Patna HC Acquits Man in POCSO Case, Citing Victim’s Consent and Applying Margin of Error in Age Determination

The High Court of Judicature at Patna has acquitted a man convicted under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012, and Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. A Division Bench of Justice Rajeev Ranjan Prasad and Justice Sourendra Pandey set aside the trial court’s judgment, holding that the prosecution failed

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