DNA mismatch won’t absolve accused: Karnataka High Court
The Hindu
The court ruled against a bus conductor who reportedly abused and impregnated a girl
The Karnataka High Court has said that non-matching DNA samples would not absolve a crime accused since it is only corroborative evidence.
The court rejected the petition of a 43-year-old bus conductor who is accused of raping and impregnating a 12-year-old relative.
He rushed to the High Court, seeking quashing of the case after a DNA test showed that his blood sample and that of the foetus did not match.
The accused is a resident of Mysuru. He has been charged under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and Indian Penal Code (IPC).
The complaint was filed by the mother of the victim on February 19, 2021. The bus conductor is said to have sexually abused the girl, due to which she became pregnant.
The police filed a charge-sheet in the case while the report of the DNA test was still pending. When the report came, it showed that the blood sample of the accused and the foetus did not match.
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