POCSO Act | Court 'Shocked' as Prosecution Didn't Seek Further Probe After Negative DNA Report, Orders Re-Investigation: Madras High Court
In a significant development under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO Act), the Madras High Court quashed a chargesheet and ordered a fresh investigation into a sexual assault case after a DNA test report showed that the accused was not the biological father of the child born to the victim. Justice K. Murali Shankar passed this order while hearing a criminal revision petition filed against the order…
