It said that mere producing the school leaving certificate without examining concerned witnesses, it cannot be said that the age mentioned in the certificate is established.“Even otherwise, the school leaving certificate to prove the age of the victim is not of much evidentiary value. “It is clear that there was love affair between the victim and Goswami… the victim had sexual relation with the accused with her consent. Therefore, as such, no offence is made out against the appellant,” the HC said.The HC refused to accept that the victim was a minor at the time of incident. Even after she came to know that Goswami was married and had two kids, she maintained relations with him. His conviction took place after his ex-girlfriend lodged an FIR against him in 2013.After hearing the appeal, the HC said that the girl was living with Goswami for five months.
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