NEW DELHI: Two men, who were facing trial for allegedly gang-raping a woman , have been acquitted by a Delhi court after she turned hostile and denied that they had sexually assaulted her.

Additional sessions judge Nivedita Anil Sharma acquitted Vipin and Satpal, residents of west Delhi, of the offences under various provisions of IPC including gang rape and causing hurt by poisoning a woman with an intent to commit an offence.

“The prosecutrix (woman), has not deposed an iota of evidence of her being intoxicated and raped at all. She has not even mentioned the word 'rape' in her evidence nor has deposed anything incriminating against the accused,” the judge said while acquitting Vipin and Satpal.

“The prosecutrix, who is the star witness, has turned hostile and has not supported the prosecution case and, more importantly, has not assigned any criminal role to both the accused.

“The precious court time should not be wasted in recording the evidence of official witnesses when the woman herself has not supported the prosecution case,” the court said.

According to the prosecution, on December 31, 2013, Vipin and Satpal had mixed some intoxicating substance in the woman's cold drink and raped her, following which a complaint was lodged by the woman. agencies

