Case Law Analysis
|Karnataka High Court
Section 483 BNSS | Consensual Relationship with Near-Majority Victim Justifies Bail Under POCSO Act : Karnataka HC
The Karnataka High Court granted bail to a 21-year-old accused under POCSO Act, emphasizing that consensual relationships with a 17-year-old victim-where no force was used and chargesheet is filed-warrant bail, especially when the accused has no criminal antecedents. This ruling clarifies that strict bail denial under POCSO may not apply where the victim is near the age of majority and consent is established.