Conviction Upheld in POCSO and IPC Sexual Assault Case, Sentence Reduced Under Section 6 of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court on May 8, 2026, delivered a major judgment in a criminal appeal filed by Parveen Kumar against his conviction in a sexual assault case involving a minor boy. The judgment was passed by Justice Chandrasekharan Sudha in Criminal Appeal No. 607/2023. The case involved serious offences under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, also known as the POCSO Act, along with multiple provisions…