Courts and Advocates Must Exercise Caution in Frivolous POCSO Cases Arising from Matrimonial Disputes
The Supreme Court, in Ishwar Chand Sharma & Ors. v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Another [2026 INSC 587], has cautioned that legal practitioners must not advise estranged spouses to file false matrimonial cases or frivolous complaints under the POCSO Act as a means to harass the opposite party or to secure favourable settlements in matrimonial and family disputes.