As of now, there are no verified reports indicating that a man acquitted by a Gujarat judge in 1994 has been recently sentenced to jail by the Supreme Court for raping a 10-year-old. However, there have been notable judicial developments concerning sexual assault cases in Gujarat.

In January 2025, the Supreme Court expressed shock over a Gujarat trial court’s decision to impose only a three-year sentence for a rape conviction, despite the statutory minimum of seven years under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code (prior to the 2013 amendment) .

Additionally, in February 2025, a special court in Gujarat’s Amreli district sentenced three men to life imprisonment in separate cases of raping minor girls, emphasizing the judiciary’s stance on such heinous crimes .

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