https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=296771 In a POCSO prosecution, the Kerala HC held that the statutory presumption under Section 29 is rebuttable and does not, by itself, preclude anticipatory bail. The Court considered the substantial delay in lodging the complaint, the sequence of events following a fee-demand notice, and the surrounding circumstances as creating doubt about the prosecution version. It also found that custodial interrogation was unnecessary, there was no material showing flight risk or criminal antecedents, and any risk of witness intimidation could be managed through conditions. Anticipatory bail was therefore granted subject to stringent safeguards. en-us Tue, 05 Mar 2019 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 05 Aug 2021 20:47:01 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=296771 In a POCSO prosecution, the Kerala HC held that the statutory presumption under Section 29 is rebuttable and does not, by itself, preclude anticipatory bail. The Court considered the substantial delay in lodging the complaint, the sequence of events following a fee-demand notice, and the surrounding circumstances as creating doubt about the prosecution version. It also found that custodial interrogation was unnecessary, there was no material showing flight risk or criminal antecedents, and any risk of witness intimidation could be managed through conditions. Anticipatory bail was therefore granted subject to stringent safeguards. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 05 Mar 2019 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=296771