Archive · 29 Sep 2026
'Beta': Delhi High Court backs judge's encouragement letter to survivor
A child was sexually assaulted when she was seven years old.
The case was handled under a law protecting children from sexual offences.
A trial judge convicted the person accused in the case.
The judge also wrote a kind and encouraging message for the child.
The child is now 10 years old.
The Delhi High Court said she or her family should receive the message.
The family should receive the compensation awarded to the child at the same time.
Officials must print and deliver the message within two weeks.
A Delhi trial judge wrote an encouragement message to a POCSO survivor who was sexually assaulted at age seven.
The survivor is now 10, according to the Delhi High Court order.
The High Court directed the District Legal Services Authority secretary to print and deliver the message within two weeks.
The letter must be given to the survivor or her family along with the compensation awarded to her.
Justices Pratibha M. Singh and Dinesh Bhatt were hearing the convicted person’s appeal and request to suspend the sentence.
- Who
- A 10-year-old POCSO survivor, the convicted person, the trial judge, and the Delhi High Court.
- What
- The Delhi High Court ordered that the trial judge’s encouragement message and the awarded compensation be delivered to the survivor or her family.
- When
- The alleged assault occurred on July 23, 2023; the High Court order is dated September 29, and delivery was ordered within two weeks.
- Where
- The case was heard by the Delhi High Court.
- Why
- The court described the judge’s message as encouragement for the survivor and directed that it accompany the compensation.
- Survivor’s age at incident
- Seven years old
- Survivor’s current age
- 10 years old
- Incident date
- July 23, 2023
- Court
- Delhi High Court
- Judges
- Justices Pratibha M. Singh and Dinesh Bhatt
- Delivering authority
- Secretary of the District Legal Services Authority
- Deadline
- Within two weeks of the order