Above: Mahmood Farooqui/Photo courtesy: hollywoodreporter.com

The Supreme Court on Friday (January 19) gave a major relief to Peepli Live co-director Mahmood Farooqui in a rape case.

The bench of Justices S A Bobde and L Nageswara Rao rejected the petition challenging the acquittal of Farooqui by Delhi High Court. The Delhi High Court had acquitted Farooqui giving him the benefit of doubt.

The apex court on Friday noted that both Farooqui and American Researcher knew each other and were in the relationship.

Justice S A Bobde observed: “It is a very hard case but extremely well decided by High Court in a plea by an American woman challenging Delhi High Court’s order acquitting Peepli Live co-director Mahmood Farooqui in a rape case.”

—India Legal Bureau