Hyderabad, July 24 -- An accused cannot dodge a DNA test in a Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) case by invoking his right against self-incrimination, the Telangana High Court has ruled, upholding the cancellation of bail granted to Haseeb Ullah Khan after he refused to comply with an investigator's notice.

According to Live Law, Justice K Sujana rejected Khan's argument that the test violated Article 20(3) of the Constitution, holding that DNA profiling falls squarely within Section 51 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), the provision that succeeded Section 53A of the CrPC and allows medical examination, including DNA collection, in cases of sexual offence.

Khan had leaned on the Supreme Court's ruli...