Overview
- Special POCSO judge N D Khose delivered the acquittal on November 28 and ordered the man's release if not wanted in another case.
- The court said the victim's account lacked detail and was contradicted by the medical report.
- Investigators did not produce credible proof of minority, with conflicting records on birth year and an unreliable birth certificate.
- An attempt to show the girl had an IQ of 36 was not supported by solid evidence, undermining claims of intellectual disability.
- The case stemmed from 2017 allegations in Kurar, Malad East, with the defense maintaining he was falsely implicated over a prior dispute.