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How can pocso cases be quashed?? Or is there any way to withdraw the?


02-Apr-2023 (In Criminal Law)
Wrong allegations based posco cases is increasingly now a days. My question is if one innocent is trapped in pocso cases! Then what he can do?? There is no way to quash / withdraw pocso cases?? Or one innocent is deliberately become criminal by such laws: where mans are mentally harrased in wrong allegations?? Or is it true that everyone has to go for settlement if he even don't do any crime because of wrong allegations one person life is ruined completely.?? Pls answer my question ASAP. Thank you
Answers (5)

Answer #1
752 votes
The Delhi High Court recently in quashed a FIR filed for rape and offences under the POCSO Act under Section 482 CrPC. So now quashing is possible but it depends on case to case. And if you are innocent then there’s no words of settlement. For more legal assistance I am just a call away.
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Answer #2
967 votes
hello client as i can se your issue really very much serious no doubt in this . as you are saying can be quashed or not it can be quased but we need to have evidence for proving falsicity of the crime.

Answer #3
933 votes
Posco cases can only b quashed on merits if you have conclusive evidences regarding your innocence! Depends on case to case we need more facts to guide u on this ..plz b in touch with us asap .. thanks
Answer #4
507 votes
Yes, it can be quashed by the High Court. The high court has wide powers to quash a false F.I.R.

There are no facts provided by you. Hence, it's difficult to assess the situation.

If your question is arising from a purely academic point of view. I would suggest you read the judgement “Shri Skhemborlang Suting v. State of Meghalaya.
Answer #5
375 votes
The court ruled that it can quash proceedings in rape and POCSO Act cases if the evidence available shows no offense against the accused but the police filed the chargesheets routinely without looking at the material collected by the investigators.
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