POCSO: Minor’s Consent Cannot Mitigate Sexual Assault; 10-Year Sentence Upheld: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court’s Circuit Bench at Port Blair has recently delivered a significant judgment upholding a 10-year rigorous imprisonment sentence under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO). The court dismissed the appeal filed by the accused, Rupesh Beck, and refused to apply the “Romeo-Juliet clause” in the case, affirming the conviction and sentence given by the Special POCSO Court. This case highlights the strict legal…