Supreme Court To Consider Legality Of HC Acquitting POCSO Accused Interpreting Girl's 'Samband Banaya' Statement As Not Sexual Relation

The Supreme Court today(July 28) issued fresh notice to the accused in a Special Leave Petition against the Delhi High Court's order acquitting a 22-year-old man convicted for raping a 14-year-old minor on the grounds that the survivor's testimony that there was 'samband' cannot be interpreted to mean 'sexual intercourse'. A bench comprising Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice AG Masih...