Supreme Court reverses Bombay HC’s POCSO judgment

Interested in writing political and/or movie related content for Telugubulletin? Creative writers, email us at "[email protected]"

94,598FansLike
57,763FollowersFollow

The Supreme Court has overturned a controversial judgment of the Bombay High Court that “skin to skin” contact is not necessary for a crime to be considered under POCSO Act. The HC commented that the judgment was meant to give a narrow interpretation of the law.

Pointing out that the objective of POCSO is to protect children from sexual abuse, the court said that physical contact made with sexual intent comes under POCSO, and skin to skin contact is not the criteria.

A bench comprising Justice Uday Umesh Lalit, Justice S Ravindra Bhat and Justice Bela M Trivedi delivered the judgment in the appeals filed by the Attorney General of India, National Commission for Women and the State of Maharashtra against the judgment of the High Court.

In 2016, a man named Satish took a girl home offering her fruit. He touched the girl’s chest and tried to undress her. The girl screamed and her mother rescued her. A case was registered on the incident and the sessions court convicted the accused under the POCSO Act and sentenced him to three years’ imprisonment. The accused approached the High Court, where a Nagpur bench passed a sensational verdict. The Justice said that as the accused did not touch her body, it could not be sexual abuse.

Child rights activists and legal experts were outraged by the verdict. The National Commission for Women, along with the Attorney General, has also approached the Supreme Court over HC’s judgement.

Silver Screen

Pic Talk: Telugu girl in a tight top

Native Telugu beauties aren't usually big on skin show as they like to be on the conventional side of things. But that is not...

All set for Family Star’s OTT debut: Where to watch?

Vijay Deverakond and Parasuram came together already for Geetha Govindam and they followed it up with Family Star which hit the big screens recently....

Mega action schedule of Nithiin’s Thammudu underway

Hero Nithiin is pinning high hopes on his upcoming film Thammudu which is being directed by Venu Sriram. The principal buzz factor for this...

Pushpa Promo: Very Brief, Wait Continues

The promo of the first song from Allu Arjun and Sukumar's Pushpa 2 titled Pushpa Pushpa has been released a short while ago. This is...

Ashish, Vaishnavi Chaitanya’s ‘Love Me’ gets a new release date!

The upcoming horror thriller, “Love Me,” captioned “If You Dare,” is set to captivate audiences worldwide with its spine-tingling narrative. The film is a...

Politics

Watch: Pawan Kalyan energizes JSP crowds

Janasena chief Pawan Kalyan is working extra hard for a winning campaign for his party in the coming election and he is leaving no...

Pawan Kalyan braving extreme heat in Pithapuram

Running an election campaign in scorching hot conditions is much easier said than done. But despite the underlying medical issues, Pawan Kalyan has started...

KCR reveals why Revanth Reddy hates him

Telangana's ex chief minister KCR spoke with TV9 in a face to face interview last night and he was fairly candid with his approach....

Pawan Kalyan’s Most Honest Nomination Wins Accolades

While many politicians are often criticized by political followers for allegedly misrepresenting the information in their affidavits, Janasena chief Pawan Kalyan has shown that...

Pawan Kalyan’s Pithapuram poll result is decided already?

Pawan Kalyan filed his nomination from the Pithapuram assembly constituency today and this was greatly celebrated by the local JSP cadres. Several thousands of...

Most Read

Pic Talk: Telugu girl in a tight top

Native Telugu beauties aren't usually big on skin show as they like to be on the conventional side of things. But that is not...

All set for Family Star’s OTT debut: Where to watch?

Vijay Deverakond and Parasuram came together already for Geetha Govindam and they followed it up with Family Star which hit the big screens recently....

Watch: Pawan Kalyan energizes JSP crowds

Janasena chief Pawan Kalyan is working extra hard for a winning campaign for his party in the coming election and he is leaving no...

Mega action schedule of Nithiin’s Thammudu underway

Hero Nithiin is pinning high hopes on his upcoming film Thammudu which is being directed by Venu Sriram. The principal buzz factor for this...

Pushpa Promo: Very Brief, Wait Continues

The promo of the first song from Allu Arjun and Sukumar's Pushpa 2 titled Pushpa Pushpa has been released a short while ago. This is...