Madras High Court leaves Veeramani POCSO case with state SIT, declines CBI transfer
30 September 2026
Justice V Lakshminarayanan of the Madras High Court heard petitions on the R Veeramani POCSO case on 30 September 2026. The court declined to order a CBI probe, noting that the newly formed Special Investigation Team needed time. It made no direction for the Chief Minister and two ministers to appear before the SIT. The DMK's petition was adjourned by four weeks. A related petition by the NGO Tulir on publication of child sexual abuse material is listed for 6 October 2026.
In plain words
POCSO Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 — The law that criminalises sexual offences against children and provides child-friendly procedures.
SIT Special Investigation Team — A team of officers set up to probe one specific case.
CBI Central Bureau of Investigation — India's premier central investigating agency.