New Delhi: The Delhi High Court, while hearing a crucial case, has observed that the Muslim Personal Law cannot protect the accused from the action of the POCSO. Even if a Muslim girl who is over the age of 16 years or has attained the age of puberty. A bench of Justice Jasmeet Singh of the Delhi High Court said the Pocso Act was enacted to protect children below the age of 18 from sexual abuse. This is not a customary law, but the purpose of the Act is to protect children below the age of 18 from sexual exploitation.

In fact, the accused had physically raptured the 16-year-old girl but was not married. In this case, the accused moved the court to quash the FIR. At the same time, the petitioner had contended that as per Muslim Law, the victim has attained the age of puberty, so the rigour of the POCSO Act will not apply in this case. But the High Court rejected this argument of the petitioner outright. The court said that the Muslim Personal Law cannot protect the accused from the action of the POCSO Act. At the same time, the court said that the claim of the accused can be considered that he is willing to marry the victim.

According to the police, the accused had gone to the victim's house and told the victim's parents about marrying the victim. The victim's parents had agreed to the marriage on the condition that the nikah would take place only after the victim passed the 12th standard. However, the marriage is not yet done, as the victim is currently studying at school.

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