POCSO: Minor Girl Went With Accused On Her Own Is A Mitigating Circumstance To Grant Bail: Gujarat HC [Read Order]

The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday granted bail to a man accused of sexually harassing a 17-year-old girl. In doing so, Justice SH Vora considered it a "mitigating circumstance" that the accused and the minor girl were allegedly involved in a love affair and that the girl went along with the accused of her own volition. "Having heard submissions made at bar and considering the...