Thane court acquits man after 11 years in POCSO case, cites delay in FIR and lack of corroborative evidence. A special POCSO court in Thane has acquitted a man after an 11-year trial in a case involving allegations of rape, criminal intimidation and offences under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, holding that the prosecution failed to prove the charges beyond reasonable doubt.