In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court of India has reaffirmed that when an offender is convicted under both the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act) and the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the punishment prescribed under the law with a higher sentence should prevail. The Court held that Section 42 of
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