Top law firm terminates partner booked for sexual assault of daughter
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A top law firm has terminated one of its partners who was booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO Act) for the sexual assault of his own minor daughter.Senior leadership at the law firm confirmed to Bar & Bench that the accused partner's services have been terminated with immediate effect.A first information report (FIR) was registered on February 2 this year under provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the POCSO Act, after the mother of the child filed