Mumbai POCSO Court Convicts Special School Principal, Teacher for Sexual Assault of Disabled Students

A Mumbai POCSO court convicted a former special school principal and a teacher for sexually assaulting hearing and speech-impaired minor students, sentencing them to five years’ rigorous imprisonment.

The court stressed that schools are “pious institutions” where teachers are trusted as guiding lights, and betrayal of this trust causes lifelong trauma.

Rejecting defence arguments on delay and the hostility of some witnesses, the Court relied on consistent and credible testimonies of the victims. 

It also imposed fines and directed payment of additional compensation to the survivors.

[State of Maharashtra v. Lordu Papi Gade Reddy & Anr.]