Demanding cross-examination of POCSO victim again is meaningless: Madras High Court
The High Court has dismissed a petition seeking the re-cross-examination of a POCSO victim, calling it meaningless and traumatic.
In a POCSO case filed against an individual named Ramesh in Villupuram district for sexually assaulting a minor, the accused had filed a petition seeking to cross-examine the victim again. After the lower court dismissed this plea, an appeal was filed in the High Court.
Presiding over the case, Justice D. Bharatha Chakravarthy stated that it is meaningless to call a victim to court again for cross-examination, as it causes further mental trauma. Emphasizing the need for society to understand the psychological pain of victims, the judge dismissed the accused's petition.
Courtesy: Hindu Tamil Thisai