India, March 2 -- A Delhi court has directed the commissioner of Delhi Police to submit a conclusive report in a seven months old rape case of a nine-year-old girl that has not been chargesheeted yet, noting the delay in filing the chargesheet within the stipulated time.

In August last year, a nine-year-old girl in west Delhi was allegedly sexually assaulted by her mother's friend. An FIR was registered on August 13, 2025 under sections related to rape and criminal intimidation of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and relevant provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act, 2012.

Under the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act and guidelines governing POCSO cases involving rape charges, the investigation must be completed an...