Case Law Analysis
|Meghalaya High Court
POCSO FIR Quashed Post Adolescent Marriage: Wahlang Framework Mandates Informed Consent, Matrilineal Customs Recognized : Meghalaya HC
The Meghalaya High Court quashed a POCSO FIR against a husband after the adolescent couple married and had a child, applying the Wahlang framework to verify the survivor's informed consent and recognize matrilineal customs. The court mandated scheme benefits for the victim and child within eight weeks and ordered judicial monitoring to ensure compliance.