The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday refused to quash the criminal proceedings against a former judicial officer from Maharashtra who has been accused of sexually abusing his minor daughter, reported PTI.

“The daughter is making an allegation. It is a shocking case. He is a judicial officer and these are serious allegations of incest. This is shocking. And the daughter has made the allegations. She must have been scarred for life. How can this be a case for quashing?" a bench comprising Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and Manmohan observed, while dismissing the judicial officer’s appeal against a Bombay High Court (HC) order passed on April 15, upholding the framing of charges by the trial court.

The bench took into consideration the serious allegations and charges under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act against him.