Rape Accused Acquitted After Spending 9 Years in Jail; Inconsistencies in 8-Year-Old Victim's Testimony and Lack of Medical Evidence Cited: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has acquitted Kuntesh, who had spent more than nine years in jail after being convicted in a case involving allegations under Section 376 IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act). The Court found serious inconsistencies in the prosecution case, contradictions in the statements of the minor victim, lack of medical corroboration, and significant omissions in…