Case Law Analysis
|Bombay High Court
POCSO Act Section 7 | Child Witness Testimony Validated by Corroborative Forensic Evidence Despite Partial Tutoring : Bombay HC
The Bombay High Court upheld a POCSO conviction where a child witness’s testimony was partially tutored, ruling that medical and DNA evidence provided sufficient corroboration to overcome evidentiary weaknesses, including delayed FIR and investigation. This reinforces that corroboration, not perfect testimony, is the linchpin in POCSO cases - empowering prosecutors to rely on forensic trails when child accounts are compromised.