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SC Rejects Accused’s Plea of Reducing Sentence in POCSO Case - (28 May 2025)

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Supreme Court while dismissing petition seeking reduction of 20-year rigorous imprisonment granted to accused under POCSO Act, 2012 has stated that 20 years of punishment is the minimum statutorily mandated punishment under Section 6 of the Act and does not require any interference.

Tags : SUPREME COURT   RIGOROUS IMPRISONMENT   SECTION 6  

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