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Supreme Court judgments on Section 7, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012

5 judgments, latest first, from 2021 to 2026. Listed when the Supreme Court Reports file the judgment's headnote under Section 7 of this Act, as printed at the start of the headnote. Judgments that only mention it in passing are not listed.

The State of Uttar Pradesh vs Anurudh & Anr
SC · 9 January 2026
[2026] 1 S.C.R. 770 : 2026 INSC 47
Whether u/s.439, CrPC the High Court could have issued directions, mandating age determination test to be conducted in all cases involving the POCSO Act. This larger question involves twin considerations, one on the aspe…
Dashwanth vs State of Tamil Nadu
SC · 8 October 2025
[2025] 10 S.C.R. 587 : 2025 INSC 1203
Trial Court found appellant guilty for the charges framed u/ss.302, 201, 363, 366 and 354-B of the IPC and s.8 r/w. s.7 and s.6 r/w. s.5(m) of the POCSO Act. An appeal against the said conviction was dismissed by the Hig…
Akhtar Ali @ Ali Akhtar @ Shamim @ Raja Ustad vs State of Uttarakhand
SC · 10 September 2025
[2025] 9 S.C.R. 585 : 2025 INSC 1097
Whether the conviction of the appellants, as recorded by the trial Court and affirmed by the High Court, deserves to be upheld or whether they are entitled to acquittal.
X Etc. vs Rajesh Kumar & Ors.
SC · 23 April 2025
[2025] 4 S.C.R. 1909 : 2025 INSC 579
Whether the High Court erred in quashing FIRs registered under the POCSO Act against the respondent no.1.
Attorney General for India vs Satish and Another
SC · 18 November 2021
[2021] 10 S.C.R. 955 : 2021 INSC 762
Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012: s. 7 –”sexual assault” –Words touch and physical contact – Interpretation of – Held: Both the said words “touch” and “physical contact”have been interchangeably used…

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