Allowed
Naveen S/O Sheshappa Garampalli v. the State through
Karnataka HCCRL.A/200026/2019
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
Appeal against conviction for rape and POCSO offences. The court found material inconsistencies between the complainant's first information statement and her later statements, with no independent corroboration of key facts, entitling the accused to benefit of doubt. Conviction and sentence were set aside and the accused acquitted.
What did the court decide?
Conviction and order of sentence set aside; appellant acquitted of all charges.