Summary:
It has been found that about 1,735 cases under the POCSO Act are still pending in Thiruvananthapuram special court. According to statistics provided by the Kerala Police, about 147 cases have been registered under the POCSO Act up to April this year alone. The court noticed that POCSO cases were majorly hindered because of the delay in receiving reports from the forensic science laboratory. “As most of the POCSO cases remain pending in courts, the victims usually drop the cases. “Nearly 2,000 POCSO cases have been pending in the district and nothing has been done in this regard..