Crime & Law · India
Courts Uphold FIRs in POCSO Cases, Rejecting Private Inquiries
India's high courts have ruled that internal inquiries or image management cannot substitute for official police complaints in cases filed under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. The Karnataka High Court upheld an FIR, while the Supreme Court restored a POCSO case against an Assam school, emphasizing that private investigations are insufficient.
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- Centre (2): LiveLaw, The Free Press Journal