Case Law Analysis
|Calcutta High Court
POCSO Act | Victim's Consistent Testimony Overrides Prior Acquittal; Conviction Upheld Despite Fresh Evidence : Calcutta HC
The Calcutta High Court ruled that a minor victim's consistent testimony, corroborated by medical evidence, is sufficient for conviction under the POCSO Act even if the accused was previously acquitted in a separate case. The judgment reaffirms that prior acquittal does not bar prosecution where fresh evidence emerges, setting a critical precedent for sexual offence trials.