<p>A <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/maharashtra-parts-of-ceiling-collapses-at-hospital-in-thane-woman-injured-23296271" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Thane doctor</a> was acquitted in a 2017 rape case after a local court said the prosecution had failed to prove the charges and the accused needed to be given the benefit of doubt.</p>
<p>The 50-year-old doctor was accused of raping a patient in his <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/thane-worker-dies-as-iron-rod-falls-on-him-at-construction-site-in-badlapur-case-registered-against-contractor-23296253" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">hospital</a> on August 18, 2017 and also of threatening her to not reveal the incident to anyone, as per the prosecution.</p>
<p>He was charged under sections 376 (rape), 420 (cheating) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code.</p>
<p>Defence counsel advocate NN Rajurkar said 13 witnesses were examined in the case.</p>
<p>In her order of July 3, the details of which were made available on Thursday, Sessions Judge Rachna R Tehra said, from the material on record, the prosecution has failed to establish that the accused committed rape on the prosecutrix, cheated her and threatened her with dire consequences.</p>
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A Thane doctor was acquitted in a 2017 rape case after a local court said the prosecution had failed to prove the charges

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