Summary:
Even in the trial court, the lawyers had not cross examined the witnesses properly. Taking all this into consideration, the high court acquitted them," said lawyer Debi Prasad Dhal, who was representing Biswanath, Mangul and Harjit in the case. "There was absolutely no evidence against my three clients in the case. Police had no material against them to prove them guilty. CUTTACK: Orissa high court on Friday provided relief to five persons, who were convicted in rape and murder of a minor girl in Keonjhar, by commuting death penalty of two of the convicts to 35 years of imprisonment and acquitting the remaining three.As per the case details, a minor girl in Beklundi village in Keonjhar district was allegedly raped and murdered in 2012..