Court Expresses Shock Over Death Penalty in Case with ‘No Trace of Evidence’; Man Accused of Killing Siblings and Raping Sister Acquitted: Rajasthan High Court
In a significant judgment, the Rajasthan High Court on 7 October 2025 acquitted Arjun Singh, who had been sentenced to death by a lower court for the alleged rape and murder of two minor siblings, citing complete failure of the prosecution to establish any reliable evidence. The division bench comprising Justice Vinit Kumar Mathur and Justice Anuroop Singhi described the trial court's decision as "astonishing", especially in a case where…
