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Ram Rahim Singh: Currently out on parole, Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim was seen "celebrating" by cutting a cake with a sword.

The incident took place on May 31, 2007, when Ram Singh, then 25 years old, had lured the girl to his tent by offering her one rupee and raped her.

"Court cannot make someone a victim of injustice to compensate for the injustice to the victim of a crime", the Supreme Court Wednesday said while acquitting a death row convict for the rape and murder of a six-year-old.

Officer Khandegar stated that the then 15-year-old victim was alone in her house on June 18, 2021, when the accused identified as Shriram Kalme barged in and outraged her modesty.

The top court said there are other ways of "repairing the crippled psyche of the offender" than handing out the maximum punishment prescribed.

The court also levied a fine of Rs 10,000. The convicted man has been identified as Bunty. According to reports, the incident occurred on February 4, 2021.

According to India Today, the victim was the daughter of a migrant labourer. The court has also ordered compensation of Rs 20 lakh to the victim's family.

A court in Surat today sentenced a 27-year-old man to life imprisonment "for the remainder of his natural life" in a case of rape and murder of a five-year-old girl in April this year.

The Supreme Court recently reiterated that the conviction of accused can be based on sole testimony of the prosecutrix when the deposition of the prosecutrix is found to be trustworthy.

"She is found to be reliable and trustworthy. Therefore, without any further corroboration, the conviction of the accused relying upon the sole testimony of the prosecutrix can be sustained," the court said.