The Telangana High Court acquitted a man who was convicted by a trial court for raping a minor girl. The court cited the evidence of the child witness appearing to be tutored by elder family members as the reason for its decision. A Single judge bench comprising Justice K. Surender, observed: “The evidence of a child witness can easily be influenced by the elders in the family. Acceptance of the child witness evidence would be dangerous in the present circumstances of the case as the evidence appears to be a result of tutoring.”
