The Supreme Court Yesterday (Dec 20) granted interim protection from arrest to lawyer Hardyal Inder Singh, accused of stealing judicial documents and equipment from the Ludhiana Chief Judicial Magistrate’s court. A Bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Prashant Kumar Mishra issued a notice to the Punjab government and directed that Singh not be arrested until the next hearing on January 3, 2025, provided he cooperates with the investigation as required.
The Allahabad High Court observed that POCSO Act has become a tool for exploitation and it was never meant to criminalise consensual romantic relationships between adolescents. The Court added that the fact of consensual relationship borne out of love should be of consideration while granting bail.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court quashed an FIR filed by a girl’s father against her husband under Sections 5 and 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
