The Delhi High Court has observed that the act of a mother of silencing her minor daughter and permitting an accused to sexually abuse and assault her amounts to “abetment” under Section 17 of the POCSO Act. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma upheld the conviction of a mother for abetting the rape of her 11 year old minor daughter for the offences under Section 6 read with 17 and 21 of the...