Supreme Court voices concern over in-laws being dragged in criminal cases arising out of marital disputes
Vinod Chandran criticised the view taken by the Bombay High Court in refusing to quash the case without even examining the material on record. Supreme Court questions misuse of POCSO in teen relationships"It is commonplace, nay customary that in-laws are dragged in to settle scores in cases arising out of marital discord and often children are used to vilify each other.
- ▪Vinod Chandran criticised the view taken by the Bombay High Court in refusing to quash the case without even examining the material on record.
- ▪Supreme Court questions misuse of POCSO in teen relationships"It is commonplace, nay customary that in-laws are dragged in to settle scores in cases arising out of marital discord and often children are used to vilify each other.
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The Supreme Court has voiced concern over in-laws being dragged in to settle scores in cases arising out of marital discord and often children being used to vilify each other, as it quashed a Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) case registered against an aunt of a minor, whose parents are locked in a bitter matrimonial dispute.A Bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and K. Vinod Chandran criticised the view taken by the Bombay High Court in refusing to quash the case without even examining the material on record. Supreme Court questions misuse of POCSO in teen relationships"It is commonplace, nay customary that in-laws are dragged in to settle scores in cases arising out of marital discord and often children are used to vilify each other.
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