Rajasthan High Court's Acquittal Of Man In 1986 Rape Case Overturned: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court of India recently restored the conviction of Chatra, a man who had been acquitted by the Rajasthan High Court in 2013. He had been convicted in 1987 for the rape of a minor girl in 1986. The Rajasthan High Court had overturned the conviction, citing the fact that the victim, a child, could not speak and kept shedding tears while being cross-examined. The Supreme Court, however, found…