Silence Is Not Institutional Prudence, It Is Statutory Delinquency: Karnataka HC Refuses to Quash FIR Against School Authorities Who Suppressed Child Sexual Abuse Complaint
“The statutory mandate under Section 21, POCSO Act admits of no dilution, no hesitation, and no delay. The duty to report an offence against a child is not a matter of institutional discretion but an imperative cast by the statute, the breach of which itself constitutes a distinct offence.”