Charming Rupon v. State of Meghalaya
2026 INSC 11029 October 202610 min read
Supreme Court Acquits in POCSO Case, Holds Failure to Identify Accused and Withheld Witness Fatal to Prosecution
The Supreme Court set aside a POCSO conviction, holding that the prosecution failed to establish the identity of the accused, withheld a material witness, and the evidence suffered from serious infirmities.
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- Case Name
- Charming Rupon v. State of Meghalaya
- Citation
- 2026 INSC 1102
- Bench
- Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta
- Date of Judgment
- October 9, 2026
- Area of Law
- Criminal Law — POCSO Act, 2012 — Section 6 — Sexual Assault — Identification — Delay in FIR — Material Witness — Adverse Inference
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