Holding that identification during police investigation is not substantive evidence and cannot replace dock identification in court, the Supreme Court Bench comprising Justice Sandeep Mehta and Justice Manmohan acquitted a man sentenced to life imprisonment under the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act). Setting
Test Identification Parade Merely Corroborative, Cannot Substitute Dock Identification: Supreme Court Acquits Man in POCSO Case
