Sentence of Minor Convicted under POCSO Suspended as Court Notes Significant Age Gap Not Addressed by Law: Punjab & Haryana High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has suspended the sentence of a young convict who was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment under Section 4(2) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, after taking into account that both the accused and the victim were minors at the time of the incident. The Court observed that the appeal against conviction is not likely to be heard in the near…
