Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Ankit Mehta granted bail to accused Sunil Kumar who was in custody since April 21. The charge sheet has been filed, but charges are not yet framed due to absence of forensic report.
In a special drive aimed at tracing absconding accused deliberately evading the law, the staff of PS Sarojini Nagar, South-West District, arrested an accused in a Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) case.
Justice Sandeep Sharma, while allowing the bail plea, said that keeping the accused in custody for an indefinite period without trial would amount to "pre-trial conviction" and violate the fundamental right to a speedy trial under Article 21 of the Constitution.
Justice Urmila Joshi-Phalke, who delivered the judgment, clarified that actions such as inappropriate touching, forcible disrobing, or indecent gestures accompanied by intent to violate a woman's modesty are essential elements to establish a case of sexual offence. Simply saying "I love you"
The Delhi High Court has granted 90-day interim bail to a woman accused in a 2019 POCSO case to allow her to care for her newborn child, delivered while in judicial custody.
Uttar Pradesh Minister Anil Rajbhar on Tuesday said that the Delhi Court's closure of POCSO case against former Wrestling Association of India chief Brij Bhushan proved that the allegations against him was "sponsored".
The Patiala House Court on Monday accepted the cancellation report filed by Delhi Police in a Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) case against ex-WFI chief and former MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.
Delhi's Patiala House Court on Saturday once again summoned the wrestler who had accused former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh of sexual harassment when she was a minor. The complainant has been called to record/verify her statement in the POCSO case.
The Tis Hazari court of Delhi has recently discharged a restaurant owner, a manager and two female dancers in the case related to an alleged obscene dance. It was also alleged that a minor girl was employed to perform an obscene dance. During the raid, a minor girl was found dancing in the b