PATNA, India, Sept. 1 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on Aug. 1:
The present criminal appeal has been preferred against the judgment of acquittal dated 19.12.2022 passed by Sri Neeraj Kumar-II, the learned Additional Sessions Judge-I, Katihar in S.T. No. 102/2009 (arising out of Balrampur P.S. Case No. 15/2006, CIS No. 758/2014), whereby the Respondent Nos. 2 and 3 have been acquitted by the learned Trial Court from the charge u/s 376 (g) of the I.P.C. and they are discharged from their respective liabilities.
2. The prosecution case in brief is that the victim was a minor girl of about 14 years and living with her parents, grandfather and other family members in her village. On 30.12.2005 at about 02:00 PM she was alone...