Overview

• An Odisha POCSO court in Berhampur sentenced Kalia Nahak to rigorous life imprisonment for the rape and murder of his 5-year-old niece, ordering Rs 5 lakh compensation after a chargesheet in 50 days and a conviction within four months based on scientific evidence.
• The Chittoor POCSO Court in Andhra Pradesh gave life terms to Venkatesh and Bukke Rajamohan Naik for a 2019 rape in Tirupati district, imposing fines and directing Rs 3 lakh compensation to the victim.
• In Indore, Madhya Pradesh, a POCSO Special Court awarded multiple life sentences to a 47-year-old stepfather for raping his 16-year-old stepdaughter and directed Rs 2 lakh compensation.
• A fast-track court in Nalgonda, Telangana, sentenced a car driver to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for the rape of a minor in 2021, levied fines, and instructed the District Legal Services Authority to pay Rs 7 lakh compensation.
• The rulings applied POCSO provisions alongside IPC or BNS sections, with coordinated police–prosecution work and DLSA mechanisms ensuring monetary relief to survivors or families.