Supreme Court of India

Bachpan Bachao Andolan v. Union of India & Ors.

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Reported as [2023] 13 S.C.R. 658
Bench S. Ravindra Bhat and Aravind Kumar JJ.
Decided 18 August 2023

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Issue for consideration: The role of a ‘support person’ as envisaged in the Protection of Children from Sexual Off ences Rules, 2020. Protection of Children from Sexual Off ences Act, 2012 – Protection of Children from Sexual Off ences Rules, 2020 – Role of the suppo rt person: HELD: support person is to provide information, emotional and psychological support, and practical assistance which are often crucial to the recovery of the child – This can go a long way in helping them cope wit h the aftermath of the crime and with the strain of any criminal proceedings – in many ways a support person,

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