‘Settlement can’t wipe out criminality’: Delhi High Court refuses to quash POCSO case

The court observed that a forced child marriage with a man approximately 20 years elder to the minor can have a large societal impact.The Delhi High Court recently refused to quash a criminal case against a man accused of forcing a 17-year-old girl to marry him and have physical relations with her, observing that a settlement between the parties cannot wipe out criminality in the case.