"Love affair” has no bearing on grant of bail in POCSO case: Supreme Court sets aside Jharkhand High Court order

The top court set aside an order granting bail to a POCSO accused on the grounds that there appeared to be a love affair between the prosecutrix and the accused.
Justices DY Chandrachud and Surya Kant, Supreme Court
Justices DY Chandrachud and Surya Kant, Supreme Court
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The Supreme Court on Monday set aside an order of the Jharkhand High Court granting bail in a Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act case citing a “love affair” between the accused and the prosecutrix [X (Minor) v. State of Jharkhand].

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