Key Takeaways
- Key Takeaway 1: The Supreme Court set aside the Calcutta HC remarks on adolescent girls’ sexual urges, acquitting a man under the POCSO Act 2012.
- Key Takeaway 2: The Supreme Court overturned the conviction of a 25-year-old man under the POCSO Act 2012 and acquitted a 20-year-old man who had sex with a minor girl.
- Key Takeaway 3: The Supreme Court also set aside the High Court’s 2023 judgment and its controversial remarks.
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday set aside a Calcutta High Court‘s judgment acquitting a man who had sex with a minor girl and also junked the High Court’s controversial remarks that “adolescent girls should control their sexual urges”.
A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan overturned the conviction of a 25-year-old man under the POCSO Act 2012 and acquitted a 20-year-old man who had sex with a minor girl. The Supreme Court also set aside the High Court’s 2023 judgment and its controversial remarks.
