As per case facts, the appellant was convicted under Section 6 of the POCSO Act for raping a minor victim, which allegedly resulted in the birth of a child. The ... conviction relied on the victim's testimony and an ossification test. The appellant appealed this judgment. During the appeal, a DNA test was conducted to determine the paternity of the child. The question arose whether the appellant's conviction could be sustained given that the DNA test subsequently disproved his paternity of the child, thereby raising doubts about the victim's testimony's truthfulness and its qualification as "sterling quality." Finally, the Court concluded that the victim's evidence failed to withstand the DNA test results, which contradicted her claim about the child's paternity. Consequently, the prosecution could not prove the appellant's guilt, leading to the setting aside of the conviction and the appellant's acquittal.