‘Criminality Washed Off’: Bail Granted to POCSO Convict Citing Marriage with Prosecutrix and Childbirth: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court, on July 3, 2025, granted bail to a man convicted under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act) and Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code, after noting that he had married the prosecutrix, and the couple were living as husband and wife, with a child born out of the marriage. A single bench of Justice Rajeev Misra made these observations while…
