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Delhi High Court Fines Mother, Says Shield Under POCSO Act Can't Be Converted Into Sword For Vindictive Prosecutions
Nupur Thapliyal
29 Sept 2025 9:59 AM IST
The Delhi High Court has pulled up a mother for choosing her minor daughter “as a weapon” to settle personal scores with her estranged husband by lodging a case against him under the POCSO Act. “The shield of child protection laws cannot be converted into a sword for vindictive prosecutions,” Justice Arun Monga said in a ruling passed on September 02.An FIR was lodged by the mother...
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Nupur Thapliyal
Nupur Thapliyal is a Principal Correspondent with LiveLaw, based in New Delhi. She reports from the Delhi High Court and trial courts in the national capital
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