Bombay High Court Acquits Mother in POCSO Abetment Case — No Evidence of Intentional Aiding. Section 17 POCSO Act requires mens rea and overt act; mere presence or failure to protect insufficient for conviction.
18 Sep 2019The appellant, Asha Patil, was convicted under Section 17 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act) for abetting the se...






