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adversely affect the mental, physical, and emotional well-being of the latter.
24. Another common form of sexual abuse of children is incest or intrafamilial sexual abuse. Most incest occurs between father and daughter. Other instances of sexual abuse of children are most often committed by stepfather, by older male relatives, by friends who have access to children within the family setting and by people normally trusted by parents. Out of the bunch of cases, one is incestuous sexual assault committed by the father-
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development and sense of safety. The mental trauma and agony the helpless child underwent each time her own father, stepfather or close relative sexually abused her cannot be lost sight of by the court while considering the plea to quash the proceedings on the ground of settlement. That apart, in such cases, the Court cannot always be assured that the consent given by the victim in compromising the case is voluntary. There is always the possibility that she is pressurised by the convict or by her own mother, who, in most cases, supports the accused. Thus, any compromise between the victim and the offender in relation to an offence of incestuous sexual assault could not normally provide any basis for quashing the criminal proceedings.
33. Crl.M.C. Nos. 2870/2021 & 347/22: These two cases involve incestuous sexual abuse. In Crl.M.C.No.347/2022, the accused is the grandfather of the victim, aged 2½ years of age.
The allegation is that he committed digital penetration several times on the victim during the period from 15/12/2019 and 17/1/2020. The allegation levelled against the accused is well founded and there are prima facie materials to connect him with Crl.M.C.No.5076/2018 & conn.cases
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