Man Acquitted After 13 Years in Jail as Court Flags Shoddy Probe and Serious Doubts in Gujarat Child Sexual Assault Case: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of India delivered a deeply significant judgment highlighting that even in the most heinous crimes, conviction cannot rest on outrage or sympathy but must stand firmly on legally admissible proof. In a case involving the sexual assault of a four-year-old child from Gujarat, the Court acquitted the accused after he had spent nearly 13 years in prison, holding that the investigation and trial had fundamentally failed the…
