India, July 23 -- A court on Tuesday granted bail to a 40-year-old female school teacher arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting her 16-year-old male student on multiple occasions over a year.

While granting relief, the special court for cases under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act took into account the fact that the accused is the mother of two minor children.

The teacher, who was earlier employed at one of the city's top schools where the minor studied, was arrested on June 28 following a police complaint filed by the boy's parents. According to the police, from January 2024 to February 2025, the teacher had sex with the boy at various five-star hotels and also in her car. She allegedly resigned from the ...