Tag: Child Safety

No Medical Injury? No Problem: Supreme Court Explains When Victim’s Word Wins in POCSO Cases
3Feb By The Legal ChamberNo Comments
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No Medical Injury? No Problem: Supreme Court Explains When Victim’s Word Wins in POCSO Cases

The Supreme Court upheld the appellant's conviction under Sections 9(m) and 10 of the POCSO Act, 2012, for aggravated sexual assault on a child. The Court ruled that cogent ocular evidence from witnesses, including the victim's traumatized behavior, can sustain a conviction even if medical evidence does not show injury or penetration. The sentence was partially modified. Facts Of The Case: On August 15, 2021, the appellant, Dinesh Kumar Jaldhari, returned to the victim's home in Jashpur, Chhattisgarh, with her father and another man after collecting wood. After consuming alcohol, the victim's four-year-old daughter was sleeping inside. Around 4:30 p.m., the mother went inside to give food to the appellant and found him wearing only shorts, sitting near her daughter's legs. Th...
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From Highways to Hospitals: Supreme Court’s Nationwide Plan to Tackle Stray Animals
28Jan By The Legal ChamberNo Comments
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From Highways to Hospitals: Supreme Court’s Nationwide Plan to Tackle Stray Animals

The Supreme Court reaffirmed the application of the Animal Birth Control Rules, 2023, and issued mandatory directives to all States and Union Territories. This includes securing institutional premises from stray dogs, removing such animals from highways, and ensuring the availability of anti-rabies treatment, thereby enforcing the state's obligation to protect the right to life under Article 21. Facts Of The Case: This suo motu proceeding originated from media reports highlighting the severe public safety threat posed by stray animals, particularly dogs, in urban areas. The Supreme Court consolidated several related petitions and appeals addressing this issue. The core factual matrix involved alarming and recurrent incidents of dog-bite attacks, especially within institutional premises s...
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