POCSO – Accused Acquitted of All Charges without any compromise between accused and informant/victim
POCSO Act, 2012 – Relative of victim lodged the FIR – Victim’s statement was recorded – Charges were framed against accused – Victim also deposed as witness – Accused had not led any evidence – How to prove certain facts in cases under POCSO Act explained – Even if the accused does not leads any evidence, acquittal of accused is justified and there is no proposition that in order to secure acquittal in cases under POCSO Act, accused had to lead evidence – Accused, ultimately, acquitted.
📝▪️ Case Citation : [2024] GCtR 2514