Granting Bail in Serious POCSO Offences Defeats Purpose of Law; Bail Denied to Man Accused of Sodomising Minor Boy: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court, in a significant ruling under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO Act), refused to grant bail to a man accused of committing a heinous sexual offence on a 17-year-old minor boy. The court held that in serious offences involving children, courts must refrain from adopting a liberal approach and must protect the objectives of the special statute. Justice Amit Borkar delivered this judgment…
