The Supreme Court is slated to examine whether Assam Rifles personnel who are accused of offences under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act) can be prosecuted in courts constituted under the Assam Rifles Act, 2006. Court Today (Oct 15) granted the Nagaland government leave to file an appeal against a 2022 decision of the Gauhati HC on this issue. In 2022, the HC said that there is no provision in the POCSO Act that bars the jurisdiction of the Assam Rifles Court from trying offences under the IPC or the POCSO Act.
