Supreme Court Refuses to Quash Sexual Assault Charges Against Ex-Judge Accuses of Raping Minor Daughter

The Supreme Court on June 11, 2025, refused to quash criminal proceedings against a former judicial officer accused of incestuous sexual assault of his minor daughter. 

A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Manmohan called the allegations “shocking” and upheld the Bombay High Court’s April 15 order allowing charges under IPC Section 354 and various POCSO Act provisions.

The accused argued that the FIR filed in January 2019 was malicious and tied to matrimonial disputes, with alleged incidents from 2014 to 2018.

The Court directed the POCSO trial court to expedite the case’s proceedings.