service, was charged under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and the POCSO Act, 2012 for allegedly sexually assaulting four girl students aged 12 to 14 during a brief three‑four week tenure at a Mumbai school. The prosecution alleged …
Harish Dhanaji Galiyal was charged under Sections 363 and 376(4)(3) of the IPC and Section 4 of the POCSO Act for allegedly abducting and raping a 12‑year‑old girl. He has been in judicial custody for more than six years and eight months, while the trial has progressed slowly due to the absence of …
The State of Maharashtra filed an interim application seeking condonation of a 17‑day delay in filing a leave‑to‑appeal application against an acquittal order dated 3 September 2025 in a POCSO‑related case. The respondents opposed the condonation, arguing that the delay resulted from the …
The applicant Banti filed a bail application in Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 13978 of 2026 seeking release on bail in Crime No. 401 of 2025, which involved offences under Sections 64 and 351(2) of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3 and 4 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences …
The High Court considered a bail application filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for Rajendra, who is charged with offences under Sections 65(1) and 351(2) of the same Act and Sections 3 and 4 of the POCSO Act for an alleged rape of a 13‑year‑old girl. The …
The Allahabad High Court considered a bail application filed by Sandeep Kushwaha, who is charged under Sections 65(2) and 351(3) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Sections 5(m) and 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 for allegedly sexually assaulting a child aged …
The Allahabad High Court considered a bail application under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for Kshitij Rastongi, who is charged with offences under IPC sections 65(1), 64(2)(F), 64(2)(M), 357(2) and under the POCSO Act. The applicant argued that he was falsely …
The Allahabad High Court considered a bail application filed by Sandeep, who was arrested in a POCSO rape case involving a 16‑year‑old girl who allegedly consented and became pregnant. The applicant argued that the FIR was lodged after a nine‑month delay, that the victim’s age was not medically …
The Allahabad High Court considered a bail application filed by Rinku Pal, who was charged under Sections 137(1), 64(2)(M) of the B.N.S. and Sections 5L/6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act for alleged rape of a minor. The prosecution alleged that the accused lured the …
The High Court considered a bail application filed by Karan Kumar in a criminal case (Crime No. 405 of 2026) involving alleged offences under Sections 137(2), 87, 64(1) of the CrPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the POCSO Act, 2012. The FIR alleged that the applicant had enticed the daughter of the first …
The High Court considered a bail application filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, for a 20‑year‑old accused charged with offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012. The victim, a 16‑year‑old girl, …
Hanumant Limbaji Dukare applied for bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with a case alleging indecent acts on a 13‑year‑old girl in a public place, allegedly committed together with his wife. The prosecution’s case rests on three eye‑witnesses and …
The Bombay High Court considered a bail application filed under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 and Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, on behalf of Subhash Bhimrao Pawar, who was charged with offences under IPC Sections 363, 376, 368 read with Section 34 …
The High Court considered anticipatory bail applications filed by Usha Raju Waman and Sagar Raju, accused of abetment to suicide under Section 306 IPC in connection with the suicide of Houserao Shinde. The prosecution alleged that the accused threatened the deceased for repayment of money, leading …
The High Court considered anticipatory bail applications filed by Usha Raju Waman and Sagar Raju, accused of abetment to suicide under Section 306 IPC in connection with the suicide of Houserao Shinde. The prosecution alleged that the accused threatened the deceased for repayment of money, leading …
The Allahabad High Court considered a bail application filed by Amir, accused under Sections 137(2), 65(1) of the CrPC and Sections 3 and 4(2) of the POCSO Act for alleged rape of a minor. The applicant argued that the victim’s statements under Sections 180 and 183 of the CrPC were contradictory, …
The applicant, Dalpat Singh, filed a petition under Section 528 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking to quash the Special Sessions Trial No. 352 of 2018, which involved charges under Section 363 of the IPC and Sections 7 and 8 of the POCSO Act, as well as to set aside the charge‑sheet and …
The High Court considered the bail application of Shaidul Akbarali Mir, accused of offences under the IPC, POCSO Act and the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, alleged to have lured a minor into a relationship and forced her into prostitution. The applicant had been in custody for over two years …
