Supreme Court rejects the plea against the acquittal of Peepli Live director Mahmood Farooqui

On July 29, 2015, the police had filed its charge sheet against Farooqui alleging he had raped the research scholar from Columbia University

By PTI
Published: January 19, 2018 4:02 PM IST

The Supreme Court today dismissed a plea filed by a US researcher challenging the Delhi High Court verdict acquitting Peepli Live' co-director Mahmood Farooqui in an alleged rape case. The apex court rejected the plea filed by the 30-year-old woman, saying it would not interfere with the 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 comprising Justices S A Bobde and L Nageswara Rao said. Also Read - National Film Awards 2023: Alia Bhatt not Kangana Ranaut wins Best Actress; Twitter flooded with mean reactions

Farooqui was earlier convicted and sentenced to seven years jail term by a trial court here in August 2016. However, the high court had allowed Farooqui's appeal last year and had acquitted him in the case. The police had on June 19, 2015, lodged the FIR against Farooqui on the woman's complaint after which he was arrested. (ALSO READ: Mahmood Farooqui’s wife Anusha Rizvi calls his conviction in rape case ‘unjust’) Also Read - Watched Gadar 2? Now catch these Top 10 Sunny Deol movies on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and more OTT

On July 29, 2015, the police had filed its charge sheet against Farooqui alleging he had raped the research scholar from Columbia University at his Sukhdev Vihar house in South Delhi on March 28, 2015. Also Read - What stopped Shah Rukh Khan’s Jawan co-star Nayanthara from doing Bollywood films?

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ByPTI
Published: January 19, 2018 4:02 PM IST