Hearing a POCSO case, the bench of Justice Sharma held that courts need to amplify voices of minor victims, even if parents choose to settle disputes or decide to not stand by them.
The HC order had come on a petition filed by the accused, challenging the summons issued to them by the Special Judge of the POCSO court in UP's Kasganj to face trial in a rape case.
His suspension comes 'after protests' by minor’s family, other parents' of children in the same school. Despite an FIR, he has faced no legal action so far due to diplomatic immunity.
The minor, who was 15 at the time, passed away in July 2022. The undertrial, who has served five and a half yrs in prison so far, moved SC after Bombay HC rejected his bail plea.
The 25-yr-old from UP, who is from banjara community, was also accused of using fake ID cards, but an MP court has cleared him of all charges. Family says won't set foot in MP again.
In early hours of Friday, local police and NGO volunteers rescued 12 girls in Bihar’s Siwan. The minors had been working as dancers for orchestras, paid Rs 2,000 for a gig.
Single-judge bench of Justice Krishan Pahal granted bail to man accused of 'fleecing, fooling' a 15-yr-old, and establishing a physical relationship with her on false promise of marriage.
Both Moid Khan & employee Raju Khan were booked in the case. Relatives of the SP leader, whose bakery was razed after his arrest, say this proves he was 'framed for political reasons'.
Indian judiciary has a corrosive imbalance between the bar and the bench. Those who supervise the district judiciary do so without the lived experience that is essential for meaningful reform.
November exports to the US saw 10% growth from the previous month. Overall, in the first 8 months this fiscal, the merchandise exports to the US touched has touched $59bn.
Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).
Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.
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