The Times of India

A 32-year-old man from Salem, wrongfully imprisoned for nearly two years on rape and impregnation charges, has been acquitted by a Pocso court. He refused bail, confident in his innocence. A crucial DNA test proved he was not the father of the child, leading to his release and allowing him to return to his village with his reputation restored. The court concluded he was falsely accused.

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A 32-year-old man spent two years in Salem Central Prison after being accused of raping and impregnating a minor. Refusing bail, he insisted on being declared innocent by the court. A recent DNA test confirmed that he was not the father of the child, leading to his acquittal by a Pocso court.

A division bench of Justice Anita Sumanth and Justice Sunder Mohan passed the order on a plea moved by Mohamed Sameer seeking to produce his father Zahir Hussain and set him at liberty.