SC Directs States To Appoint Exclusive Public Prosecutors In POCSO Courts [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has directed all the states to take steps to appoint exclusive Public Prosecutors in Special Courts for trying POCSO cases. The bench comprising Justice Deepak Gupta and Justice Aniruddha Bose, while considering a suo motu writ petition, said that the statutory mandate under Section 32 of the POCSO Act is clear and provides that Special Public Prosecutor under the Act...