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Bombay High Court: <\/strong>A Division Bench comprising of B.R. Gavai and Sarang V. Kotwal JJ., addressed a Criminal Appeal by setting aside the order of conviction and sentence in view of considering the matter in the purview of \u2018benefit of doubt\u2019<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

In the present matter, the Appellant was convicted under Sections 376 (f) and 302 IPC for committing the rape of a 6-year-old child and murder thereafter. In accordance to the FIR lodged by the victim\u2019s father. The appellant was found to be sleeping beside the deceased. The deceased was found with blood and injuries to her private parts.<\/p>\n

While noting the facts of the case, the High Court found that the post-mortem report states the final cause of death as \u2018death due to shock due to vaginal and anal tear with multiple injuries over body\u2019. Also, the fact to be noted that was found on during the medical examination of the Appellant was that he had no injuries on his person with no blood or semen on any of the clothing of the appellant. There was no evidence of semen or vaginal fluid been taken off by washing from the private parts of the appellant.<\/p>\n

Therefore, the case of prosecution lied only in the arena of \u2018suspicion\u2019 and the chain of circumstances against the appellant seemed to be incomplete, which awarded the appellant \u2018benefit of doubt\u2019 by acquitting the appellant in the present matter. [Sandip Ramesh Gaikwad v. State of Maharashtra,2018 SCC OnLine Bom 2067<\/b><\/a>, dated 06-07-2018]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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