Family Enmity and Prosecution Contradictions Create Reasonable Doubt in Minor Molestation Case, Acquittal Upheld: Madhya Pradesh High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court's Indore Bench has upheld the acquittal of Jwala Singh, a man accused of molesting a minor girl in Shujalpur. Justice Jai Kumar Pillai, while deciding two connected criminal appeals, found that the prosecution case contained important contradictions and unexplained gaps. The Court also considered the pre-existing dispute between the two families and concluded that the evidence created reasonable doubt about the prosecution story. Minor Girl…
