The High Court of Kerala has granted bail to an accused in a Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) case, observing that the three-year delay in lodging the FIR required close scrutiny given the “discernible possibility of false implication” arising from a financial dispute between the accused and the victim’s mother. Justice Jobin Sebastian
Delay in POCSO FIR Must Be Scrutinized Closely When Facts Suggest ‘Discernible Possibility of False Implication’: Kerala High Court
