The alleged victim (accused man's wife) pleaded for the man's release and told the Court that she has been reduced to a hapless state due to the conviction and sentencing of her husband.
The High Court had criticised the trial judge for ignoring an ossification report and ordered an inquiry into all cases decided by the judge in the past five years.
It is most unfortunate that the social media platforms are a remit for the immature, the unreasonable and oral incontinence and is turning into a nasty circus, the Court remarked this week.
The Court added that the ingredients of Section 4 POCSO on penetrative sexual assault apply equally to men and women as the provision is clearly inclusive.
The Court refused to accept that the FIR was a result of some misunderstanding. Such kind of compromises are unenforceable in law being illegal and also contrary to public policy, it said.
The Court also ordered the police to ensure that he is put in possession of his house, as it noted that his property may have been grabbed by those who implicated him.
The Court made the observation while quashing a criminal case filed against a doctor who was accused of subjecting a teenager to 'bad touch' during a medical exam conducted in her family's presence.
The top court had in 2023 initiated a suo motu case in the wake of a Calcutta High Court ruling that had called for adolescent girls to "control" their sexual urges instead of "giving in to two minute ...
