POCSO

Akhtar also threatened to burn the Surat girl alive if she told anyone about it. The girl then did not tell anyone about this out of fear.

According to the minor victim, the accused had been repeatedly sexually assaulting her by intimidation and threats since 14 August 2023.

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The court said, "The applicant is also of a tender age of 26 years, and they come together out of a love affair. It seems that the alleged incident of sexual relationship is out of the attraction between the two young persons and it is not the case that the applicant has subjected the victim to a sexual assault out of lust."

The Supreme Court deemed the observations by the Calcutta High Court as 'problematic' and also questioned the legal principles involved in the judgment.

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The court said that the prosecution failed to prove the case against the accused and was based solely on circumstantial evidence which could not be established to prove the accused guilty.

The incident took place in sector 57 of Gurugram. the case is booked in the women's police station in sector 51. The 3 accused have been booked under Section 10 of the POCSO Act and Section 75 of the Juvenile Justice Act

While pronouncing the judgment, the judge said that due to such crimes, society will never be able to send girls to such institutions for education.