Chandigarh, Sept. 3 -- A special court dealing with POCSO and rape cases headed by additional district and sessions judge Yashika acquitted a youth of rape charges on Tuesday. The court called the relationship 'consensual' and said there was no evidence to prove that the woman was raped by the accused on the pretext of marriage. As per the prosecution, the complainant had registered a case against the youth. She had lodged a complaint with the police on December 29, 2022, stating that Pradeep Yadav was in a relationship with her for the past one and a half years. While passing the order, the court stated, "It is very difficult to assume that the prosecutrix who is otherwise a mature person was unable to discover the deceitful behaviour of accused who continued to have sexual relationship with her for such a long period on the promise of marriage...it cannot be concluded that the prosecutrix engaged in a sexual relationship with the accused solely on account of any assurance of marriage from the accused. The relationship between the parties was cordial and also consensual in nature."...