Srinagar, June 16 -- The Srinagar wing of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has discharged a man in a POCSO case after noting that the Investigating Agency had not collected any scientific evidence to show that the accused had committed the sexual assault upon the two girls, and there was an absence of oral testimony on the part of the victims.
The petition before the High Court was filed against the order of the Special Judge (POCSO Cases), Srinagar, whereby charges for offences under Section 363, 376 IPC and Section 4 of the POCSO Act had been framed against the petitioner.
The Single Bench of Justice Sanjay Dhar said, "The Investigating Agency has not collected any scientific evidence to show that the petitioner has committed the s...