Compelling Wife to Undergo Trial Leading to Inevitable Acquittal Is an ‘Instrument of Harassment’; POCSO Case Against Husband Quashed: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has quashed criminal proceedings filed under the POCSO Act and the Indian Penal Code against petitioner Ashwani Anand after observing that forcing a happily married couple to face a long trial would serve no purpose except causing harassment. Justice Kshitij Shailendra led the decision and emphasised that justice cannot be reduced to a mechanical process when circumstances clearly show that continuing the prosecution would be an…
