Supreme Court acquits rape accused, holding courts cannot presume a victim was “won over” if she turns hostile; FIR alone cannot sustain conviction.
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SC acquits death row convict and another man in 2012 Lucknow rape-murder of 12-year-old girl, citing poor investigation and lack of evidence.
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