Delhi High Court grants bail to POCSO accused after survivor-wife offers to stand surety for him
The Court took note of the survivor's offer to stand as a surety but did not make it a condition for bail. The Court also observed that, prima facie, the relationship appeared to be a consensual one.
The Delhi High Court recently granted bail to a 20-year-old man in a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO Act) after the survivor, his wife, offered to stand as surety for him [Bijender Mehto vs GNCT of Delhi].