- An important observation in the case of gangrape with a Nigerian girl

- Penetration, victim's statement and other evidence suggest rape: Delhi High Court

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court made an important comment during the hearing of a gang-rape case, the court convicted two accused of gang-raping a Nigerian woman in Delhi in 2014 and sentenced them to 20 years imprisonment. The DNA test in this case did not find Seaman, so the High Court observed that it is not necessary to find Seaman, the absence of Seaman does not mean that rape did not take place. Penetration alone is sufficient to prove the crime of rape.

The lower court had sentenced the culprits in the case to 30 years in prison, which the Delhi High Court modified and reduced the sentence to 20 years. However, the sentence was not cancelled. While mitigating the sentence, the High Court noted that one of the offenders is unmarried, while the other offender is the father of a child, his parents, so the possibility of both of them reforming cannot be ruled out. A bench headed by High Court judge Mukta Gupta gave this verdict.

Raj Kumar and Dinesh, who were convicted in the case, challenged the trial court verdict in the High Court, in which they were convicted and sentenced to 30 years. A bench of Justices Mukta Gupta and Poonam A Bombay observed during the hearing that the victim's statement and evidence were not only credible but also proved other facts and circumstances. Therefore, there is no flaw in the punishment given by the trial court.