The Uttarakhand High Court has asked the state government to examine whether arrests can be avoided in cases related to minor boys and girls going on a date and the gir🍃l's parents file a com🐽plaint over it.
A di🍃vision bench of the high court comprising Chief Justice Ritu Bahari and Justice Rakesh Thapliyal asked the government to look into whether recording a statement under Section 161 of the CrPC would be sufficient to not arrest the boy.
"...at the most, he caꦬn be called for 🌌giving him advice not to indulge in these things, but should not be arrested," the court said.
🔴The state can examine the matter and issue general directions to the police department, it said.
The court's order came on a PIL which questioned the justification of arresting a minor boy for going on a date with a minor girl in case a complaint was𒊎 lodged by the girl's parent as it did not constitute an offence🔯 under sections 3,4,5,6 and 7 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
In such cases the boys 🌞are usually treated as sole culprits and punished which is not fair, the PIL filed by advocate M🦂anisha Bhandari said.
The matter will be heard again on August 6.
