Chandigarh, Sept. 3 -- A special court dealing with POCSO and rape cases headed by additional district and sessions judge Yashika acquitted a youth of rape charges on Tuesday.

The court called the relationship 'consensual' and said there was no evidence to prove that the woman was raped by the accused on the pretext of marriage. The available facts and circumstances make it clear that the relationship between the two parties was consensual and cordial, the court remarked.

According to the prosecution, the complainant had registered a case against the youth. She had lodged a complaint with the police on December 29, 2022, stating that Pradeep Yadav was in a relationship with her for the past one and a half years.

She had alleged that Pr...