Duncan Grant case : HC reserves judgement.

By: Vignesh Iyer
A division bench of Bombay high court consisting of justices Bilal Nazki and Sharad Bobade reserved its judgment for more than one month in the paedophilia case that was registered in 2001against an Indian and two British nationals – Wiliam D’Souza, Allan Waters and Duncan Grant.
The defense team appearing for all the three convicts argued that the statements of the two victims could not be relied upon and that the principle of IPC Section 377 (unnatural sex) cannot be applied in this case.
The HC had started the final hearing in the case on Januray 15.
Four children of the orphanage had complained that the trio, between October 2000 and October 2000, abused them. The sessions court, in March 2006, had sentenced the British nationals to six years imprisonment and slapped a fine of Rs 16 lakh (£ 20,000) on each for sexually abusing young boys at the shelter. The manager of the home D’Souza was found guilty of abetting the sexual abuse and sent to three years in jail.
27.02.08 09:08