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Girl Admits She Made False Rape Allegations So The Parents Would Get Them Married: Goa POCSO Court Acquits 19-Year-Old Boy After Victim’s Confession And Lack Of Evidence
Latest News Apr 22, 2026

Girl Admits She Made False Rape Allegations So The Parents Would Get Them Married: Goa POCSO Court Acquits 19-Year-Old Boy After Victim’s Confession And Lack Of Evidence

A serious POCSO case in Goa ended in acquittal when the girl admitted she ran away with the boy voluntarily and lied earlier. When liberty depends on statements that later collapse, is the system protecting the innocent enough? In a judgment dated 20.04.2026, the Fast Track Special Court (POCSO) at Panaji, presided over by Dr….
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Rajasthan High Court Acquits Former Sarpanch in POCSO Case: “Unnatural Behaviour For Victim To Accompany Rapist To Hotel”, Stresses Proof Beyond Doubt
High Court Feb 10, 2026

Rajasthan High Court Acquits Former Sarpanch in POCSO Case: “Unnatural Behaviour For Victim To Accompany Rapist To Hotel”, Stresses Proof Beyond Doubt

The Rajasthan High Court has set aside a POCSO conviction, holding that the prosecution failed to prove the victim’s minority and the allegations beyond a reasonable doubt.The Court warned that criminal law cannot be driven by assumptions, suspicion, or selective evidence. JAIPUR: The Rajasthan High Court has acquitted a former sarpanch who was earlier convicted…

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False Dowry Death Case | Life Sentence Without Proof. Child Witness Testimony Unreliable: Calcutta High Court Acquits In-Laws
High Court Feb 4, 2026

False Dowry Death Case | Life Sentence Without Proof. Child Witness Testimony Unreliable: Calcutta High Court Acquits In-Laws

Calcutta High Court overturned life imprisonment in an alleged dowry death case, exposing unreliable child testimony and investigative lapses. 14 years after marriage, in-laws were jailed for life without medical certainty or credible evidence. False Dowry Death Case: A Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court led by Justice Rajasekhar Mantha and Justice Ajay Kumar…

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Vague Dowry Harassment Claims Can’t Sustain 498A & Abetment Of Suicide Conviction: HP High Court Exposes Abuse of Law
High Court Jan 15, 2026

Vague Dowry Harassment Claims Can’t Sustain 498A & Abetment Of Suicide Conviction: HP High Court Exposes Abuse of Law

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has ruled that general and non-specific allegations of dowry harassment are not enough to prove cruelty or abetment of suicide under Sections 498A and 306 IPC. Setting aside the conviction, the Court held that criminal trials in matrimonial disputes require clear acts, particulars, and proof of mens rea, else they…

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Father Spent 7 Years in Jail, Acquitted of Raping Daughter Due to 0 Evidence: Court Slams Wife and Her Family for Filing a False POCSO Case
Latest News Dec 1, 2025

Father Spent 7 Years in Jail, Acquitted of Raping Daughter Due to 0 Evidence: Court Slams Wife and Her Family for Filing a False POCSO Case

A Pune man spent seven years in jail after facing serious POCSO allegations by relatives. All key witnesses later denied any abuse, and the court found zero medical or documentary proof, leading to full acquittal. MAHARASHTRA:A Pune special POCSO court has acquitted a 48-year-old man, Maheshwar Bindmadhav Thakur, after he spent seven years in jail…

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Rajasthan High Court Acquits Former Sarpanch in POCSO Case: “Unnatural Behaviour For Victim To Accompany Rapist To Hotel”, Stresses Proof Beyond Doubt
High Court Feb 10, 2026 0

Rajasthan High Court Acquits Former Sarpanch in POCSO Case: “Unnatural Behaviour For Victim To Accompany Rapist To Hotel”, Stresses Proof Beyond Doubt

The Rajasthan High Court has set aside a POCSO conviction, holding that the prosecution failed to prove the victim’s minority and the allegations beyond a reasonable doubt.The Court warned that criminal law cannot be driven by assumptions, suspicion, or selective evidence. JAIPUR: The Rajasthan High Court has acquitted a former sarpanch who was earlier convicted…

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False Dowry Death Case | Life Sentence Without Proof. Child Witness Testimony Unreliable: Calcutta High Court Acquits In-Laws
High Court Feb 4, 2026 0

False Dowry Death Case | Life Sentence Without Proof. Child Witness Testimony Unreliable: Calcutta High Court Acquits In-Laws

Calcutta High Court overturned life imprisonment in an alleged dowry death case, exposing unreliable child testimony and investigative lapses. 14 years after marriage, in-laws were jailed for life without medical certainty or credible evidence. False Dowry Death Case: A Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court led by Justice Rajasekhar Mantha and Justice Ajay Kumar…

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Vague Dowry Harassment Claims Can’t Sustain 498A & Abetment Of Suicide Conviction: HP High Court Exposes Abuse of Law
High Court Jan 15, 2026 0

Vague Dowry Harassment Claims Can’t Sustain 498A & Abetment Of Suicide Conviction: HP High Court Exposes Abuse of Law

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has ruled that general and non-specific allegations of dowry harassment are not enough to prove cruelty or abetment of suicide under Sections 498A and 306 IPC. Setting aside the conviction, the Court held that criminal trials in matrimonial disputes require clear acts, particulars, and proof of mens rea, else they…

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Father Spent 7 Years in Jail, Acquitted of Raping Daughter Due to 0 Evidence: Court Slams Wife and Her Family for Filing a False POCSO Case
Latest News Dec 1, 2025 0

Father Spent 7 Years in Jail, Acquitted of Raping Daughter Due to 0 Evidence: Court Slams Wife and Her Family for Filing a False POCSO Case

A Pune man spent seven years in jail after facing serious POCSO allegations by relatives. All key witnesses later denied any abuse, and the court found zero medical or documentary proof, leading to full acquittal. MAHARASHTRA:A Pune special POCSO court has acquitted a 48-year-old man, Maheshwar Bindmadhav Thakur, after he spent seven years in jail…

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