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State of Uttarakhand vs Unknown Accused — 2015 POCSO rape and murder case

In September 2025, the Supreme Court of India acquitted two individuals, including a death row convict, in the 2015 rape and murder case of a seven-year-old girl in Uttarakhand. The court ruled that the chain of circumstantial evidence was incomplete, overturning the 2017 conviction delivered by the Uttarakhand High Court.

Reshma vs State of Uttarakhand — Rape and murder of a minor in Dehradun

Yusuf Alias Sonu was convicted for the rape and murder of an 11-year-old girl in Dehradun. Following a stay of his death sentence by the Supreme Court, the High Court of Uttarakhand issued a judgment on 2 May 2024, referring the criminal matter for confirmation.