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SC to study if POCSO Act can be used against minors
Why is it in news?
- The Supreme Court has decided to examine whether the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act can be employed to punish teenagers for “consensual” physical relationships which later turn “sour.”
Details:
- A Bench led by Justice Indira Banerjee admitted the case of a man accused of rape while he was 18 years old by a girl who was 17.
- The duo were in a “relationship” in school. He, however, refused to marry her, following which a complaint was filed against him in 2015.
- The trial court found the man guilty and sentenced him to 10 years’ imprisonment under the POCSO Act in 2019.
- This was despite the fact that the girl had changed her stance during the trial and stated in court that they were in a consensual relationship.