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Delhi High Court Quashes POCSO FIR Following Survivor’s Appeal to Move On

The verdict balanced the gravity of blackmail allegations with the complainant’s right to privacy and future prospects

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Perform community service, pay Rs 50k to Army welfare fund: Delhi HC to POCSO accused
he judge has also imposed ₹50,000 penalty on the individual. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Overview

  • On May 27, the Delhi High Court quashed a six-year-old FIR registered under the POCSO Act at the request of the survivor and her family.
  • Justice Sanjeev Narula ordered the accused to perform one month of community service at Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital.
  • The court imposed a Rs50,000 fine on the petitioner to be paid into the Army Welfare Fund Battle Casualties.
  • The original FIR stemmed from allegations that the accused and an accomplice extorted money by threatening to release private photographs shared during a school relationship in 2017–18.
  • While noting the serious nature of cyber-enabled harassment of a minor, the bench emphasized the survivor’s desire for closure and the impact of ongoing proceedings on her marriage prospects.