Case Law Analysis
|Madhya Pradesh High Court
POCSO Act | Custody Period and Evidentiary Gaps Justify Suspension of Sentence: MP HC Grants Bail
MP High Court suspends the remaining jail sentence of a POCSO convict, emphasizing the appellant's prolonged custody period, gaps in witness testimony, and absence of criminal antecedents. The ruling underscores that bail under POCSO may be granted where evidentiary reliability is questionable, even in serious offences.