In the POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) case of a PT teacher of St Xavier’s School molesting four students in 2022, a special POCSO court has issued an important order to seize 9 properties of absconding teacher Raviraj Singh Chauhan. 

Special POCSO Judge J L Chowatia also criticised the police work in this case and again issued a non-bailable warrant against the accused.

The special POCSO court, severely criticising the police, said that although the accused has been active on his Instagram ID for a long time and has been increasing his followers, the police have not been able to track him and produce him in court. The court ordered a report on the police’s efforts to arrest the accused within 30 days.

Additional Public Prosecutor Bharat Patni, representing the state government, drew the attention of the court that in 2022, the accused teacher Ravirajsinh Chauhan of St Xavier’s School had sent obscene messages to innocent students of the school aged 13 to 14 years and had molested them. Later, a police complaint was registered against the teacher at the Gujarat University Police Station.

Chauhan was also arrested earlier and was released on conditional bail, but the accused absconded once he was out on bail.

The accused has completely violated and misused the bail granted by the court, therefore the court should adopt a strict stance and take punitive action, argued the prosecutor. The Special POCSO Court, accepting the arguments, ordered the seizure of his properties.