Can POCSO cases be quashed based on compromise between victim and accused? Supreme Court to decide
The Supreme Court issued notice on an appeal moved by the State of Kerala against a Kerala High Court order which had quashed the proceedings under the POCSO Act citing settlement between victim and accused.
The Supreme Court is set to decide whether cases under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act can be quashed solely on a compromise between the victim and the accused [State of Kerala and Another v. Hafsal Rahman NK and Others]