HC quashes POCSO case citing matrilineal traditions

SHILLONG, July 20: Prioritising “social realities” over rigid prosecution, the High Court of Meghalaya has quashed a POCSO case against an East Garo Hills man, ruling that the stability of a young family and the state’s matrilineal traditions outweigh the need for a criminal trial in “Romeo and Juliet” scenarios. In a judgment delivered on […]

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