Karnataka High Court quashes POCSO Act case against youth after marriage to victim
Justice M Nagaprasanna observed that continuing the proceedings would result in the survivor and the child born as a result of the offence facing ignominy at the hands of society.
The Karnataka High Court recently quashed proceedings under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO Act) against a 23-year-old after he married the victim [XYZ v State of Karnataka and Anr.]