Overview
- Several POCSO special courts delivered major verdicts in late May–early June 2026, issuing life sentences in Delhi and Muzaffarnagar and 20‑year terms in Navi Mumbai and Hyderabad.
- A Delhi court sentenced a 38‑year‑old to life imprisonment for repeatedly raping a minor who became pregnant, and ordered substantial compensation after a trial police say ran from a same‑day arrest and FIR to conviction within about five weeks using witness testimony and DNA evidence.
- The Belapur sessions court in Navi Mumbai convicted 24‑year‑old Govindkumar Harilal Nirmal for raping and impregnating a 15‑year‑old and sentenced him to 20 years’ rigorous imprisonment with fines and a referral to the District Legal Services Authority for further victim relief.
- A Muzaffarnagar POCSO court found Akash Kaushik guilty of sexual assault and abetment to suicide in a 2017 case and imposed life imprisonment plus a fine, while a Hyderabad special POCSO court sentenced Mohammed Zameeruddin to 20 years’ rigorous imprisonment in a 2023 assault case.
- Across the cases judges highlighted aggravating factors such as breach of trust, repeated offences and severe harm, ordered compensation and rehabilitation measures, and rested convictions on timely chargesheets, witness testimony, forensic evidence and custody set‑off rules which together signal stronger judicial enforcement of POCSO protections.