The High Court considered a bail application filed by Pradeep Kumar, who was charged under CrPC Section 65(1), IPC Sections 351(3) and 352, and POCSO Sections 3 and 4(2) for allegedly attempting indecent assault on a minor. The applicant argued that the victim’s statements recorded under Sections …
The applicant, Sanjeet Yadav, filed a contempt application alleging that the respondent, Judicial Officer Shamim Ahmad Ansari, willfully defied the High Court's order dated 20‑08‑2025 directing the Special POCSO Judge to expedite trial of Sessions Trial No. 689/2019 (State v. Sanjeet Yadav) under …
Anand Yadav, the accused in State v. Anand Yadav (Case No. 156 of 2023), filed an application under Section 529 of the BNSS Act seeking a direction to the Additional District and Sessions Judge/Special Judge (POCSO) at Orai to expedite the trial, which involves charges under Section 377 IPC, …
The High Court considered a bail application filed by Mantu Vishwakarma, who was named in an FIR alleging assault leading to death and injuries under various IPC sections and the POCSO Act. The applicant argued that the allegations against him were false, that no medical evidence existed for the …
The High Court considered a bail application filed by Lakhan Balu Shendge, who was charged under Sections 64(1), 78, 351(3), 352 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sandhita, 2023 and Sections 4, 8, 12 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 for alleged rape of a minor. The prosecution …
The Special Judge convicted Mastan Ali Abdul Salim Shaikh under IPC Section 376 and Sections 4, 6, 8 and 12 of the POCSO Act for penetrative sexual assault of a 17‑year‑old girl, promising marriage, resulting in pregnancy and its termination. He was sentenced to ten years’ rigorous imprisonment and …
The applicants filed a criminal application seeking the quashing of FIR No. 251 of 2016 and related proceedings. The FIR alleged offences under IPC sections 366, 363, 323, 504, 506 and POCSO Act sections 8 and 12. Respondent No. 2, who is married to the victim (accused No. 2), along with the …
The applicant, Rijwan Ikramuddin Ansari, was convicted by a Special Judge in a POCSO case for offences under Section 4 of the POCSO Act and several IPC sections, receiving a 20-year rigorous imprisonment. He remained in custody from 31 August 2018. He filed an interim application seeking condonation …
The applicant, Accused No.2, filed a bail application under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, in connection with CR No.568 of 2025, which alleged his participation in the suicide of the prosecutrix and the forwarding of a photograph of her with another accused. The charges …
The Bombay High Court considered a bail application filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 by Nilesh Patil, accused of offences under Sections 69 and 70 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Sections 4 and 8 of the POCSO Act, 2012. The complainants were two …
The High Court considered a bail application filed by Atul Balaso More, accused of offences under Sections 376(2)(j), 376(2)(n), 377 of the IPC and Sections 4, 6, 8, 12 of the POCSO Act, alleging sexual assault of a six‑year‑old girl who addressed him as “Atul Nana”. The applicant argued that the …
The applicant, mother of a premature baby who is the prosecutrix, was arrested as Accused No.12 under Section 21 of the POCSO Act, a bailable offence. She filed a bail application under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, seeking release in connection with a case involving …
The High Court considered an anticipatory bail application filed by Smt Mala Tiwari, who was implicated in a case involving offences under Sections 376D, 354‑C, 342, 506, 323, 120B/34 of the IPC and Sections 5(g)/6 of the POCSO Act. The applicant claimed innocence, alleging that the informant had a …
The High Court considered a bail application filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, on behalf of Pankaj Gond, who was arrested in a case registered under Sections 137(2), 64(2)M, 352 of the B.N.S.S and Sections 5L/6 of the POCSO Act alleging rape of a 16‑year‑old …
The High Court considered a bail application filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, on behalf of Ashutosh Dubey, who is charged with offences including sections 137(2), 87, 64(2), 351(3), 352 of the same Act and sections 3 and 4 of the POCSO Act. The applicant …
The applicant, Mukesh Kumar, filed a bail application in a criminal case (Crime No.202 of 2024) involving offences under various sections of the Indian Penal Code and the POCSO Act. The informant’s counsel informed the court that the trial had already concluded and the applicant had been convicted …
The applicants filed an application under Section 528 of the BNSS seeking quashing of a charge sheet and the POCSO trial (S.T. No. 363 of 2021) arising from alleged offences under several IPC sections and Sections 7 and 8 of the POCSO Act. The parties had entered into a written compromise, which was …
