Supreme Court of India

IN RE: RIGHT TO PRIVACY OF ADOLESCENTS versus

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Reported as [2025] 7 S.C.R. 216
Bench Abhay S. Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan JJ.
Decided 22 May 2025

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that if we send the accused to jail, the worst sufferer will be the victim herself.

Judgment, page 22

From the headnote

Issue for Consideration Issue arose as regards sentencing the accused; about the rehabilitation of the victim and her child; and about adopting measures for adolescent well being and child protection. Headnotes† Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 – s.6 – Penal Code, 1860 – ss.363 and 366 – Sentencing of the accused – Rehabilitation of the victim and her child – Measures for adolescent well being and child protection – On facts, girl aged fourteen years victim under the POCSO Act – Victim married the accused and had a child with him – Acquittal of the accused for the

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