HC agrees to close POCSO case on victim’s request, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

[ad_1] Nainital (Ukd), The Uttarakhand High Court has directed the closure of a 2020 POCSO case after the alleged rape victim pleaded that she is now married to someone and wants to live her life without the legal hassles. While hearing her application, Justice Sharad Kumar Sharma said under the...

SC, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

[ad_1] New Delhi, The Supreme Court has set aside a Kerala High Court order granting anticipatory bail to an accused under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, holding that anticipatory bail cannot be granted merely because custodial interrogation is not required.Criticising the high court order, a bench...