Women filing false POCSO, SC/ST Act Cases to Extort Money and Ruining Image of Innocent People: Allahabad High Court
On Thursday, the Allahabad High Court frowned upon the apparent trend among women filing false complaints under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO Act), the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (SC/ST Act) to grab money from the State. The Court stated that false complaints are lodged against …