The petitioners, Prabhavati Vitthal Wadkar, challenged the anticipatory bail orders dated 6 May 2026 granted by a Special Judge under the POCSO Act and an Additional Sessions Judge in four separate bail applications. The State of Maharashtra filed a ‘B’ Summary in Crime No.193 of 2026 for offences …
The petitioners, Prabhavati Vitthal Wadkar, challenged the anticipatory bail orders dated 6 May 2026 granted by a Special Judge under the POCSO Act and an Additional Sessions Judge in four separate bail applications. The State of Maharashtra filed a ‘B’ Summary in Crime No.193 of 2026 for offences …
The petitioners, Prabhavati Vitthal Wadkar, challenged the anticipatory bail orders dated 6 May 2026 granted by a Special Judge under the POCSO Act and an Additional Sessions Judge in four separate bail applications. The State of Maharashtra filed a ‘B’ Summary in Crime No.193 of 2026 for offences …
The petitioners, Prabhavati Vitthal Wadkar, challenged the anticipatory bail orders dated 6 May 2026 granted by a Special Judge under the POCSO Act and an Additional Sessions Judge in four separate bail applications. The State of Maharashtra filed a ‘B’ Summary in Crime No.193 of 2026 for offences …
The High Court considered a bail application filed under Section 483 of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, by Shubham Shashikant Sali, who is charged under several sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 for alleged …
The appellant, convicted of aggravated sexual offences under Sections 376(3), 376(2)(n), 376(2)(f) of the IPC and Sections 4(2), 5(n), 5(l), 5(j)(ii) read with Section 6 of the POCSO Act, was sentenced to life imprisonment and a fine. He applied for bail pending his criminal appeal, claiming the …
The High Court considered a bail application filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, on behalf of Krishna @ Kishan Yadav, who was charged under Sections 137(2), 87, 64(2) of the same Act and the POCSO Act. The applicant contended that he was falsely implicated, …
The High Court considered a bail application filed by Ramkaran, accused under Sections 137(2), 64(1) of the Criminal Procedure Code and Sections 3 and 4 of the POCSO Act for alleged sexual intercourse with a 17‑year‑old girl. The applicant claimed the relationship was consensual, that the victim had …
Petitioners challenged the FIR dated 17-08-2026 in Crime No.227, which alleged offences under Sections 75, 191(2), 333, 115(2), 351(3) of the Bhartiya Nagrika Suraksha Sanhita and Sections 7 and 8 of the POCSO Act. The High Court examined the FIR and, finding a prima facie case of commission of …
The High Court of Allahabad considered a bail application filed by Robin, accused in Crime No. 142 of 2026 under the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (sections 64(1) and 115(2)) and the POCSO Act (sections 3 and 4) for alleged rape of the informant's daughter. The applicant argued that the victim’s statement …
Prashant Kumar filed a criminal miscellaneous bail application before the Allahabad High Court. His counsel, Surendra Singh, sought to withdraw the application, stating that the provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act had been initiated and a fresh bail application …
The applicant, Mohammad Mosin Yasin Shaikh, was charged with offences under the IPC, POCSO Act and Dowry Prohibition Act for alleged sexual assault, cruelty, and dowry harassment against his wife and her seven‑year‑old son. The FIR was lodged almost ten months after the alleged incidents, and the …
Manju (Phoolwati) applied for bail in a criminal case (Crime No. 0162 of 2026) where she is charged under several IPC sections and sections 17 and 18 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, alleged to have trafficked a woman and sold her for Rs. 1 lakh. The applicant claimed …
The High Court considered a bail application filed by Sunil Sundar Gandhi, a senior citizen tuition teacher accused under Sections 4, 8, 10 and 18 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 for allegedly assaulting a 10th‑standard student between September and October 2024. The FIR …
The applicant, a father and press photographer, was charged under Section 75 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Sections 8 and 12 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 for an alleged sexual offence against his minor daughter. The FIR was lodged on 5 July 2026, alleging …
The High Court considered two bail applications filed by Champa alias Vishnumaya Dinesh Lama and Babita Mohammed Shabir Shaikh, accused of offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act (PITA) and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act in connection …
The High Court considered two bail applications filed by Champa alias Vishnumaya Dinesh Lama and Babita Mohammed Shabir Shaikh, accused of offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act (PITA) and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act in connection …
The applicant, convicted for aggravated penetrative sexual assault of an eight‑year‑old girl under Section 376(3) IPC and Section 6 POCSO, filed an interim application seeking suspension of his ten‑year rigorous imprisonment and bail pending his appeal. He argued that the victim’s statement did not …
