Conviction Doesn’t Extinguish Right to Prove Innocence: Second DNA Test Allowed for POCSO Convict: Telangana High Court
The Telangana High Court, led by Justices Moushumi Bhattacharya and B R Madhusudhan Rao, heard an appeal from an 80‑year‑old man convicted under Section 5 and Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act after being sentenced to life imprisonment. The conviction was primarily based on a single DNA report that identified him as the biological father of the victim’s foetus. Application for Second DNA Test In…
