Appeal challenging acquittal of Peepli Live co-director Mahmood Farooqui rejected by the Supreme Court
| Jan 19, 2018, 17:21 IST
The Supreme Court rejected an appeal challenging the acquittal of Peepli Live co-director Mahmood Farooqui in a rape case. The apex court rejected the plea filed by the 30-year-old woman, who had accused Farooqui of rape in 2015, saying it would not interfere with the Delhi high court's verdict which is a "well-written judgement"."We are not satisfied. We will not interfere with the high court verdict. It is a well-written judgement," the bench stated.
"This is a very hard case. We would like to say that it has been decided extremely well (by the high court)," they added. The woman's counsel then said that the woman had faked her earlier "positive response" to the case. "People give false smiles. How would the other person know that it's a false response. This is very difficult to understand," the bench said, adding, "she appeared to have responded in a positive manner". The High Court had also held that the woman's testimony was not reliable and the accused can be given the benefit of doubt. Stay tuned for more updates.
"This is a very hard case. We would like to say that it has been decided extremely well (by the high court)," they added. The woman's counsel then said that the woman had faked her earlier "positive response" to the case. "People give false smiles. How would the other person know that it's a false response. This is very difficult to understand," the bench said, adding, "she appeared to have responded in a positive manner". The High Court had also held that the woman's testimony was not reliable and the accused can be given the benefit of doubt. Stay tuned for more updates.