The Allahabad High Court has ruled that a survivor of sexual assault under the POCSO Act cannot be denied compensation solely because a medical report shows no physical injuries. A division bench of Justices Shekhar B. Saraf and Amitabh Kumar Rai directed authorities to pay ₹3 lakh to a minor under the Uttar Pradesh Rani Read More…
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Special Court Sentences Man to 76 Years in Child Sexual Assault Case
A special court in Thrissur has sentenced a 59-year-old man to 76 years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of ₹7.6 lakh for sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl on multiple occasions. The convict, Premlal, a resident of Panayampadam in Edakkunni village, was found guilty of repeatedly subjecting the minor to aggravated sexual assault at Read More…