New Delhi, Sept. 15 -- The Madras High Court has acquitted a man previously sentenced to death for the alleged sexual assault of five minors, all aged below 10. According to a Live Law report, the high court overturned the conviction, citing several inconsistencies in the prosecution's case.

A bench of Justice Anand Venkatesh and Justice KK Ramakrishnan stated that the evidence of the minors suggested that they had been 'tutored' before making their statements. "The evidence of all the victims appears to be a parrot-like version in some crucial aspects," the court said, according to The Indian Express.

The case dates back to February 4, 2024, when the accused allegedly lured the children to his house by offering them mobile phones to pl...