Absence of Abrasion of 12-Yr-Old Girl’s Teeth Marks on Body of Accused Is Of No Consequence: HP High Court Upholds POCSO Conviction

Case: Rajesh Kumar v. State of Himachal Pradesh

Coram: Justice Vivek Singh Thakur

Case No.: Criminal Appeal No.349 Of 2019

Court Observation: “There is no provision for awarding lesser sentence than the minimum prescribed sentence for offence under Section 10 of POCSO Act. Language of this Section indicates legislature’s intent unambiguously that for offence punishable under Section 10 of POCSO Act minimum sentence shall not be less than five years in any case.”

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Keywords

Absence of Abrasion, POCSO Conviction