Chandigarh, March 18 -- A local court on Monday acquitted a Panchkula resident accused in a 2021 rape case due to lack of evidence and held that it is crystal clear that the case cannot be made out against him.

Sumit Kumar, a Pinjore resident, was acquitted of the charges of rape under Section 376 (2) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

As per the prosecution, the IT Park police station had registered a case against Kumar on the complaint of a 35-year-old woman in 2021. According to the complaint, she had met the accused in 2010. They later got into a physical relationship in August 2013, which continued till 2021. The woman, however, lodged the complaint after Kumar had refused to marry her. Kumar was arrested in July 2021 and charges were...