The Rajasthan High Court clarified that the POCSO Act aims to protect children from genuine sexual predators, not criminalise close-in-age teenage relationships. It stressed that the law should not be misused to target young adults in consensual bonds.
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has emphasized that the legal system should adopt a compassionate approach when dealing with criminal cases involving adolescent love. The court stressed that “understanding” should be prioritized over “punishment,” and the law must evolve to recognize relationships between adolescents that are consensual and free from coercion.
