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Wednesday, November 26, 2025
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Topic: POCSO Act

Bombay HC Judge who gave ‘skin-to-skin’ POCSO verdict resigns after being denied promotion

Justice Pushpa Ganediwala tendered her resignation just a day before her tenure as additional judge was set to expire on 12 February.

SC collegium refuses to confirm Bombay HC judge who gave ‘skin-to-skin contact’ verdict

Justice Pushpa Ganediwala, who gave the ‘unacceptable’ and ‘absurd’ judgments in January 2021, will now have to go back to the subordinate judiciary.

‘Grave error, unacceptable’ — why SC set aside Bombay HC’s ‘skin-to-skin’ contact POCSO verdict

Court says limiting the meaning of 'touch' or 'physical contact' in Section 7 of POCSO Act to 'skin-to-skin contact' would narrow and pedantic, lead to 'absurd interpretation'.

Tale of 2 charge sheets in POCSO case: Why court pulled up Delhi Police for ‘treachery, fraud’

Local court notes that the chargesheet filed with it had made important omissions, and ‘prejudiced’ the right of the accused to a fair trial. 

Calcutta HC says voluntary sexual acts with minors won’t be POCSO case, acquits rape accused

In a 17 September judgment, Calcutta HC said that the maturity and conduct of the victim with the accused acquires relevance when convicting an accused for penetrative sexual assault.

2 videos, 2 FIRs — how bangle-seller thrashed for being Muslim became a POCSO accused next day

Bangle-seller thrashed for allegedly using a fake Hindu name in Indore now in judicial custody in POCSO case. A day before arrest, police brokered a 'compromise' with his attackers.

Cabinet approves continuation of 1,023 fast track special courts till March 2023

Responding to a question during a Cabinet briefing, Union minister Anurag Thakur said that out of 31 states/UTs, 28 have commenced the scheme launched in 2019.

9-yr-old Dalit girl ‘gang-raped’ in Delhi and ‘forcibly cremated’, legs & ashes only evidence

A priest and 3 of his associates are accused of the crime. Girl's family allege police harassed them. Police says investigation is on and all guilty parties will face action.

Two-and-a-half-year-old girl raped in Himachal, accused boy held

Case registered under IPC Section 376 (rape) and POCSO Act following a complaint by the victim's mother. Minor accused to be sent to juvenile home, police said.

Child rights panel accuses Twitter of ‘lying’, violating POCSO Act, files FIR

Twitter has also been embroiled in a controversy with the Indian government over non-compliance of IT Rules, which the social media site has said are against freedom of expression.

On Camera

Rajnath Singh is discovering India-Pakistan civilisational ties

Even as India, Pakistan have seemed on the edge of war, their intelligence services have often sought to find space to de-escalate tensions and reduce risks for the two countries.

Chhattisgarh pitches state as hub for ‘specialty steel’, nets investment plans of Rs 6,321 crore

Speaking at 2nd Investor Connect, CM Vishnu Deo Sai says 'we have been able to attract a lot of investors.' The focus of the event was the steel sector. 

India eyes more S-400s with upcoming Putin visit, Su-57 likely to stay off radar

Not only did S-400 record its longest hit during India-Pakistan 88-hour conflict, ability of the system to shoot and scoot in a short time, which allows it to evade enemy fire, was also proved.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.