Acquitted in POCSO Case as Identification Evidence Found Unsafe to Sustain Conviction: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court on 19 August 2026 acquitted the appellant in a serious sexual assault case involving a 10-year-old child and set aside the conviction and life sentence imposed by the trial court. The judgment was delivered by a Division Bench comprising Justice Prathiba M. Singh and Justice Vikas Mahajan. The Court held that although the allegations described a brutal sexual assault, the prosecution had failed to establish beyond…
