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| Supreme Court quashes all acquittal |
| Supreme Court quashes all acquittals in Suryaneili rape case
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| INDIA
, 31-January-2013
3:13:19 AM |
| The Supreme Court today set aside a Kerala High Court verdict acquitting 35 men accused of raping a 16-year-old girl from Suryanelli in 1996.
The top court said the high court did not look at the evidence properly and directed that the case be decided again within six months.
The minor girl from Suryanelli in Idukki district of Kerala was raped by 42 men over 40 days. She was abducted in January 1996 and moved from place to place in the state
On September 6, 2000, the trial special court convicted 36 persons and sentenced them to rigorous imprisonment for varying terms. But the Kerala High Court acquitted 35 convicts. Only one person was convicted and sentenced him to five years in jail.
An appeal against the verdict has been before the Supreme Court for almost seven years. The Chief Justice of India had recently assured that the Suryaneili case would be fast-tracked
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