Sexual intent, not skin-to-skin contact, matters in POCSO case: SC

The Supreme Court on Thursday quashed the controversial skin-to-skin judgment of the Bombay high court in a case under the POCSO Act, saying the most important ingredient constituting sexual......

SC reserves order in plea against Bombay HC's skin-to-skin ruling

The Supreme Court Thursday reserved judgement on appeals against the Bombay High Court verdict which had held that no offence of sexual assault under the POCSO Act is made out if there is no direct......

Fresh term of judge who gave controversial verdicts reduced to 1 yr

A Bombay high court additional judge, who had delivered two controversial verdicts in sexual assault cases, was on Friday given a fresh one-year term as an additional judge, instead of two years as......

Controversial POCSO rulings cost Bombay HC judge her confirmation

The Supreme Court Collegium is understood to have withdrawn its approval to a proposal for the appointment of an additional judge of the Bombay high court, Justice P V Ganediwala, as a permanent......