Delhi High Court Rules Personal Law Cannot Override POCSO

The Delhi High Court has ruled that personal law cannot create exceptions to criminal statutes where Parliament has provided none. The court dismissed a petition to quash an FIR against a man charged with rape under the BNS and POCSO Act, stating that while personal law may determine if a marriage was contracted, it does not supersede criminal law.

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This article is AI-generated and fact-gated. Original reporting: The Hindu