The appellant, convicted of rape of a minor and criminal intimidation, sought suspension of his ten‑year rigorous imprisonment sentence and bail pending his appeal. He argued that the victim’s testimony contained material discrepancies and that he had already served over two and a half years of the …
The High Court considered an interim application filed by Ganesh Asaram Kale, convicted under IPC Section 376(3) and POCSO Section 4 for raping a 14‑year‑old, seeking suspension of his 20‑year rigorous imprisonment sentence and bail pending appeal. The defence argued that medical evidence showed no …
The appellant was convicted by a Special Judge under Sections 10 and 12 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 and sentenced to rigorous imprisonment. While Criminal Appeal No. 226 of 2022 was pending, the appellant died on 15 July 2024, as evidenced by a death certificate …
The applicant filed an anticipatory bail petition under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with serious IPC and POCSO offences. The State argued that the applicant had already been released on bail by the JMFC because the police had not complied with Section 48 …
The applicant, Naushad Ahmed Shaikh, filed an anticipatory bail application under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, seeking pre‑arrest bail in connection with FIRs arising from a complaint lodged by a third party. The respondent State, through its counsel, highlighted that …
The appellant, Maqbool Ahmed Mohd. Sharif, was convicted by a Special Judge for penetrative sexual assault of a 15‑year‑old girl and related offences under the IPC and the POCSO Act, receiving a 20‑year rigorous imprisonment. He filed an interim application seeking suspension of the sentence and …
The appellant, Maqbool Ahmed Mohd. Sharif, was convicted by a Special Judge for penetrative sexual assault of a 15‑year‑old girl and related offences under the IPC and the POCSO Act, receiving a 20‑year rigorous imprisonment. He filed an interim application seeking suspension of his sentence and …
The appellant Anku Shakya was charged under IPC sections 376(1) and 506, the POCSO Act sections 3 and 4, and the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act sections 3(2)(5) and 14A(2). The Additional District & Sessions Judge denied bail in Bail Application No. 421 of 2017. The appellant filed a criminal …
The High Court of Allahabad considered a bail application filed by Ashish Kumar in Criminal Case No. 27 of 2025, which involved charges under Sections 137(2), 87 and 65(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Sections 5(1) and 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012. The …
The petitioner, Shivam Singh, filed a criminal miscellaneous writ petition challenging an FIR dated 18 July 2026 that alleged offences under several sections of the B.N.S., 2023 and the Protection of Children From Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012. The petitioner contended that the FIR was filed …
The High Court considered a bail application filed by Faizan, accused in a case of alleged gang rape of a 13-year‑10‑month‑old girl under the POCSO Act and several sections of the CrPC. The applicant claimed false implication, citing contradictions between the victim’s statements under Sections 180 …
The applicants Chandrashekhar and Shani Kumar filed an anticipatory bail application in a criminal case (Crime No. 493 of 2026) alleging offences under Sections 137(2), 87 of the B.N.S and Sections 16/17 of the POCSO Act. They contended that they were falsely named in the FIR and that the victim, …
The Allahabad High Court heard an anticipatory bail application filed by Ashish Kumar under Section 482 of the CrPC, relating to offences under various sections of the BNS and the POCSO Act. The applicant’s counsel requested to withdraw the anticipatory bail petition and instead seek regular bail …
The applicant, Iddu Shekh, filed an application under Section 528 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking to quash a non‑bailable warrant dated 06‑09‑2024 and the Section 82 process in Sessions Case No.1253 of 2013, arising from offences under Sections 41, 411, 413 and 414 of the IPC before a Special …
The High Court of Allahabad considered a bail application filed by Deepak, who was arrested in connection with a case under Sections 376 and 506 of the IPC and Sections 3 and 4(2) of the POCSO Act. The applicant claimed innocence, asserting that the alleged victim, who stated she was 17 but appeared …
The appellant, Umesh Vilas Rahane, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Niphad, in Sessions Case No.18 of 2016 for offences under Sections 376(2)(i)(n) and 506 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 4 and 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012. He filed an appeal …
The Bombay High Court considered a bail application under Section 439 CrPC filed by a 22‑year‑old accused arrested for offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the POCSO Act, the IT Act and the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The prosecutrix, a 16‑year‑old girl, alleged a consensual …
