Punjab and Haryana High Court Suspends Conviction of Man in Rape Case, States Victim Deposed That She Was Not Raped
The High Court observed while hearing a plea for suspension of conviction of a man who was convicted of committing rape on a 15-and-a-half-year-old girl. The accused was sentenced to rigorous imprisonment of 20 years and 2 years of imprisonment.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently suspended the conviction against a man convicted for committing rape on a minor. While suspending the conviction, the high court said that the alleged victim had deposed under Section 164 CrPC that she was not raped. "The victim was more than fifteen and a half years of age at the time of incident, and she cannot be said to be not knowing the repercussions of her statements made in the Court where she deposes of not having been violated," Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma and Justice Sanjay Vashisth stated. The High Court observed while hearing a plea for suspension of conviction of a man who was convicted of committing rape on a 15-and-a-half-year-old girl. The accused was sentenced to rigorous imprisonment of 20 years and 2 years of imprisonment. HC on Divorce: Can’t Presume Working Women Lead Adulterous Life, Cogent Proof Must for Divorce, Says Punjab and Haryana High Court.
'Victim Deosed of Not Having Been Violated', Says HC
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