DEHRADUN: The additional district judge of a special Pocso court in Dehradun acquitted a 42-year-old man, who had been accused of raping his 15-year-old daughter and had spent the past five years in jail, after it was found that he had been falsely incriminated by the girl since he objected to her bunking school and associating with a boy. Upon scrutinising the evidence and hearing witnesses, the court discovered that the girl’s beau had instigated her to implicate her father in a fabricated rape case.
A case was registered on December 25, 2019 based on a complaint filed by Child Welfare Committee (CWC), in which the committee members said that “the girl had told them about sexual abuse by her father and her younger sister also supported her claim”.The man, who worked as a laundryman in Dehradun, was arrested and sent to jail on December 27.
During the investigation, police recovered some letters written by the girl to her boyfriend.
She later confessed during cross-questioning that she was in love with a boy who instigated her to lodge a false complaint with CWC.
The girl also admitted to being upset with her father due to his disapproval of her relationship with the boy and skipping school.
Furthermore, during the trial, the doctor informed the court that the girl’s medical reports came negative, and it could not be confirmed that she had been raped. After reviewing the evidence, the court declared the man innocent and issued an acquittal order last week.
A case was registered on December 25, 2019 based on a complaint filed by Child Welfare Committee (CWC), in which the committee members said that “the girl had told them about sexual abuse by her father and her younger sister also supported her claim”.The man, who worked as a laundryman in Dehradun, was arrested and sent to jail on December 27.
During the investigation, police recovered some letters written by the girl to her boyfriend.
She later confessed during cross-questioning that she was in love with a boy who instigated her to lodge a false complaint with CWC.
The girl also admitted to being upset with her father due to his disapproval of her relationship with the boy and skipping school.
Furthermore, during the trial, the doctor informed the court that the girl’s medical reports came negative, and it could not be confirmed that she had been raped. After reviewing the evidence, the court declared the man innocent and issued an acquittal order last week.
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