The applicant, Deepak alias Bhopa, sought bail in a case registered as Crime No. 1084 of 2025 under Section 140(4) of the Criminal Procedure Code and Section 4(2) of the POCSO Act. The court noted that the FIR was lodged four days after the alleged incident and there was no medical evidence to …
Raj Gupta was arrested in connection with a case (Crime No.184 of 2026) involving alleged offences under IPC sections 137(2), 87, 352, 351(3) and Sections 7 and 8 of the POCSO Act. He contended that he was falsely implicated, noting a one‑day delay in filing the FIR and that the alleged victim …
The High Court considered a bail application filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, on behalf of Amit Rajbhar, who was charged under Sections 87, 137(2), 65(1) of the same Act and Sections 5L/6 of the POCSO Act for alleged sexual offences against a 13‑year‑old girl. …
The High Court considered a bail application filed by Prithvi Pal @ Chauhan in a criminal case (Crime No.101 of 2026) under IPC section 351(3) and POCSO Act sections 5 and 6. The applicant claimed innocence, alleging false implication by a cousin and highlighted a two‑day delay in filing the FIR …
The applicant, Vipin Kumar, filed an application under Section 528 of the Bhartiya Nayaya Sanhita seeking to quash the proceedings in a POCSO case (Complaint No. 144/2025, K v. Vipin) pending before a Special Judge. The High Court examined the material and observed that at this stage it could not be …
The Allahabad High Court considered a bail application filed by Rampravesh Sahani, who was arrested in a POCSO case alleging rape of a 15‑year‑old girl. The applicant claimed false implication, lack of incriminating material, and asserted that the medical report showed no injuries and that the …
The High Court considered a bail application filed by Deovrat Pandey, accused under sections of the Criminal Procedure Code and the POCSO Act for allegedly enticing a minor girl. The applicant claimed false implication, citing the victim's statement that she left home voluntarily and was in love …
The appellant Dinesh Pal filed a criminal appeal against the State of U.P. and three others, challenging an FIR that alleged offences under Sections 74, 352, 351(3) of the Indian Penal Code, the B.N.S., Sections 7 and 8 of the POCSO Act, and Sections 3(1)(w)(i) and 3(1)(s) of the SC/ST Act. During …
The applicant, Sameeullah, filed an application under Section 528 of the Code of Criminal Procedure seeking to quash a non‑bailable warrant dated 29‑03‑2022 issued by the Additional Sessions Judge (Special Judge POCSO) in a case under IPC sections 363, 366 and POCSO Act sections 7 and 8. He alleged …
The applicant, Mohd. Tanveer Mohd. Ataur Rehman Shah, was arrested for aggravated sexual assault of a seven‑year‑old girl, alleged to have occurred on 22 August 2024 while the victim attended an Arabic class. He faces charges under Section 74 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Sections 8 and …
The appellant, convicted under the POCSO Act and several IPC sections for sexual offences against his two daughters, was sentenced by a Special Judge to life imprisonment and a fine. The trial court's imposition of a life sentence for the remainder of his life was held to be contrary to settled law, …
Tarachand Maruti Raskar, convicted in 2017 of rape under IPC 376(2)(f) and a child sexual offence under POCSO Act Section 4, was sentenced to life imprisonment and seven years respectively. After serving over fourteen years, he filed an interim application seeking suspension of his sentence and …
The applicant, Shaibaz Haidar Shaikh, was charged under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the POCSO Act for alleged sexual relations with a 15‑year‑old girl, who later died accidentally by poison. The prosecution alleged that the applicant eloped with the minor after a series of communications and …
The State of Maharashtra filed an application for leave to appeal against the acquittal of Navnath Waghmare by the Designated Special Court in a POCSO case where the victim, a minor, alleged rape. The trial court acquitted the accused on the basis that the victim's age was not conclusively proved …
The appellant Sunil was convicted under Sections 363, 366, 376 IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the POCSO Act for allegedly kidnapping and raping a minor girl. The High Court examined extensive inconsistencies in the victim's statements, the testimony of family witnesses, and the lack of documentary …
The High Court considered a bail application filed under Section 64 of the B.N.S. and Sections 3 and 4 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, concerning alleged rape. The applicant argued that the FIR and the victim’s statement under Section 180 of the B.N.S. did not allege …
The appellant Mohit was convicted under Sections 3 and 4 of the POCSO Act and Sections 363 and 366 of the IPC for allegedly abducting and raping a girl who was claimed to be a minor. On appeal, the defence argued that the victim's age was not conclusively proved, relying on a radiological report …
Shamshad, a 21‑year‑old, was arrested on 7 June 2026 in connection with Crime No. 280 of 2026 under Section 65(1) of the Indian Penal Code (BNS) and Sections 5 and 6 of the POCSO Act. He applied for bail, claiming innocence, asserting that the FIR was filed six hours after the alleged incident and …
