A four-year-old girl was molested in Tarakeshwar area of ​​Hooghly district of West Bengal late night on Friday (7 November 2025). This incident of brutal sexual exploitation has shocked the entire state. According to the police, the victim was sleeping with her grandmother in a mosquito net under the railway shed, when some unknown person cut the mosquito net and abducted the girl.

The family told that they belong to the Banjara community. They were living temporarily in the railway shed as their house was demolished by the administration. The next day in the afternoon, the girl was found naked and soaked in blood near Tarakeshwar Railway High Drain. “She was sleeping next to me,” said the girl’s grandmother, who showed a torn mosquito net. Someone took him at around 4 in the morning. I didn’t even know. They cut the mosquito net and took her away; when they found her, she was naked.” After the incident, the victim has been admitted to Tarakeshwar Rural Hospital, where her condition is said to be critical.

Police registered a case, investigation continues under POCSO Act

A senior officer of Hooghly Rural Police said that an FIR has been registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses Act (POCSO) in connection with the incident. The police team has collected forensic evidence from the incident site. The process of scanning the footage of CCTV cameras installed nearby has been started. The police officer said that we are investigating from every angle. Based on initial evidence the culprit will be identified soon. However, the victim’s family has alleged that the local police initially delayed in registering the FIR, after which the case was registered due to increasing pressure.

BJP accused Mamta government

A political storm has also arisen over this gruesome incident. BJP leader and leader of opposition in the assembly, Subhendu Adhikari launched a scathing attack on Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s government. He wrote on X (formerly Twitter) that a 4 year old girl was raped in Tarakeshwar. The family reached the police station, but no FIR was registered. The police is busy suppressing crime. This is the real face of Mamata Banerjee’s rule. A girl’s life was ruined, and the police is protecting the fake law and order of the state.

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In a rare case, the Supreme Court, using its full powers under Article 142 of the Constitution, has quashed POCSO proceedings against a man who had sex with a minor girl and later married her. The court also said, ‘This crime was not the result of lust, but of love.’

Justice Dipankar Dutta and Justice A. Yes. Masih’s bench said that the victim (now wife) has said that she was married to the man and they both had a one-year-old son. They are living a happy life now. The girl’s father also wants the criminal proceedings against his daughter’s husband to end.

Criminal law is a manifestation of the sovereign will of society.

The bench said, ‘We are aware of the fact that the crime is not only against an individual but against the entire society. When a crime is committed it hurts the collective conscience of the society and hence the society, through its elected MPs, determines what the punishment will be for such a crime and how the criminal should be treated, so that it is not repeated.’

The bench said that criminal law is a manifestation of the sovereign will of the society, but the implementation of such law is not divorced from practical realities. The bench, in its order dated October 28, said, ‘Delivering justice requires a nuanced approach. This court gives its decisions according to the specificities of each case, that is, it gives decisions with firmness and seriousness as required, but also with kindness.

Supreme Court has extraordinary power of ‘absolute justice’

The bench said that it is also in the best interest of the society to end any dispute as far as possible. Justice Dutta, in his judgment written on behalf of the bench, said that the Supreme Court needs to balance the conflicting interests of justice, resistance and reform.

The bench said that the framers of the Constitution have given this court an extraordinary power to do ‘complete justice’ in appropriate cases and this constitutional power is distinct from all other powers and its object is to avoid situations of injustice arising from the rigid application of law.

Crime is not the result of lust, it is the result of love.

The Court said, ‘As per the law made by the Legislature, the proceedings in the present case cannot be quashed on the basis of the agreement entered into between the Appellant and his wife after the Appellant has been found guilty of a heinous crime, but in our opinion, justice will not be served by ignoring the pleas of the Appellant’s wife for compassion and sympathy.’

The bench said, ‘The appellant and the victim are not only legally married, but they are also together in family life. Considering the offense of the appellant under the POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses) Act, we find that the offense was not the result of lust, but of love.’

Supreme Court order under Article 142

It also said, ‘The victim herself has expressed her desire to live a peaceful and stable family life with the appellant, so that the husband (appellant) does not bear the indelible mark of being a criminal.’ The Supreme Court said that continuation of the criminal proceedings and the imprisonment of the appellant would cause disruption to the family and would cause irreparable damage to the victim, the newborn child and the fabric of the society.

The bench said, ‘Accordingly, in view of the above considerations, subsequent developments in the trial and in the interest of providing complete justice, we consider it appropriate to quash the criminal proceedings in exercise of our powers under Article 142 of the Constitution.’

Supreme Court warned the criminal husband

The Supreme Court warned and imposed a condition on the man and said that he would never leave his wife and child and would also support them with respect throughout his life. The bench clarified that this order has been given in specific circumstances and it should not be considered as a precedent for any other case.

Also, the bench warned the husband, saying, ‘If in future any lapse occurs on the part of the appellant and is brought to the notice of this court by his wife, his children or the complainant, the consequences will not be pleasant for the appellant.’

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A 35 -year -old woman school teacher from Navi Mumbai is accused of making a video call to a minor student in an objectionable position. On the complaint, the Mumbai Police has arrested the case and arrested him. On the complaint of the child’s father, a case has been registered against the accused teacher under the sections of POCSO.

According to the ADTV report, the accused teacher used to send objectionable messages to the child on social media platforms like Instagram. After messaging the text, she started making video calls a few days later, during which she was seen in less clothes. This video call lasted for a few days, then the child complained to his parents.

Bad effect on child’s mental state
The child’s parents immediately informed the police. In Tahrir, the father told that such activities of the teacher are affecting the mental state of the child. After this, the police registered a case under the Poxo Act and took the accused teacher into custody.

The police is now trying to find out whether the teacher has any such history? The police has seized his phone and is engaged in investigating the social media account for any evidence.

Such a case of school teacher has come before
Earlier, a female teacher of a large school in Mumbai was arrested on charges of sexual harassment of a 16 -year -old student. The 40 -year -old accused female teacher is married. The accused woman had told the police that she loved that student very much.

The victim was constantly ignoring the teacher and stayed away from them. After this, the accused teacher sought help from the child’s female friend. The friend explained to the boy that such relationships have become common among older women and teenage boys. The police has also taken action against that girl.