POCSO Act: Bombay High Court says criminalization of romantic relations has burdened courts, reverses conviction for sex with 17.5-year-old

The Court noted that because of POCSO Act, a boy aged 20 years could be held guilty of rape for having consensual sex with a girl aged 17 years 364 days, and that such cases were overburdening the justice system.

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