Boys Often Face POCSO Consequences in Consensual Teenage Relationships: Madras High Court
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court delivered an important judgment highlighting concerns about criminal prosecution of young men in cases involving consensual teenage relationships. Justice N Mala set aside the conviction of a young man accused under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act 2012 and the Indian Penal Code. The Court observed that in many cases where adolescents are involved in consensual relationships, criminal cases are…
