Conviction Modified from Section 6 to Section 4(2) of POCSO Act in Minor Stepdaughter Sexual Assault Case: Gauhati High Court
The Gauhati High Court, High Court of Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh, delivered its judgment on 02.03.2026 in Criminal Appeal CRL.A(J)/26/2025 filed by Sh. P. Lalhmachhuana. The appeal challenged the Judgment and Order dated 27.06.2023 passed by the Special Court, POCSO, Lunglei in Criminal Trial No. 87/2022. The Special Court had convicted the appellant under Section 6 POCSO Act 2012 and sentenced him to 20 years Rigorous Imprisonment along…