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Supreme Court upholds charges against ex-judge for child abuse
A former judge will now face trial for alleged sexual abuse of his daughter between 2014 and 2018, after the Supreme Court refused to drop the case. The court described the accusations as "shocking" and highlighted their seriousness and impact on the survivor.
Ex-judge's defense claimed complaint was just a family dispute
The ex-judge had challenged an earlier Bombay High Court order that allowed charges against him to move forward—including assault under Section 354 IPC and several sections of the POCSO Act for aggravated and incestuous sexual assault. His defense claimed the complaint was just a family dispute, but the court didn't buy it. The case will go ahead in a special POCSO court.