Court Relies On DNA Test, Jails Man For Raping Step-Daughter
NDTV
DNA tests are an effective tool for investigation as well as to establish the proof of guilt of the accused, said the court.
A special court in Mumbai has relied on a DNA test report and sentenced a 41-year-old man to 20 years' imprisonment for repeatedly raping his 16-year-old step-daughter since 2019 and impregnating her.
Special Judge Anis Khan, designated to hear cases related to the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, in the order passed on Tuesday said in such peculiar circumstances, DNA tests are an effective tool for investigation as well as to establish the proof of guilt of the accused.
"The DNA report clearly indicates the accused was the biological father of the foetus of the victim girl," the court said in the order, a copy of which was made available on Wednesday.
"It is, indeed, sad that a very serious and heinous offence has been committed by a step-father on his step-daughter who is a child below 18 years," it said.
