Delhi woman fined Rs 1 lakh for filing false Pocso case
A court in this city has fined a lady Rs 1 lakh for submitting a fake charge alleging sexual assault against her five-year-old daughter. Additional Meetings The ruling was given by Judge Susheel bala Dagar at a hearing in which the girl's mother was accused of giving a fraudulent deposition.
The judge stated unequivocally that she filed a bogus lawsuit out of rage and to avoid daily squabbles. According to the court, the mother submitted a false complaint accusing several people of an incident against her daughter that was registered under Section 5 of the Pocso Act (aggravated penetrative sexual assault). According to the complaint, the false information was provided in order to "extort property" from the accused.
"She was found to have abused the provisions of the Pocso Act by filing this false case based on a false complaint in order to settle the property dispute, resulting in the humiliation and defamation of the accused." "She also attempted to abuse the criminal justice system," the court stated in a november 17 judgement.
It stated that people, such as the lady, were "frequently" registering bogus charges under the Pocso Act for reasons such as land disputes, marriage conflicts, personal grudges, political purposes, or personal gain in order to humiliate the accused by keeping them in jail for a lengthy period of time. According to the court, this was a "blatant abuse of the law," and such actions diminished the aim of the statute.
The judge stated unequivocally that she filed a bogus lawsuit out of rage and to avoid daily squabbles. According to the court, the mother submitted a false complaint accusing several people of an incident against her daughter that was registered under Section 5 of the Pocso Act (aggravated penetrative sexual assault). According to the complaint, the false information was provided in order to "extort property" from the accused.
"She was found to have abused the provisions of the Pocso Act by filing this false case based on a false complaint in order to settle the property dispute, resulting in the humiliation and defamation of the accused." "She also attempted to abuse the criminal justice system," the court stated in a november 17 judgement.
It stated that people, such as the lady, were "frequently" registering bogus charges under the Pocso Act for reasons such as land disputes, marriage conflicts, personal grudges, political purposes, or personal gain in order to humiliate the accused by keeping them in jail for a lengthy period of time. According to the court, this was a "blatant abuse of the law," and such actions diminished the aim of the statute.
According to the report, "Courts have to take a vigilant stance against this growing menace and have to try to weed out the possibility of false allegations without threatening justice due to the victim or the alleged perpetrator."
"It has been observed that the misuse of even the most stringent legislation to meet one's personal motives, most of which are negative, has been a clear problem in our legal system." "The Pocso Act has proven to be no exception," the court noted.
It said that Section 22 of the Pocso Act (penalty for fraudulent complaint or false information) assured that the act was not abused.
"It has been observed that the misuse of even the most stringent legislation to meet one's personal motives, most of which are negative, has been a clear problem in our legal system." "The Pocso Act has proven to be no exception," the court noted.
It said that Section 22 of the Pocso Act (penalty for fraudulent complaint or false information) assured that the act was not abused.