Supreme Court of India

Gangadhar Narayan Nayak @ Gangadhar Hiregutti v. State of Karnataka & Ors.

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Reported as [2022] 2 S.C.R. 925
Bench Indira Banerjee and J. K. Maheshwari JJ.
Decided 21 March 2022

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Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 : s.23 – Applicability of s.155(2) of Code of Criminal Procedure Code to the investigation of an offence u/s.23 of POCSO Act – Per Indira Baneerjee, J. – Procedure under Cr.P. is not required to be followed as the offence u/s.23 of POCSO Act which has been committe d, by disclosure of the identity of victim, necessitates expeditious investigation for compliance of sub-sections (5) and ( 6) of s.19 of POCSO – Per J.K Maheshwari, J . – Procedure of s.155(2) Cr.P. is required to be followed in an offence of POCSO Act u/s.23 whi ch is

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