Acquits Sikkim Man in Minor Niece’s Rape-Murder Case, Finds Circumstantial Evidence Insufficient to Sustain Life Sentence: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has acquitted Santosh Gurung in a case involving the alleged rape and killing of a child in Sikkim. The Court set aside his conviction under Sections 376(2)(i), 302 and 201 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, as well as Sections 4 and 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012. The Sessions Court had sentenced Gurung to life imprisonment. The High Court of Sikkim…
