Case Law Analysis
|Bombay High Court
POCSO Act | 'Age of Discretion' in Consensual Relationships Trumps Minority: Bombay HC (Aurangabad)
Bombay High Court (Aurangabad Bench) granted bail to a married accused in a POCSO case despite the victim being a 17-year-old minor, holding she had attained the age of discretion and her conduct indicated consensual involvement. The court emphasized the 15-hour FIR delay, lack of forceful evidence, and the victim's contradictory statements as critical factors in bail jurisprudence.