Case Law Analysis
|Meghalaya High Court
POCSO Act | Bail Granted in Consensual Minor Relationship Despite Statutory Presumption When No Sexual Assault Alleged : Meghalaya HC
Meghalaya High Court grants bail under POCSO Act where the minor admitted a consensual relationship and no sexual assault was alleged, holding custodial detention unjustified post-investigation. The ruling carves an exception to the statutory presumption of non-bailable offences when evidence disproves coercion, impacting bail jurisprudence in adolescent relationships.