The Allahabad High Court has given an important decision in a case of sexual harassment of a child. Oral sex with a minor is not a serious crime. The court has not treated oral sex with children as ‘serious sexual assault’ and reduced the sentence given by the trial court to seven years from 10 years for Sonu Kushwaha, a man convicted in a similar case and fined Rs 5,000 on the accused. Also put
Let us tell you that after the sentence was handed down by the trial court, the accused had appealed in the High Court and the question before the court was whether oral sex with a minor can be termed as sexual harassment. The High Court has held this type of offense punishable under Section 4 of the POCSO Act, but the court has said in its decision that this act is not aggravated penetrative sexual assault or serious sexual assault.
It is worth mentioning that the High Court then studied the law of POCSO Act and gave the above judgment. The accused was accused of having oral sex with a 10-year-old boy, Sonu Kushwaha, who was convicted by a sessions court under sections 377 (unnatural sex) and 506 (punishment for criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code and section 6 of the POCSO Act. He was convicted and sentenced to 10 years.