Rape Conviction Set Aside Due to Consensual Relationship and Lack of Proof of Minority: Jammu and Kashmir High Court
The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has set aside the conviction of a man who was sentenced to eight years of imprisonment in a rape case after finding that the prosecution failed to establish beyond reasonable doubt that the prosecutrix was below 18 years of age at the time of the incident. Justice Sanjay Dhar allowed the criminal appeal filed by Yawar Ahmad Bhagat and directed his immediate…
