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Thane court acquits tennis coach in POCSO case over lack of credible evidence
Updated On: 12 July, 2026 03:31 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondent
A Thane court has acquitted a 40-year-old tennis coach accused of raping a 14-year-old student under the POCSO Act, citing inconsistencies in the prosecution's case, lack of corroborative evidence, inconclusive DNA findings and doubts over the reliability of the victim's testimony

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A Thane court has acquitted a tennis coach accused of raping and impregnating a 14-year-old student, observing that the girl's post-incident conduct and continued training with him without complaint rebutted the legal presumption of guilt against the accused.
As reported by PTI, the victim's conduct after the alleged incident cast doubt on the reliability of her testimony, Special Judge (for POCSO Act cases) Premal S Vithalani said in the order passed on July 10.


