Child Sexual Abuse Serious Issue, Perpetrators Should Be Adequately Punished Irrespective Of Background, Domestic Responsibilities: Delhi High Court
Case: AJEET SINGH v. THE STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANOTHER
Coram: Justice Sudhir Kumar Jain
Case No.: CRL.A. 612/2023
Court Observation: “The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 was enacted to protect children from offences of sexual assault, sexual harassment and pornography and to provide for establishment of Special Courts for trial of such offences. The preamble of the POCSO Act also reflects that the Government of India has acceded on 11.12.1992 to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations, which has prescribed a set of standards to be followed by all State parties in securing the best interests of the child,”
“The Child Sexual Abuse is a serious issue/problem being pervasive and disturbing and large numbers of children are being subjected to physical, emotional, and sexual abuse. The Child Sexual Abuse deserves adequate attention of every stake holder directly or indirectly connected with administration of justice and judicial process,”
“In the present case, the appellant being the biological father of PW2/victim A was under social, family, moral duty to protect PW2/victim A but the appellant had sexually exploited PW2/victim A on various occasions. The crime committed by the appellant cannot be taken lightly. It is a crime not only against the individual but against the fabric of the society and family,”
“There is no reason to interfere in impugned judgment. Hence, the present appeal is dismissed,”
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