Forcing a Wife to Testify Against Her Husband Is ‘An Instrument of Harassment’: Allahabad HC Quashes POCSO Case Lodged by Father In Law
The Allahabad High Court has quashed kidnapping and POCSO charges against a Farrukhabad man after the alleged victim – now his wife – denied all allegations on oath. The Court said forcing a woman to repeatedly visit court to secure her husband’s acquittal would amount to harassment and defeat the ends of justice. PRAYAGRAJ: The…