Overview
- A Special POCSO Court in Manjeri sentenced a stepfather and the child’s mother to 180 years of rigorous imprisonment each and fined them ₹11.75 lakh each, with non-payment attracting an additional 20 years.
- The Kerala prosecution said the girl was abused between 2019 and 2021, was intimidated with claims of a hidden camera and given alcohol, and the court directed victim compensation through the District Legal Services Authority.
- In Surat, Special POCSO Court Judge Bhavesh K Awashiya sentenced Ajay alias Rahul alias Dhiryo Anilbhai Mali to 20 years’ rigorous imprisonment and ordered ₹6 lakh compensation under the Gujarat Victim Compensation Scheme, 2019.
- Surat court records note the minor was lured with a promise of marriage, taken across districts, and subjected to sexual relations, with medical testimony and a birth certificate establishing intercourse and her age under POCSO and BNS provisions.
- Delhi Police apprehended three juveniles, aged 13 and 16, within 24 hours for the alleged sexual assault of a nine-year-old boy lured to a rooftop, registered an FIR under POCSO Section 6, and produced the suspects before the Juvenile Justice Board.