Madras HC: POCSO Act Cannot Be Used As A Weapon To Settle Personal Feuds Or Matrimonial Disputes. Highlights Acts Misuse.
In Mikavel v. State, Madras High Court highlighted the misuse of the POCSO Act arising out of family disputes, matrimonial conflicts, personal vendetta, and rivalries. While emphasizing that genuine child sexual abuse cases must be prosecuted with utmost seriousness.
Court cautioned that “False POCSO cases, apart from harming the accused, consume enormous judicial time and investigative resources which ought to be devoted towards genuine child victims.”
Court delivered a significant judgment examining 4 separate POCSO cases from different districts of Tamil Nadu and explained that all 4 matters revealed a common and disturbing feature.
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