[POCSO] Sexual Assault Case Of Minor Girl by her neighbor; Accused In neighborhood Found Guilty Of Assault And Confinement: Telangana High Court

In a significant judgment, the Telangana High Court partially allowed an appeal by the accused, Somaraju Srikanth, against his conviction and sentence under various sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO Act), the Indian Penal Code (IPC), and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2015 (SCs & STs (POA) Act). The accused had been convicted for sexually assaulting a minor girl…