State vs SHANTILAL Advocate - SH. SHAHID JAMAN KHAN — 35/2022

Court Decision Summary The Session Court in Dungarpur, Rajasthan acquitted the accused Shantilal of charges under IPC Sections 450 (criminal intimidation) and 376 (rape) on March 11, 2026. The court found the prosecution's case rife with contradictions: the victim named the accused based on suspicion rather than certainty, delayed filing her complaint by 16 months without explanation, and provided inconsistent statements across her written report, magistrate examination, and cross-examination. The court also noted the victim failed to immediately inform her husband about the 2019 alleged rape and that both the victim and her husband later filed counter-cases against the accused, suggesting motivated accusations. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.