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- The Supreme Court has quashed a POCSO case filed against a woman at Khadki Police Station in Pune, saying there was no evidence to support the allegations.
- The case arose from a custody battle between a divorced couple over their twin children, with the mother accusing the child's paternal aunt of sexual assault.
- The court noted the allegations were first made only hours after the father filed his own FIR alleging abuse by the maternal uncle, and that the boy's statement before a magistrate did not support his mother's claims.
- The ruling underscores the court's concern that marital disputes can lead to relatives being implicated to settle personal scores.
What to watch next
- Whether the father's separate FIR alleging abuse by the maternal uncle proceeds or faces similar scrutiny
- Any further proceedings in the underlying custody dispute over the twin children
- How the divergence between the two Bombay High Court benches on the FIR is addressed, if at all
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Named India · Bombay High Court · JB Pardiwala · Khadki Police Station · K. Vinod Chandran · Sana Raees Khan · Supreme Court
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