Survivor’s claim carries ‘inbuilt assurance’ in Indian society: Chhattisgarh High Court backs life term in POCSO case
Indian Express·1h ago·Hope
What Happened
Chhattisgarh High Court upheld a life sentence for a 24-year-old man convicted of sexually assaulting a three-year-old girl. The court rejected bail plea, noting that survivor testimony carries inherent credibility in India's tradition-bound society, where women rarely falsely admit such incidents. The conviction occurred under POCSO and IPC sections in September 2023.
Key Entities
Chhattisgarh High CourtChief Justice Ramesh SinhaJustice Ravindra Kumar AgrawalPOCSO ActIndian Penal CodeSexual assault survivor