During the hearing, the bench examined whether the de facto complainant or the victim’s parent must be made a party in criminal appeals and bail proceedings under POCSO Act.

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The pharmaceutical company, Sresan Pharma, at the centre of the cough syrup tragedy that has claimed over a dozen children’s lives in Madhya Pradesh was found to be supplying the cough syrup without testing it, said a top source.