Case Law Analysis
|Uttarakhand High Court
POCSO Act | Identification Under Darkness & Broken Chain of Custody Fatal to Conviction : Uttarakhand HC Acquits Accused
Uttarakhand High Court acquitted an accused in a POCSO case, ruling that unreliable identification due to darkness, absence of a test identification parade, and a broken chain of custody vitiated the prosecution's case. The court also emphasized the failure to confront the accused with the FSL report under Section 313 Cr.P.C., setting a precedent for strict adherence to evidentiary standards in sexual offence cases.