The Allahabad High Court has set aside the conviction of a man accused of kidnapping and rape, observing that the victim was a major at the time of the incident and had left her home of her own volition. The Court criticized the trial court for misreading evidence and ignoring the victim’s statement recorded under
Victim a Major, Relationship Consensual: Allahabad HC Criticizes Trial Court for “Perverse” Findings and Ignoring Victim’s Section 164 Statement
