Madurai Bench Acquits Man Sentenced to Death for Assaulting Five Girls
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court acquitted a 49-year-old man, citing denial of a fair trial.
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Madurai Bench Acquits Man Sentenced to Death for Assaulting Five Girls
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has acquitted a 49-year-old man who had been sentenced to death for sexually assaulting five minor girls, according to a report by the New Indian Express. The court cited denial of a fair trial as the reason for the acquittal.
The prosecution had alleged that the man lured girls below 10 years to his house by offering money, snacks, and video games, showing obscene content, and committing penetrative sexual assault. The case was at the appellate stage and has been adjudicated, with the man found liable in the lower court but acquitted on appeal.
The event is still developing, and further details have not been established.
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- Man sent to gallows for raping five set free by Madurai Bench of the Madras HCnewindianexpress.com
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