The High Court of Tripura has set aside the conviction of a man sentenced to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for the rape of a minor, ruling that the prosecution’s case suffered from “fatal infirmities” and material contradictions. The Division Bench of Justice T. Amarnath Goud and Justice S. Datta Purkayastha acquitted the appellant, holding
Solitary Testimony of Victim Insufficient to Convict When Riddled with Improbabilities: Tripura HC Acquits Man of Rape Charges
