Order Denying Compensation to Minor Rape Survivor for Not Providing Income Details Quashed: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court has set aside a POCSO Court’s order that had rejected a minor rape survivor’s plea for compensation under the Rajasthan Victim Compensation Scheme, 2011 and Rule 9 of the POCSO Rules, 2020. The lower court had earlier dismissed the plea on a technical ground—that the survivor did not furnish details of her source of income or documents regarding the payment of her school fees. The High…
