#Latest news with #PocsolawFirst Post25-05-2025PoliticsFirst PostDecriminalise consensual relationship under Pocso, form sex education policy, SC advises govtThe Supreme Court has urged the Centre to rethink the strict application of the Pocso law in cases involving consensual teenage relationships. It also called for a national policy on sexual and reproductive health education. read more The Supreme Court has asked the Centre to consider decriminalising consensual relationships between teenagers so they are not jailed under the strict Pocso law. It also suggested creating a policy on sexual and reproductive health education. A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan issued a notice to the Centre, asking the Ministry of Women and Child Development to set up an expert panel to study the issue and submit a report by July 25. The court said it will issue further directions after reviewing the report. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD This is a developing story.
First Post25-05-2025PoliticsFirst PostDecriminalise consensual relationship under Pocso, form sex education policy, SC advises govtThe Supreme Court has urged the Centre to rethink the strict application of the Pocso law in cases involving consensual teenage relationships. It also called for a national policy on sexual and reproductive health education. read more The Supreme Court has asked the Centre to consider decriminalising consensual relationships between teenagers so they are not jailed under the strict Pocso law. It also suggested creating a policy on sexual and reproductive health education. A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan issued a notice to the Centre, asking the Ministry of Women and Child Development to set up an expert panel to study the issue and submit a report by July 25. The court said it will issue further directions after reviewing the report. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD This is a developing story.