ISLAMABAD:

The Supreme Court has reduced the sentence of a man earlier convicted for raping a woman from 20 years to five years on the basis of the fact that the report of the incident was lodged seven months later and there were no signs of violence on alleged victims' body.

"It is noteworthy that after the occurrence, the alleged victim came back to her house where her brother and other family members were admittedly living but she remained mum for almost 07 months.

"The long silence of the complainant for a period of 07 months speaks volumes against her conduct, therefore, the story narrated by the complainant with the delay of 07 months regarding forcible rape cannot be relied upon blindly," said the majority verdict authored by Malik Shahzad Ahmad Khan was endorsed by Justice Aqeel

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