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Supreme Court Restores Rape Case Acquittal As Forensic Evidence Contradicts Prosecution Version
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The prosecution evidence neither indicates any injury to the private parts of the victim nor trace of any blood on her clothes.
The High Court later reversed the acquittal and convicted him, sentencing him to ten years' rigorous imprisonment.
The opinion of the MO at the preliminary examination stands confirmed by the Final Medical Report.
"We, therefore, find that the learned Judge of the trial Court had rightly acquitted the appellant of the said accusation.
We are, therefore, inclined to restore the judgment of the trial Court after setting aside the judgment of the High Court.