Delhi Rape Case: The Victim's Parents Are Shocked By The Supreme Court's Decision

The victim's parents are shocked by the Supreme Court's decision to release three men who were convicted of the 2012 rape and murder of a 19-year-old Delhi woman.

They vowed to continue the struggle for justice, calling the ruling by the Supreme Court a crushing blow.

"How can one have faith in the legal system if this is what the law requires?" he questioned. He claimed that a lack of justice would only increase crime.

The mother of the victim lamented the Supreme Court's acceptance of the prosecution's case as fact. She claimed that she and her family would continue to fight for justice.

We had high hopes when we went to the Supreme Court, but now we are absolutely destroyed, she said.

A review petition will be submitted as soon as the specifics of the court ruling are made available, according to the victim's family's attorney. She continued, "I was astonished that the basis for the court ruling was not mentioned while announcing the verdict," reportedly.

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After seven years of legal proceedings, the Supreme Court's decision has been made, and it comes on the Chief Justice's last day in office. "I raised the issue last Friday, asking that this decision be announced after the one on EWS ," she claimed.

Days after being abducted, the victim's burned and dismembered body was discovered in a field in the Rewari area of Haryana in February 2012.

In February 2014, a Delhi court found Ravi Kumar, Rahul, and Vinod guilty of several offences, including kidnapping, rape, and murder. They received a death sentence from the court, and the Delhi High Court upheld it.

The High Court's decision was overturned today by a Supreme Court panel that included the Chief Justice of India, Justice UU Lalit, and Justices S Ravindra Bhat and Bela M Trivedi, who also mandated the release of all three accused.

The victim's father claimed that although his daughter's death in 2012 had tore his family apart, today's verdict was a fresh blow. The "legal system is blind," he claimed.

The three accused males were even referred to by the Delhi High Court as "predators" who prowled the streets in search of "prey." According to reports, the defendant would occasionally make fun of the victim's parents when they were present at court proceedings, even making death threats.