Case Law Analysis
|Allahabad High Court
POCSO Act Section 6 | Victim's Consistent Statement of Consensual Relationship Justifies Bail Despite Charge Sheet: Allahabad HC
The Allahabad High Court granted bail in a POCSO case after finding the 16-year-old victim’s repeated, uncoerced statements affirming consensual relationship negated the presumption of non-consent. This sets a critical precedent: in POCSO cases, the victim’s autonomous testimony-corroborated by medical evidence of no force-can override the default non-bailable status, reshaping bail outcomes for consensual teen relationships.