New Delhi, Dec 5: Jammu and Kashmir has registered 42 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) cases in 2025 out of which 23 cases were disposed of during the same year—marking the highest disposal count in the last five years, officials said on Friday.

The official figures shared by the Union Ministry of Law and Justice in the Lok Sabha states that J&K has recorded a notable increase in disposing of cases registered under POCSO Act in 2025 in comparison to previous years.

As per the National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG), J&K registered 42 POCSO cases in 2025, while 23 cases were disposed of during the year.

In previous years, official figures reveal that the region witnessed lower disposal trends with 7 cases disposed off in 2021, ten in 2022, four in 2023 and six cases were di

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