Kolkata, Dec. 11 -- The Calcutta High Court has delivered a powerful message on child protection, ruling that even a consensual physical relationship with a minor girl is not anexcusable offence under the law.
A division bench, comprising Justice Rajasekhar Mantha and Justice Ajay Kumar Gupta, made this critical observation while upholding a lower court's decision to impose a life sentence on the accused.
The High Court's order, which affirmed the conviction under Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and Section 64 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita,was pronounced on Wednesday, with the copy uploaded the following morning.
The case originated from a 2014 love affair between the accused and a minor. In Nove...