Acquittal in POCSO Case as Court Finds Girl’s Statements Inconsistent
मुख्य बातें
- •A man accused under the POCSO Act was acquitted after the court found discrepancies in the victim girl’s statements.
- •The case was registered in [City/State] following an incident reported on [Date of Incident].
- •The court noted significant inconsistencies in the victim’s statements recorded at different stages.
- •The defence argued that the medical report did not support the prosecution’s claims.
- •The victim’s family plans to appeal the verdict, citing dissatisfaction with the acquittal.
A local court in [City/State] acquitted a man accused under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act after examining inconsistencies in the statements provided by the minor girl, who was the alleged victim. The verdict was delivered on [Date], nearly [X months/years] after the case was first registered. According to court documents, the prosecution relied heavily on the victim’s testimony, but discrepancies emerged during cross-examination and in statements recorded at different times.
The case dates back to [Date of Incident], when the accused, identified as [Name], was alleged to have committed a sexual offence against the girl, who was then [Age] years old. The incident was reported by the girl’s family to the police on [Date of FIR], leading to the registration of an FIR under relevant sections of the POCSO Act and the Indian Penal Code (IPC). However, during the trial, the defence successfully highlighted contradictions in the victim’s statements made to the police, the medical examiner, and the court.
