Offence of sexually assaulting a minor can be alleged even against a woman, rules Karnataka High Court
Karnataka High Court ruled the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act is gender-neutral and applies to women, upholding charges against a 52-year-old accused of assaulting a minor boy.
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POCSO Act Is Gender Neutral, Intends To Safeguard Childhood: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court on Monday dismissed a petition filed by a 52-year-old woman seeking to quash a sexual assault case under POCSO Act, holding that the legislation is gender neutral and applies equally to men and women.
Offence of sexually assaulting a minor can be alleged even against a woman, rules Karnataka High Court
Declaring that the offence of penetrative sexual assault can be alleged even against a woman under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012, as this law is gender-neutral, the High Court of Karnataka on Monday refused to quash a criminal case against a 52-year-old woman, who allegedly compelled a 13-year-old boy for sex with her at her residence here during 2020.
POCSO Act Is Gender-Neutral; Women Too Can Be Accused of Sexual Assault, Rules Karnataka High Court - The Logical Indian
The Karnataka High Court recently ruled that charges of penetrative sexual assault under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act are equally applicable to women. This judgment came while rejecting a petition filed by Archana Patil, a 53-year-old artist accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old boy when she was 48. Patil challenged the legality of the charges, arguing that the POCSO Act’s language applies only to male offen…
Sexual assault on minor boy: Karnataka HC refuses to quash FIR against woman, says 'POCSO Act gender neutral'
The bench headed by Justice M. Nagaprasanna passed the verdict in this regard dismissing the petition by 52-year-old woman in this regard on Monday. The sexual assault case was registered against her by the parents of the victim minor boy
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