Lawyer Rajesh Nagarajan has cautioned against the misapplication of prosecutorial discretion following the Attorney-General’s Chambers’ (AGC) decision to withdraw a child abuse charge against a caretaker accused of injuring a baby girl under her care.

Rajesh (above) said the move raised serious questions about why a law specifically enacted to protect children was set aside, arguing that it exposed deeper structural flaws in the enforcement of child protection laws in the country.