POCSO Conviction Set Aside After Court Finds Pregnancy Occurred Two Months Before Alleged Rape: Gauhati High Court
The Gauhati High Court has acquitted an appellant in a POCSO case after discovering a significant inconsistency between the alleged date of rape and the medical evidence regarding the victim’s pregnancy. The court found that the pregnancy predated the alleged incident by nearly two months, which raised serious doubts about the prosecution’s case. The judgment was delivered by a Division Bench comprising Justice Michael Zothankhuma and Justice Shamima Jahan. Background…
