India, Nov. 8 -- A Pune Sessions Court has acquitted a Navy officer accused of sexually assaulting a woman after allegedly posing as a RAW agent, CBI and ATS officer and nuclear scientist. The court held that the prosecution failed to establish the charges beyond reasonable doubt.

The order was passed on Tuesday by Additional Sessions Judge PR Chaudhary while the defence was represented by advocate Jitendra Ashok Janapurkar. The acquitted accused hailed from Jayvayu Vihar in Greater Noida , Uttar Pradesh and was residing at Rajesambhaji Sainiki Vidyalaya, Kanchanwadi, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (Aurangabad) at the time of the alleged incident.

The accused was charged under Sections 376(2)(n) (repeated sexual assault), 420 (cheating), 323...