POCSO Act Not Meant To Criminalise Adolescents' Romantic Bond, Consensual Relation A Consideration To Grant Bail: Allahabad HC

The Protection Of Children From Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act was formulated to protect children under the age of 18 years from sexual exploitation and it was never meant to criminalise consensual romantic relationships between adolescents, the Allahabad High Court recently observed. Noting that nowadays, more often than not, the Act has become a tool for their exploitation, the bench...