2023-09-10 08:51:00
10 September 2023, 02:21 PM IST
The 17-year-old accused her 60-year-old grandfather of sexually assaulting her and physically harming her.
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Mumbai: The court acquitted a 60-year-old man following serving five years in jail for raping his 17-year-old granddaughter and getting her pregnant. DNA The special POCSO court acquitted the 60-year-old from the case when it was found that the baby, who had given birth to a life-threatening birth, did not belong to the accused. The DNA of another person whom the complainant initially accused of the crime. The test result is also negative.
The court heard that she had sexual relations with another person who wanted to save her life. Therefore, the court held that the statements given by Atijeewa in the case are not reliable and the evidence given by her is not consistent with the other evidence in the case.
The 17-year-old accused her 60-year-old grandfather of sexually assaulting her and physically harming her. The incident started on June 21, 2018 when the girl fell unconscious. The unconscious girl was taken to the hospital by her grandfather who was found to be pregnant. Then on June 22, 2018, the 17-year-old gave birth to a baby girl.
The girl’s first statement was that she was raped and made pregnant by a local boy. However, the girl changed her statement on 10th July 2018. The girl testified that it was her grandfather who sexually assaulted her and he threatened her not to reveal the incident. It was also revealed that he had burned his private parts with cigarettes. On the basis of this statement, the police arrested the grandfather on July 12, 2018.
In the trial of the case, D.N.A. Apart from the test results, the court also pointed out some other failures of the prosecution. The girl told the doctor that she was 18 years old when she went to see the doctor for the first time. However, the prosecution might not prove that the girl was under 18 at that time. Moreover, the court noticed that the girl had stayed away from home for a few days. The court also said that the girl did not approach the police regarding the harassment she faced from her grandfather.
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