DNA Profiling Not 100% Accurate, Can't Be Sole Basis for POCSO Conviction Without Corroborative Evidence: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court, in a significant ruling under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO), has held that a DNA report alone cannot form the sole basis of conviction if other evidence, particularly the victim's testimony, contradicts it. A division bench of Justice R Nataraj and Justice Rajesh Rai K passed this judgment while dismissing CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.100570 OF 2022 filed by the State of Karnataka against…