Retrospective Application of Enhanced Punishment Violates Article 20(1); Sentence Modified in POCSO Case: Supreme Court
In a significant judgment delivered on 25 July 2025, the Supreme Court of India in Criminal Appeal No. 892 of 2025, arising out of SLP (Crl.) No. 13834 of 2024, has upheld the conviction of the appellant Satauram Mandavi under Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 and Section 376AB of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. The appellant was convicted for committing rape on a…
