State of West Bengal vs Firoj — 11/2025

Case under Special Criminal Courts (Jurisdiction) Act Section 8 of Pocso. Disposed: Contested--ACQUITTED on 27th April 2026.

Case disposed

POCSO - Special Court Cases

CNR: WBUD050001932025

Filing Number

114/2025

Filing Date

06-Feb-2025

Registration No

11/2025

Registration Date

06-Feb-2025

Court

Additional District Judge, Islampore

Judge

1-ADJ

Decision Date

27-Apr-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--ACQUITTED

Last updated 04-May-2026

FIR Details

FIR Number

25

Police Station

Dalkhola

Year

2025

Acts & Sections

Special Criminal Courts (Jurisdiction) Act Section 8 of Pocso
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Section 303 2, 3 5

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.State of West Bengal

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.Firoj

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 27-Apr-2026

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  3. 27-Apr-2026

    JudgmentView PDF

    Court Decision Summary The Additional Sessions Judge of the POCSO Special Court, Islampur (West Bengal) acquitted all three accused—Firoz, Salauddin, and Ajahar Ali—of sexual assault charges under Section 8 of the POCSO Act, 2012. The court found that the prosecution failed to prove its case by preponderance of probability, citing significant contradictions between the victim's written complaint and her substantive testimony, inadequate corroboration by independent witnesses, and hearsay evidence. The judge emphasized that while Section 29 of POCSO Act imposes a reverse burden on the accused, the prosecution must first establish a prima facie case through reliable evidence before this burden shifts. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  4. 27-Apr-2026

    Disposed

    ADJ

  5. 22-Apr-2026

    Judgement

    ADJ

  6. 21-Apr-2026

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  7. 21-Apr-2026

    Argument / Further Argument

    ADJ

  8. 17-Apr-2026

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  9. 17-Apr-2026

    Examination under section 313 Cr.P.C

    ADJ

  10. 10-Mar-2026

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  11. 10-Mar-2026

    Examination under section 313 Cr.P.C

    ADJ

  12. 24-Feb-2026

    Examination under section 313 Cr.P.C

    ADJ

  13. 20-Feb-2026

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  14. 20-Feb-2026

    Examination under section 313 Cr.P.C

    ADJ

  15. 11-Feb-2026

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  16. 11-Feb-2026

    Evidence

    ADJ

  17. 10-Feb-2026

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  18. 10-Feb-2026

    Evidence

    ADJ

  19. 25-Sep-2025

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  20. 25-Sep-2025

    Evidence

    ADJ

  21. 14-Jul-2025

    Evidence

    ADJ

  22. 09-Apr-2025

    Sr/Ad/Appearence

    ADJ

  23. 07-Mar-2025

    Awaiting Report

    ADJ

  24. 06-Feb-2025

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  25. 06-Feb-2025

    Case filed

    Registration No. 11/2025

casestatus.in Summary

Court Decision Summary The Additional Sessions Judge of the POCSO Special Court, Islampur (West Bengal) acquitted all three accused—Firoz, Salauddin, and Ajahar Ali—of sexual assault charges under Section 8 of the POCSO Act, 2012. The court found that the prosecution failed to prove its case by preponderance of probability, citing significant contradictions between the victim's written complaint and her substantive testimony, inadequate corroboration by independent witnesses, and hearsay evidence. The judge emphasized that while Section 29 of POCSO Act imposes a reverse burden on the accused, the prosecution must first establish a prima facie case through reliable evidence before this burden shifts. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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