New Delhi, March 24 -- The Delhi High Court on Tuesday allowed the appeals of Geeta Arora, alias Sonu Punjaban and Sandeep Bedwal in a case of prostitution and human trafficking. The High Court has set aside the conviction by the trial court.

In July 2020, the trial court had sentenced Geeta Arora, alias Sonu Punjaban, to 24 years' imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 64 000. The court had also sentenced another convict, Sandeep Bedwal, to 20 years imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 65000 upon him for the offence.

They were convicted in a case linked with prostitaution and human Trafficking in 2020. They had challenged the trial court judgement before the Delhi High Court.

Justice Chandrashekharan Sudha set aside the conviction of ...