HC acquits man of raping minor as 8-year-old was not ‘petrified’

The Nagpur bench of Bombay HC acquitted a 64-year-old man convicted of raping an eight-year-old, citing that the minor’s behavior did not align with the trauma expected in such cases. The court also noted inconsistencies in the mother’s and the child’s testimonies.

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