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xxxxxx v. State of Kerala

LOK Law Journal

LOK 2026 (10) Ker. 12

Equivalent citations: 2026 KER 76746

Court
High Court of Kerala
Bench
A. Badharudeen; J.
Decided on
Case No.
Crl.A. No. 1442 of 2024

Counsel Appellant: Vivek Venugopal, Advocate. State: Sajeev P.K., Senior Public Prosecutor.

POCSO Act

Provisions referred

Headnote

Criminal Law — Pocso — Reliable Testimony — Omissions In Hearsay Accounts — Minimum Sentence

Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 — Sections 5 and 6 — Indian Penal Code — Conviction challenged on alleged omissions and inconsistencies among the survivor’s testimony, prior statements, medical history and the accounts of parents. This edition preserves anonymity and omits explicit and identifying factual passages; the original judgment remains the authoritative source.

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