‘No Sentencing in POSCO Case, Victim Did Not See It as Crime’: Supreme Court Delivers Ruling Using Article 142

Supreme Court spares jail term for convict in POCSO case, cites systemic failures

The case arose from a 2018 incident in West Bengal, where a 14-year-old girl left her home to live with a 25-year-old man, who later fathered her child.

SC shows leniency in POCSO conviction, refrains from sentencing convict married to victim, here's why

The Supreme Court on Friday opted not to impose a sentence on a man convicted under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012. The decision was driven by the Court's assessment that the victim, now an adult, did not view the incident as a crime, and that the greater trauma stemmed from the legal and societal aftermath rather than the act itself. The top court observed that although the incident qualifies as a legal offenc…

‘No sentencing in POSCO case, victim did not see it as crime’: Supreme Court delivers ruling using Article 142

Supreme Court rules in the POCSO case, stating no sentencing as the victim does not view it as a crime and is living with the accused as a couple.

Supreme Court's Extraordinary Judgment In 2023 "Control Sexual Urges" Case

The Supreme Court has ruled that no sentence will be imposed on a man convicted under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, citing the unique circumstances of the case.

She didn't see it as crime: Supreme Court frees man convicted of sex with minor

In its verdict, the Supreme Court said the victim, now the accused's wife, did not view the act as a crime and suffered more due to the legal fallout of the incident itself.

POCSO: Supreme Court convicts accused but chooses not to sentence!

Supreme Court noted that the victim does not see what the convict committed as a crime