The applicant, Gautam, sought bail in a case registered under Sections 64, 351(3) of the IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the POCSO Act, alleging false implication. He argued that the FIR was lodged 21 days after the alleged incident, there was no medical evidence, and the victim appeared to be a major …
The High Court considered a bail application filed by Yashwant Yadav, who was charged under IPC sections 64(1), 333, 352, 351(3) and sections 3 and 4 of the POCSO Act for an alleged offence at Mehdawal. The applicant claimed innocence, arguing that the alleged victim, a 16‑year‑old, had given a …
Harsh Shrivas, a 19‑year‑old, was arrested in connection with a case registered under Sections 65(1) and 351(3) of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 5(1) and 6 of the POCSO Act. The applicant contended that he was falsely implicated, noting a two‑month delay in filing the FIR and the absence of any …
The High Court considered a bail application filed by Rajan @ Pardesi, who was charged under several sections of the Indian Penal Code and the POCSO Act for allegedly establishing a sexual relationship with a major victim under a false promise of marriage. The prosecution alleged deception, while …
The High Court considered a bail application filed by Sufiyan, who was arrested in connection with a case under Sections 137(2), 64(1), 87 of the Indian Evidence Act and Sections 5(l) and 6 of the POCSO Act. The applicant claimed innocence, stating that the alleged victim is a consenting adult who …
The High Court considered a bail application filed by Vinod Kumar, who was arrested on 4 June 2026 in connection with a case (Crime No.186 of 2026) involving alleged offences under Sections 137(2), 87, 65(1) of the IPC and Sections 5(L) and 6 of the POCSO Act. The applicant pleaded innocence, …
The applicant, Dharmendra Kumar Raghav, was arrested on 21‑02‑2026 in connection with a case (Crime No. 170 of 2026) involving offences under the Indian Penal Code and the POCSO Act. He applied for bail, asserting his innocence and noting that the victim, who had initially testified, turned hostile …
The applicant, Jagdamba Prasad Badai Yadav, was charged under IPC sections 376, 376(3), 354, 452 and POCSO Act sections 4, 8, 12 for allegedly inserting a finger into the genitalia of a six‑year‑old girl. The charge‑sheet was filed in 2022 but the charge was not framed until 21 July 2025, leading to …
The High Court considered a bail application under Section 439 of the CrPC filed by Pintoo Sarju Gautam, accused of offences including murder, kidnapping, and sexual assault against a 16‑year‑old deaf boy. The prosecution’s case relied solely on a “last seen” theory, with no direct or circumstantial …
The High Court considered a bail application filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, on behalf of Vivek, who is charged with gang rape and related offences under Sections 137(2), 70(2), 351(3), 352, 61(2) of the BNS and Sections 5G/6 of the POCSO Act. The applicant …
The High Court of Allahabad entertained an anticipatory bail application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure filed by Ashok Kumar, who feared arrest in a session case involving alleged offences under several provisions of the B.N.S., 2023 and Sections 16 and 17 of the Protection of …
The High Court considered a bail application filed by Nishar, who was arrested in connection with a case involving offences under Sections 115(2), 333, 351(3), 74, 75(2) of the IPC and Sections 7 and 8 of the POCSO Act. The applicant claimed innocence, highlighted a delay of more than a month in …
The applicant, Aditya Anil Mulam, sought bail in a POCSO special case alleging penetrative sexual assault on a five‑year‑old boy, with charges under Section 377 IPC and Sections 4, 6, 8 and 12 of the POCSO Act. The applicant argued that there was a three‑day delay in filing the FIR and a ten‑day …
The Bombay High Court considered a bail application filed by Sandip Sambhaji Borade, who has been in custody for over seven years for alleged kidnapping, rape (IPC §§363, 376(1)) and a POCSO offence (Section 4). The prosecution alleged that the 17‑year‑old niece was taken to a lodge and assaulted, …
The applicant, convicted under the POCSO Act and IPC for repeated sexual assault of a minor, sought suspension of his life sentence and bail pending appeal. He argued that the FIR was filed late, suggesting false implication and rendering medical evidence irrelevant. The State and the victim opposed …
The High Court considered a bail application under Section 439 of the Criminal Procedure Code filed by Suresh Bajirav Jagtap, accused No.2 in a case involving alleged sexual offences under IPC Section 376(2)(N) and POCSO Act Sections 4(M), 5(N) and 6. The original FIR and the prosecutrix’s first …
The Allahabad High Court considered a bail application filed by Rahul Kumar, who was charged under several IPC provisions and the POCSO Act for allegedly fathering a child with a mentally retarded victim. The prosecution’s case relied on the victim’s identification, but the victim could not clearly …
