Sessions Court permits POCSO accused to visit his ailing mother

MUMBAI: A sessions court has permitted a sexual assault accused to visit his 75-year-old ailing mother for a few hours with police escort at his own cost after he made a plea stating that he is worried about her health as she was being repeatedly hospitalised. The court said the visit may help improve her health.

The applicant Rajendra Thakkar is facing charges of unnatural sexual assault and offences under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO). He has been in Thane Central Jail after his arrest in February last year. The intervener in the case had opposed his plea and said that it is normal for a 75-year-old to be in and out of the hospital. The court said in this regard that though it may be a routine or usual thing in the eyes of a third person, that the court is required to think from the perspective of the mother and son.