US EditionActor Vijay Raaz Acquitted In 2020 Sexual Harassment Case Due To Lack Of Evidence
- On May 15, 2025, a Maharashtra court in Gondia acquitted Bollywood actor Vijay Raaz of allegations related to inappropriate conduct and persistent following that were brought against him in 2020.
- The case originated from accusations made by a woman working on the crew while filming Sherni between October 25 and 29, 2020.
- The court cited insufficient evidence, including unclear CCTV footage and incomplete witness statements, and stated the prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt.
- The court, overseen by Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Mahendra Sorte, dismissed the accusations under IPC Sections 354-A and 354-D against Raaz, with his lawyer highlighting the harm to his career and urging careful consideration before drawing conclusions from such allegations.
- Raaz’s acquittal ends a four-year legal process that impacted his work during Sherni’s shoot, suggesting the need for careful scrutiny before assuming guilt in such cases.
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Actor Vijay Raaz Acquitted In Sexual Harassment Case - IndiaWest Journal News
Photo: InstagramMUMBAI (ANI)- Actor Vijay Raaz has been acquitted of sexual harassment and stalking charges filed by a colleague during the 2020 filming of “Sherni.” The Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate’s Court in Gondia cited a lack of conclusive evidence and the prosecution’s failure to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt in its verdict.The allegations stemmed from incidents reported in October 2020, where a female crew member accused Ra…
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A Man Accused of Sexually Abusing His Daughter Has Been Acquitted Due to "Doubts About the Reliability" of the Minor's Account.
The sixth section of the Provincial High Court of A Coruña, based in Santiago, has acquitted a father who was accused of crimes of sexual abuse of his daughter and corruption of minors, for assessing "doubts about the reliability" of the girl's story.
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