Supreme Court · 2025 INSC 579 · Decided 23 April 2025
X ETC. v. Rajesh Kumar & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2025 INSC 579 · [2025] 4 S.C.R. 1909
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 2143/2025
- Decided
- 23 April 2025
- Bench
- SURYA KANT, N KOTISWAR SINGH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 7, 8; POCSO Act Section 7, 8
Headnote
Whether the High Court erred in quashing FIRs registered under the POCSO Act against the respondent no.1. Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 - ss.7, 8 - Penal Code, 1860 - Sexual assault - Multiple allegations of against the respondent no.1, a computer teacher - One of the FIRs was settled by respondent no.1 - High Court quashed the remaining FIRs - Challenge to: Held: High Court ought not to have ignored the fact that respondent No.1 was a teacher and the victims were his students
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