Retrospective Application of Enhanced Sentences Under the POCSO Act and Article 20(1)

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Case: BALESH KUMAR KURAITI v. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH
Court: Supreme Court of India
Date: 12-08-2026
Law: Constitution of India, Indian Penal Code, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act.

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Highlights of the Judgment:

• Examination of the prospective applicability of penal statutes under Article 20(1) of the Constitution of India.
• Analysis of the sentencing framework under Section 6 of the POCSO Act before and after the 2019 Amendment.
• Interpretation of alternate punishments and the application of Section 42 of the POCSO Act in concurrent convictions.
• Distinction between life imprisonment simpliciter and imprisonment for the remainder of natural life.