Supreme Court · 2018 INSC 433 · Decided 1 May 2018
Alakh Alok Srivastava v. Union of India & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2018 INSC 433 · [2018] 6 S.C.R. 972
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 76/2018
- Decided
- 1 May 2018
- Bench
- DIPAK MISRA, D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, A.M. KHANWILKAR (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 32; POCSO Act
Headnote
Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO) - Implementation of - Keeping in view the protection of the children and the statutory scheme conceived under the POCSO Act, directions issued so that the legislative intent and fructified at the ground level - Held: (i) The High Courts to ensure that the cases registered under the POCSO Act are tried and disposed of by the Special Courts and the presiding officers of the said courts are sensitized in the matters of child protection and psychological response;
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