A court in Maharashtra's Thane district has acquitted a 30-year-old man in a case of kidnapping and procuration of a 14-year-old girl, noting the main culprit was absconding and the victim had died.

Sessions Judge Dr Rachna R Tehra, in her order passed on January 12, said the prosecution failed to prove the charges against the accused under Indian Penal Code Sections 363 (kidnapping), 366­A (procuration of minor girl) and 34 (common intention).