Supreme Court

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday set aside the conviction and death sentence of a man who was found guilty by the trial court and the Madras High Court for the rape and murder of a seven-year-old girl in 2017.

A three-judge bench of the apex court, headed by Justice Vikram Nath, held that the trial was "conducted in a lopsided manner and without due deference to the principles of fair trial", adding that both the trial court and the Madras High Court glossed over these patent infirmities and loopholes in the prosecution’s case.

The bench, also comprising Justices Sanjay Karol and Sandeep Mehta, observed that from the stage of framing charges to recording evidence, "the mandatory requirements were totally bypassed/violated by the trial Court while conducting the p

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