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A 42-year-old man was recently acquitted by the additional district judge of a special POCSO court in Dehradun after it was found that he was falsely incriminated by his 15-year-old daughter in a rape case.
The man was released after having spent 5 years in prison. As per a report in Times of India, the minor plotted against her father because he allegedly objected to her actions of bunking school to spend time with a boy, reported to be her boyfriend.
While hearing the matter, the court is said to have heard witnesses, and on observing the evidence presented, it was found that the minor's beau had instigated her to build the false rape case, for which her father ended up spending 5 years in jail.
The Child Welfare Committee (CWC) had filed a complaint on behalf of the minor on December 25, 2019. In the plaint, the CWC members are said to have submitted that "the girl had told them about sexual abuse by her father and her younger sister also supported her claim”.
Her boyfriend, who was employed as a laundryman in Dehradun, was arrested and sent to jail on December 27. Based on the statements of her father over false incrimination for rape, the police interrogated the minor who is said to have confessed to her relationship with the laundryman.
The cops then reportedly conducted a search at the minor's residence and found a few letters that she had written to her boyfriend. She also revealed that she was upset with her father over his disapproval towards the relationship she shared with the boy.
The doctors who tested the minor girl's DNA also informed the Dehradun court that it could not be confirmed that she was raped as her reports are negative. The court, considering the evidence, declared the 42-year-old innocent and issued the order to set him free earlier this month.