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Allahabad High Court orders Rs 3 lakh release to minor

By Drooid · Oct 24, 2026, 4:26 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Allahabad High Court ordered the state to release Rs 3 lakh to a minor within 10 days.
Justices Saral Srivastava and Garima Prasad declared the scheme’s injury-report requirement unconstitutional.
The court held that lack of injury marks cannot defeat a POCSO sexual-assault claim.
The scheme pays Rs 1 lakh within 15 days of an FIR and Rs 2 lakh within a month.
The FIR was filed on Dec 7 2022 in Lucknow and the charge-sheet issued on Jan 13 2023.

History

Historical Context

India’s 2005 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act extended the nation’s growing body of protective legislation, which already covered consumer and civil rights. By 2010 the Ministry of Women and Child Development earmarked Rs 5 crore for victims in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Bihar. The Allahabad High Court’s 2024 order granting a minor Rs 3 lakh reinforces the Act’s compensation mandate.

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Story summary

Allahabad High Court ordered the state to release Rs 3 lakh to a minor within 10 days.
Justices Saral Srivastava and Garima Prasad declared the scheme’s injury-report requirement unconstitutional.
The court held that lack of injury marks cannot defeat a POCSO sexual-assault claim.
The scheme pays Rs 1 lakh within 15 days of an FIR and Rs 2 lakh within a month.
The FIR was filed on Dec 7 2022 in Lucknow and the charge-sheet issued on Jan 13 2023.

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