If We Send the Accused to Jail, the Worst Sufferer Will Be the Victim Herself: Supreme Court Invokes Article 142 in POCSO Case

In a significant judgment delivered on 23 May 2025, a Supreme Court Bench comprising Justice Abhay S. Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan invoked its powers under Article 142 of the Constitution to decline sentencing a convict under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, citing the unique circumstances of the case. The Court

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