Mumbai, Nov 12 (PTI) A court here has acquitted a 34-year-old man, accused of sexually assaulting a minor girl, ruling that even though the prosecution successfully proved that the incident did take place, it could not establish that the accused was the perpetrator of the crime.

The alleged incident took place in June 2017 in Goregaon area of Mumbai when the victim had gone to a general store near her school to purchase a compass box.

The accused allegedly has several other sexual assault cases registered against him.

In the present case, the accused was facing trial for offences, including aggravated penetrative sexual assault, rape, kidnapping and criminal intimidation under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.

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