(23) AKHTAR ALI @ ALI AKHTAR @ SHAMIM @ RAJA USTAD Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-09-2025
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 376A, 363, 201; POCSO Act, 2012 — Sections 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 — Information Technology Act, 2000 — Section 66C — Conviction for offences including murder and sexual assault — Case based on circumstantial evidence — Failure to establish motive, flaws in "last seen" theory, and doubts in scientific/DNA evidence — Accused acquitted.
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