In a significant judgment clarifying the statutory limits of sentencing under special penal laws, the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench, has ruled that an offender cannot be subjected to double punishment under both the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for the same criminal
Same Act of Penetrative Sexual Assault Cannot Attract Separate Sentences Under IPC and POCSO Act: Allahabad High Court
