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  "id": 5228993,
  "title": "Consent irrelevant in POCSO cases, says Kerala High Court",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/consent-irrelevant-in-pocso-cases-says-kerala-high-court",
  "topic": "world",
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  "published": "2026-09-03T02:13:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
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    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/consent-irrelevant-in-pocso-cases-says-kerala-high-court/article71420751.ece"
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  "summary": "The Court made the legal position clear while dismissing a plea by an accused challenging his conviction under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012",
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