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Supreme Court rules POCSO applies if trafficking victim is minor
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- The Hindu News·2h agoSupreme Court rules POCSO applies if trafficking victim is minor
The Supreme Court holds that awareness of employment in prostitution does not exclude a person from being a trafficking victim if they were deceived about working conditions, which later prove to be exploitative. The bench emphasizes that victims can be trafficked even when they know they are in the sex industry, provided they were misled and subjected to exploitation.
Read on The Hindu News - HT India·3h agoSC rules POCSO applies when trafficking victim is a minor
The Supreme Court holds that the POCSO Act applies if the victim of commercial sex trafficking is a minor, clarifying legal protections for child victims.
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