Defences Against False Rape & POCSO Cases: Cross Examination Under POCSO | New Criminal Laws Perspectives

Defences Against False Rape & POCSO Cases by S.K.P. Sriniwas is a practical guide for criminal law practitioners handling rape and POCSO prosecutions, with a particular focus on defence strategies and effective cross-examination. The book examines key judicial developments under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS), the POCSO Act, and allied criminal laws, offering insights into evidentiary assessment, procedural challenges, and appellate outcomes in sensitive criminal cases.

Key Features:

• Covers defence strategies in false rape and POCSO prosecutions with emphasis on cross-examination techniques.
• Discusses recent legal developments under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, including Sections 63 and 69.
• Analyses important issues relating to bail, acquittal, sentence reduction, death penalty commutation, and quashing of FIRs and complaints.
• Examines the application of the reverse burden of proof under Section 29 of the POCSO Act.
• Explains the evidentiary value of DNA evidence, medical evidence, age determination, and victim testimony.
• Addresses practical issues such as delayed FIRs, hostile witnesses, lack of injuries, intact hymen, and corroboration of evidence.
• Discusses judicial treatment of consensual teenage relationships, allegations based on false promise of marriage, marital rape, compromise between parties, and long-standing enmity.
• Provides guidance on handling pre-trial, trial, and post-trial issues arising in rape and POCSO litigation.

This book is intended for criminal law practitioners, defence counsel, public prosecutors, judicial officers, law students, academicians, and researchers seeking a practical understanding of rape and POCSO litigation.