The Supreme Court Today (March 5) will hear a case where parents of two women who allegedly died due to Covid vaccine side effects seek compensation and a probe into vaccine records. They demand financial aid for all families who lost loved ones post-vaccination.
The Madras High Court observed that the State must enact law and impose severe punishments against those involved in sexual offences who are family members or close friends. The Madurai Bench observed thus in a Criminal Appeal preferred by the accused against the Judgment of conviction and sentence passed by the Sessions Judge for the offence punishable under Sections 5(l), 5(n), 5(j)(ii) read with 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act).