Dismissed
Muniyapillai v. State by
Madras HCCRL A/214/2015
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
This criminal appeal against conviction under Section 4 of the POCSO Act was dismissed. The High Court upheld the trial court's finding that the prosecution proved the offence beyond reasonable doubt, rejecting arguments regarding delay in FIR and medical examination and confirming the statutory presumption of mens rea.
What did the court decide?
The criminal appeal was dismissed, conviction and sentence confirmed, and the appellant directed to undergo remaining sentence.