17-Year-Old Not Allowed to Stay with Partner, But Permitted to Continue Pregnancy: Madhya Pradesh High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court, while hearing a suo moto writ petition, has directed the police authorities to shift a 17-year-old pregnant minor girl from the residence of her partner, who is booked under the POCSO Act, to a Nari Niketan (women’s shelter home). The court held that a minor cannot legally reside with an accused and stated that she must remain at the shelter home until she attains majority.…
