3 Decades Old Rape, Prosecutrix Settled In Life: SC's 'Special Reasons' To Reduce Convict's Sentence To Period Already Undergone [Read Order]

The Supreme Court reduced punishment awarded to a rape convict to period already undergone taking into account the 'special reasons'. 3 decade old rape incident, the prosecutrix and the accused married (not with each other) and settled in life, are the 'special reasons' which prompted the Apex court bench to reduce the sentence. The Trial Court had convicted the accused for seven...