A division bench passed the order on 6 February, allowing the convict to walk free on bail pending his appeal, despite opposition from the state. He had spent about six months in jail.
POCSO case has been registered against coach Ankush Bhardwaj, who allegedly asked the 17-yr-old to meet him at a hotel under the pretext of discussing her performance after a match.
Supreme Court invoked Article 142, which empowers it to pass any decree or order necessary to do 'complete justice', while setting aside a Tamil Nadu man's conviction.
‘Hardly anyone has come forward. In many cases, victims are made to feel as if they were in the wrong. This has emboldened him,’ said a police officer.
This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.
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