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Monday, January 5, 2026
TopicPOCSO Act

Topic: POCSO Act

Flagging ‘botched’ probe that cost POCSO accused 13 yrs in jail, SC lays down norms for criminal trials

Supreme Court bench sets aside conviction, says when trials 'become mechanical exercises divorced from quest for truth', outcome risks becoming 'instrument of unintended cruelty'.

IT Act toothless against deepfakes? NCW seeks review of laggard laws as women face more AI-driven abuse

There has been recurring instances of morphed videos & images of women being used for making non-consensual intimate & explicit pornographic content.

How ‘school mein maje’ Instagram post by student led HC to suspend teacher’s sentence in POCSO case

Teacher was sentenced under POCSO Act & sections of IPC for molesting the student. HC suspended his sentence pending appeal against conviction.

SC sets aside man’s conviction as ‘law must yield to justice’. POCSO vs consensual love debate reignited

Supreme Court invoked Article 142, which empowers it to pass any decree or order necessary to do 'complete justice', while setting aside a Tamil Nadu man's conviction.

More and more POCSO cases are being settled by victim-accused marriages

Crimes against children are on the rise. And marriage is emerging as ‘compromise’.

Yoga space isn’t regulated. Niranjana Murthy lured girls with foreign trips: Bengaluru cops

‘Hardly anyone has come forward. In many cases, victims are made to feel as if they were in the wrong. This has emboldened him,’ said a police officer.

POCSO vs teen romance: As SC reviews age of consent, NCRB data shows 9 out of 10 youth get acquitted

Experts suggest that rather than a blanket law, courts should be empowered to deal with age of consent on a case-to-case basis.

POCSO law must protect, not punish young people for consensual relationships

The criminal justice system’s support for parental control over adolescent autonomy not only promotes regressive ideologies but also lethal methods such as so-called ‘honour killing.’

Why POCSO court granted bail to Mumbai teacher arrested for ‘sexually assaulting’ her teen student

Court decides relationship was 'consensual' and as teacher had resigned from school, teacher-student relationship did not exist anymore, so 'allegation of influence was diluted'.  

Indian justice system fails children every day: Madan Lokur

Child rights initiatives are concentrated in metropolitan areas while children in rural areas are left with makeshift courts such as village panchayats.

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US military intervention in Venezuela — the 3 lessons to remember

The US military operation in Venezuela raises global concern. Experts say that Trump’s action could weaken global legal standards and fuel geopolitical instability.

Trump threatens India with fresh tariffs on Russian oil, calls PM Modi a ‘good guy’

The latest comment comes as New Delhi and Washington have yet to sign a trade agreement. India’s purchase of Russian oil has reduced, but Moscow remains top source for crude.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.