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The Times of India Many Pocso cases false and vindictive ones, says Odisha HC

Disconcerted by the rising number of cases registered under Pocso Act as a fallout of romantic relationships with or between minors, Orissa HC Friday noted with concern that many of these were "false and vindictive litigations", reports Lalmohan Patnaik. "...It was never the legislation's (Pocso Act) intention to prosecute romantic relationships between young adults," Justice Sibo Sankar Mishra said, quashing criminal prosecution in five cases.

The Times of India Many Pocso cases false and vindictive ones, says Odisha HC

Disconcerted by the rising number of cases registered under Pocso Act as a fallout of romantic relationships with or between minors, Orissa HC Friday noted with concern that many of these were "false and vindictive litigations", reports Lalmohan Patnaik. "...It was never the legislation's (Pocso Act) intention to prosecute romantic relationships between young adults," Justice Sibo Sankar Mishra said, quashing criminal prosecution in five cases.

The Times of India Cong suspends Surat’s disqualified candidate for ‘collusion with BJP’

Congress suspended Friday its disqualified Surat LS candidate Nilesh Kumbhani for six years, accusing him of “negligence or collusion with BJP” even as he stayed “incommunicado” and released a video pledging allegiance to the party. Kumbhani’s nomination was rejected on April 22 after his three proposers claimed their signatures were not theirs.

The Times of India Cong suspends Surat’s disqualified candidate for ‘collusion with BJP’

Congress suspended Friday its disqualified Surat LS candidate Nilesh Kumbhani for six years, accusing him of “negligence or collusion with BJP” even as he stayed “incommunicado” and released a video pledging allegiance to the party. Kumbhani’s nomination was rejected on April 22 after his three proposers claimed their signatures were not theirs.

The Times of India NRIs fly in, line up for love of vote

The Times of India Phase 2 turnout touches 64.7% against 69.4% in 2019

A turnout of 64.7% was recorded in 88 Lok Sabha constituencies across 12 states and the Union territory of J&K in the second phase of elections on Friday which was largely peaceful even as several states saw punishing heat conditions with temperature crossing 40 degrees Celsius at many places.