Summary:
"From the testimony of the victim, it appears that she consented for the sexual intercourse. Principal sessions judge P V Ganediwala acquitted the accused (his name not disclosed) of all charges last week, observing that the relationship was consensual. "The age of accused was also 16 years. The girl's parents had filed a police complaint against the accused, a neighbour when she did not return home and was later found at his house. As per Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code, in its applicability in the year 1988, consensual sexual intercourse with a girl above 16 years of age was excluded from the definition of rape," the judge said..