Archive · 18 Jul 2025
Supreme Court Overturns Rape Conviction, Citing Lack of Evidence
A young man was accused of kidnapping and raping a girl.
The Supreme Court looked at the case again.
They found the story didn't have enough solid proof.
The court said there wasn't evidence the girl was forced or didn't agree.
They also thought the prosecution made up the story.
The court decided the man was not guilty and overturned the earlier decision that had found him guilty.
The Supreme Court overturned a young man's conviction for kidnapping and rape.
The court found no evidence of kidnapping, confinement, or non-consensual sex.
The prosecution's case was deemed concocted and unsupported by sufficient evidence.
The court highlighted inconsistencies and improbabilities in the victim's testimony.
The original trial court had convicted the man, but the SC acquitted him of all charges.
- Who
- Birka Shiva, the accused; the Supreme Court Justices Sanjay Karol and Sandeep Mehta
- What
- The Supreme Court set aside the conviction of a man accused of rape and kidnapping.
- When
- July 16, 2025, the Supreme Court made the decision.
- Where
- Supreme Court
- Why
- The court found the prosecution's case was concocted and lacked sufficient evidence to support the charges.
Prosecution's Claims
Supreme Court Verdict
Kidnapping
Prosecution's Claims
Birka Shiva kidnapped the girl from lawful guardianship.
Supreme Court Verdict
The court found no evidence that the girl was kidnapped.
Confinement
Prosecution's Claims
The girl was confined against her will.
Supreme Court Verdict
The court did not find evidence of confinement.
Rape
Prosecution's Claims
Birka Shiva raped the girl without her consent.
Supreme Court Verdict
The court found no evidence the sexual intercourse was against her will.
- Accused
- Birka Shiva
- Charges
- Kidnapping, rape, wrongful confinement
- Original Conviction
- Trial court found him guilty
- Supreme Court Ruling
- Overturned the conviction, acquitted the man
- Key Finding
- Lack of evidence for kidnapping or non-consensual sex
- Date of FIR
- August 8, 2012