The Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, has rejected an application filed by the State of Maharashtra seeking leave to appeal against the acquittal of an accused charged under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. Justice Abhay S. Waghwase upheld the trial court’s judgment, citing material improvements in the prosecution’s evidence and a
Belated Reporting and Lack of Corroboration Justify Acquittal in POCSO Case: Bombay High Court Rejects State’s Appeal
