Partly allowed
S. Sagar v. The State of Telangana
Telangana HCCRLP/312/2021
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
The High Court allowed the appeal partly. It set aside the rape conviction and reconvicted the appellant under Section 7 of the POCSO Act for sexual assault, sentencing him to three years rigorous imprisonment based on the victim's consistent statement of sleeping on the appellant.
What did the court decide?
Appeal partly allowed. Conviction under S. 376 AB IPC set aside. Appellant convicted under S. 7 POCSO Act. Sentence reduced to three years rigorous imprisonment.