POCSO applies to Muslim marriage if one party is a minor: Kerala HC
Under POCSO Act, sexual exploitation in any manner against a child is looked up as an offence and is not excluded from sweep of the statute.
Under POCSO Act, sexual exploitation in any manner against a child is looked up as an offence and is not excluded from sweep of the statute.
The plea has challenged the Constitutional validity of the Act on the ground that it is manifestly arbitrary and offends Articles 14, 15, 20 and 21 of the Constitution and makes unwarranted/wrongful interference in the Muslim Personal Law as applicable to Hanafi Muslims.
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