Sharvan Kumar

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Charge:	Rape
Sentence:	Life Imprisonment
Years Imprisoned:	4
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Year Convicted:	2007
Year Cleared:	2011
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	India
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City of Crime:	Jodhpur
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Sharvan Kumar was sentenced to life in prison after he was convicted in 2007 of raping Kamini Nayak in Jodhpur, India, which is about 600 miles north of Mumbai. After his imprisonment Nayak married Kumar and during a conjugal visit became pregnant. Kumar filed a petition to quash his conviction that relied on new evidence he did not rape Nayak. Based on Kumar’s new evidence and that his alleged victim married him and had his child, the Rajasthan High Court in Jodhpur quashed the judgment of the trial court and he was released in July 2011 from the Jodhpur Central Jail after four years imprisonment."
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Innocence Proved By:	The Rajasthan High Court in Jodhpur quashed the judgment of the trial court and he was released in July 2011.
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Sex:	Male
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Information Source 1:	"Conviction suspended in rape case, The Times of India, July 27, 2011"
Information Location 1:	http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-07-27/jaipur/29820073_1_conviction-life-imprisonment-jodhpur-central-jail
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Sharvan Kumar

Charge:

Rape

Sentence:

Life Imprisonment

Years Imprisoned:

4

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

2007

Year Cleared:

2011

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

India

County or Region of Crime:

City of Crime:

Jodhpur

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

The Rajasthan High Court in Jodhpur quashed the judgment of the trial court and he was released in July 2011.

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Was Perpetrator Identified?

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Male

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"Conviction suspended in rape case, The Times of India, July 27, 2011"

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http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-07-27/jaipur/29820073_1_conviction-life-imprisonment-jodhpur-central-jail

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