POCSO Victim’s Testimony Loses Credibility When DNA Report Excludes Accused as Biological Father: Gauhati High Court

The Gauhati High Court has delivered a crucial judgment emphasizing the importance of scientific evidence in sexual offence cases. The court held that when a DNA test report conclusively establishes that the accused is not the biological father of the child born to the prosecutrix, the credibility of the victim’s testimony is seriously undermined. The decision came in an appeal filed under Section 415 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita…