Special POCSO Court Acquits Rape Accused & Directs Release From Jail Almost After A Year As Prosecutrix States She Never Even Met Him [Read Order]

A Special POCSO Court in Mumbai acquitted a 24 years old Nashik resident from the charges of kidnapping and rape and directed his forthwith release from jail, after the prosecutrix stated that she had never met the accused. The prosecutrix denied all allegations recoded under Section 164 of CrPC and informed the Court that she was made to sign on a statement recorded in Marathi...