Conviction Restored in Minor Assault Case, Acquittal Rejected Despite Alleged Contradictions: Supreme Court
The judgment in State of Himachal Pradesh vs Hukum Chand @ Monu was delivered by the Supreme Court of India in Criminal Appeal No. 1275 of 2015 (Arising out of SLP (Crl.) No. 9574 of 2018). The case involved the State of Himachal Pradesh as the Appellant and Hukum Chand @ Monu as the Respondent. The matter relates to a serious offence of sexual assault on a minor girl and…