A court docket in Maharashtra’s Thane district has acquitted a 31-year-old man, who was accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a teen, after she stated they’re now married and she or he has no complaints towards him.
In his order of January 1, a replica of which was made out there on Saturday, Particular Choose D S Deshmukh held that the prosecution had didn’t show the costs towards the accused.
The person was first booked for kidnapping after he allegedly took a neighbour’s teenage daughter to varied locations in January 2019.
On their return, he was arrested and prices beneath the Safety of Youngsters from Sexual Offences (POCSO) and Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act have been added to the FIR.
Nonetheless, in the course of the trial, {the teenager} advised the court docket that he by no means used pressure on her and that no matter occurred between them was consensual. She additionally claimed that she was 18 at the moment and conscious of the implications of her actions.
The complainant, now a girl, advised the court docket that she has since married the accused they usually have a son. She stated they’re dwelling peacefully.
“The admissions given by the sufferer clearly present that she voluntarily fled with the accused. The foundational information required for invoking the presumptions beneath the POCSO Act are usually not proved. Due to this fact, the offences levelled towards the accused are usually not established,” noticed the decide within the acquittal order.
