Justice B V Nagarathna and Justice R Mahadevan was hearing a PIL seeking directions to sensitise people about the penal provisions for rape and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act to make the country a better place for girls and women. “One thing, we would like to remark.

Home / Court Updates / Supreme Court Supreme Court Expresses Concern Over Misuse Of POCSO Act In Matrimonial Disputes ByVerdictum News Desk|4 Nov 2025 1:03 PM Supreme Court of India The POCSO act is being being misused in cases of marital discord and consensual relationships between adolescents, the Supreme Court said today while stressing the need to spread awareness in boys and men about its legal provisions. A bench of Justice B V Nagarathna and Justice R Mahadevan was hearing a PIL seeking directions to sensitise people about the penal provisions for rape and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act to make the country a better place for girls and women. “One thing, we would like to remark. POCSO Act is being misused in cases of marital discords and matters pertaining to consensual relationships between adolescents. We should spread awareness in boys and men about the legal provisions,” the bench remarked orally. Also Read – Objection Petition U/S 47 CPC Should Not Invariably Be Treated As Commencement Of New Trial: Supreme Court The Apex Court adjourned the PIL to December 2 and noted that some states and union territories had not filed a response in the matter. The Apex Court had earlier issued notices to the Centre, the Union ministries of Education and Information and Broadcasting and the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) on the plea filed by Senior Advocate Aabad Harshad Ponda. Ponda said there is need to inform people about the laws regarding rape and the change in such laws after the Nirbhaya case. The plea seeks several measures, including directing the education ministry to ask all educational institutions providing free and compulsory education to children aged up to 14 years to incorporate the penal provisions regarding offences against women and children.

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