Overview

• The Supreme Court granted interim protection from arrest to a man charged under Sections 7–10 of the POCSO Act.
• The court directed filing of a fresh affidavit on the status of the minor’s statement before the Thiruvananthapuram family court.
• The FIR, lodged in April for alleged incidents from 2021, has drawn scrutiny due to the four-year delay and allegations of a revenge motive.
• The complainant’s mother, also named a co-accused, secured anticipatory bail after the Kerala High Court denied the petitioner similar relief.
• A special leave petition will return to the apex court to determine if the POCSO prosecution is genuine or a tactic in a matrimonial dispute.