[POCSO] Can police probe offence of revealing victim's identity sans magistrate's permission? Supreme Court Bench divided

The matter will now placed before Chief Justice of India NV Ramana for constitution of a larger bench to decide the issue.
Supreme Court, Justice Indira Banerjee and Justice JK Maheshwari
Supreme Court, Justice Indira Banerjee and Justice JK Maheshwari
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The Supreme Court of India has delivered a split verdict on the question of whether permission from a magistrate is needed by the police to probe the offence of revealing a victim's identity under Section 23 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act [Gangadhar Narayan Nayak vs State of Karnataka].

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