Madras High Court Directs POCSO Accused To Pay ₹25K Cost To Victim After Advocate Names Her In Cause Title

Sparsh Upadhyay

5 Feb 2026 5:09 PM IST

  • Madras High Court Directs POCSO Accused To Pay ₹25K Cost To Victim After Advocate Names Her In Cause Title

    The Madras High Court (Madurai Bench) recently imposed a cost of Rs 25,000 on the accused booked under the POCSO Act after finding that the name of the survivor/victim was explicitly mentioned by their counsel in the cause title of the criminal petition. A bench of Justice L Victoria Gowri strongly condemned the conduct of the petitioners' counsel and further directed that the said amount...

    Sparsh Upadhyay

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    Sparsh Upadhyay is an Associate Editor with LiveLaw.

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