POCSO Act convicts can't avail emergency COVID-19 parole: Bombay High Court

POCSO Act convicts can't avail emergency COVID-19 parole: Bombay High Court

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The three-judge bench of the *Bombay High Court* on Friday held that prisoners convicted under the Protection of Children from the Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act cannot avail emergency parole in view of Supreme Court’s directions to decongest jails due to the *COVID-19* pandemic.

As per a report in The Indian Express, the full...

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