A court in Thane district, Maharashtra, has acquitted a 34-year-old man accused of raping and impregnating his sister-in-law. The court ruled that the prosecution failed to prove the charges, particularly as key witnesses turned hostile during the trial, reported the PTI.

Additional Sessions Judge Premal S Vithalani held the accused, a resident of Kalwa, not guilty under provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, including Section 68(a) (sexual intercourse by a person in a position of authority or fiduciary relationship) and Section 88 (causing miscarriage without consent).