Supreme Court of India

X Etc. v. Rajesh Kumar & Ors.

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Reported as [2025] 4 S.C.R. 1909
Bench Surya Kant and Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh JJ.
Decided 23 April 2025

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From the headnote

Issue for Consideration Whether the High Court erred in quashing FIRs registered under the POCSO Act against the respondent no.1. Headnotes† Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 – ss.7, 8 – Penal Code, 1860 – Sexual assault – Multiple allegations of inappropriate behaviour by the students against the respondent no.1, a computer teacher – One of the FIRs was settled by respondent no.1 – High Court quashed the remaining FIRs – Challenge to: Held: High Court ought not to have ignored the fact that respondent No.1 was a teacher and the victims were his students – Preliminary

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