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16-Yr-Old Capable Of Making Conscious Decision About Sex: Meghalaya High Court Quashes POCSO Case Against Boyfriend
Basit Amin Makhdoomi
23 Jun 2023 9:39 AM IST
Quashing an FIR for offences under sections 3 & 4 of POCSO Act pertaining to penetrative sexual assault on a minor, the Meghalaya High Court has held that a 16-year-old is capable of making a conscious decision with regard to an act of sexual intercourse.A bench of Justice W. Diengdoh observed,"This Court looking into the physical and mental development of an adolescent of that age...
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