POCSO Act | Conviction Can Be Sustained Solely on DNA Report Even if Victim Turns Hostile: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has upheld the conviction and ten-year sentence of a man found guilty of sexually assaulting his live-in partner’s minor daughter, ruling that scientific DNA evidence establishing paternity takes precedence over the testimony of a victim who turns hostile during the trial. Justice Chandrasekharan Sudha dismissed the criminal appeal filed by the

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