1. Heard Ms. P. Riahtam, learned counsel for the petitioner, who has
submitted that the petitioner is presently in custody and lodged at the District
Prisons and Correctional Home, Shillong in connection with Nongstoin P.S.
Case No. 59 (9) 2025 under Section 5(k)(l)/6 POCSO Act, wherein, he was
named as an accused, who has committed the offence of sexual assault on the
minor sister of the complainant therein.
2. In the FIR dated 03.09.2025, it has been alleged that the accused
person had sexually assaulted the minor sister of the complainant on
19.08.2025, the act was said to have been committed at the residence of the
survivor herself.
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