CHANDIGARH: A "victim's absolutely normal mental state" after an alleged Pocso case offence raises serious doubts about the credibility of allegations, Punjab and Haryana High Court said in a recent order while suspending the five-year sentence of a teacher convicted of molesting a student. HC noted the Class VIII student attended a PTM with her parents the day after the alleged offence, took photographs at school, and posted them on Instagram with the caption "School Mein Maje". "Such behaviour cannot reasonably be anticipated from a minor who was subjected to sexual molestation by her teacher at school merely a day prior," Justice Namit Kumar said in the order, passed on a petition by the teacher. On Nov 8, 2024, a fast-track special court in Chandigarh convicted the teacher in a P

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