Referred to Larger Bench XXVI: Offence

Posted on by Rudrajyoti Nath Ray

The expression ‘offence’ in Section 19 of The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 would include all ‘offences’ under The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 including ‘offence’ under Section 23.

In our society, victims of ‘sexual offence’ are, more often than not, treated as an ‘abettor’, if not ‘perpetrator’, even though those victims may be absolutely innocent. Instead of empathizing, victims are ridiculed, defamed, gossiped about, and even ostracized.

– Hon’ble Justice Indira Banerjee, Gangadhar Narayan Nayak v. State of Karnataka, [Criminal Appeal No. 451 of 2022].

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