Orissa HC rules POCSO Act can’t criminalize consensual adolescent relationships; calls for nuanced, non-mechanical application of the law.
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Supreme Court quashes criminal case against ‘Kahaani’ director Sujoy Ghosh, holding the summoning order was passed without proper application of mind.
21 March, 2026 10:37 AM
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