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Shabbirmahmad S/O Ismailmahmad v. the State of Karnataka
Karnataka HCCRL.A/100189/2018
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
Criminal appeal challenging conviction and sentence under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and POCSO Act arising from allegations of sexual assault on a minor girl at a school in Haveri district. The Court found the evidence insufficient and inconsistent, set aside the conviction and sentence, and acquitted the appellant.
What did the court decide?
Judgment of conviction and sentence dated 03/04/2018 set aside; appellant acquitted; Registry directed to communicate with concerned jail for necessary action.