Activists slam Mumbai Police’ directive mandating DCP approval before filing FIR under the POCSO ActSarah Thanawala and Navjot Punia·June 14, 2022
Bombay HC bail to 26-year-old ‘lover’ of 13-year-old another example of inconsistent application of POCSOGursimran Kaur Bakshi·January 14, 2024
Death penalty for rape and murder of five-year-old a reminder of the debate on capital punishmentGursimran Kaur Bakshi·November 14, 2023
Don’t preach, Supreme Court tells Calcutta High Court for remarks that girls are losers in sexual encountersGursimran Kaur Bakshi·December 8, 2023
Explainer: Interpreting sexual assault: why High Court rulings continue to shock us | Part IShweta Velayudhan·November 24, 2021
FIR lodged 34 years after alleged rape: Court says consensual, law says statutory rapeGursimran Kaur Bakshi·January 15, 2024
Groping ‘Without Skin-To-Skin Contact’ does not amount to sexual assault under POCSO Act: Bombay HCThe Leaflet·January 24, 2021
Groping without skin-to-skin contact, not sexual assault: Apex child rights body urges Maha govt to appeal against HC orderThe Leaflet·January 25, 2021
Is disclosure of identity of victim under POCSO Act a cognizable offence? A three-judge SC bench may decideParas Nath Singh·March 21, 2022
Lakshadweep soldier accused of sodomising 13-year-old boy denied bail by Kerala HCGursimran Kaur Bakshi·January 16, 2024
Law Commission rules out reducing age of consent, calls for greater judicial discretion in POCSO casesThe Leaflet·September 29, 2023
Mandatory reporting of child sexual abuse offences: Call for reform in the POCSO ActPanchami Manjunatha·March 7, 2023
Palghar minor gangrape: 10 years of POCSO Act; child safety still a distant dream!Ritika Singh·December 27, 2022
POCSO and judicial scrutiny of victim’s evidence: Is the burden of absolute consistency too high?Madhavi Nalluri·March 9, 2024
Question of reconsidering age of consent for sex doesn’t arise: WCD Minister Smriti IraniThe Leaflet·December 22, 2022