Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru (MS)
Mangaluru, May 15: The court here acquitted a man accused of sexually assaulting minor girl, as the DNA report proved that there is no relation between the child that was given birth by the minor girl and the accused man.
Akshath, who was facing the accusation of sexual assault and impregnating minor girl, was acquitted by the second additional FSTC district sessions court.
In the complaint, it was accused that accused Akshath had approached the minor girl in 2019, when she was alone at home of Ashokanagara in Dharmasthala, on the pretext of asking hair setting machine and had sexual intercourse with her. Later also he had physical intimacy with the minor girl several times and this resulted in the minor girl getting pregnant. A case under POCSO, IPC 376 was registered against the accused.
Justice Radhakrishna, who conducted inquiry of the case said that the accused is released as the DNA report confirms that he is not the father of the child given birth by the minor.
S P Chengappa, Vijay Mahantesh and Rahiyana argued for the accused.