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Bihar court concludes rape trial in a day

Sasaram, Oct 19: Setting a record of sorts, a district court in Bihar on Thursday concluded the trial, including examination of witnesses in a single day and convicted a youth for attempting to rape a minor.

Rohtas district and sessions judge Arun Kumar Srivastava pronounced Deonath of Dhawa village under Nokha police station guilty of attempting to rape the girl on July 23 and sentenced him to rigorous imprisonment for five years.

Srivastava concluded the deposition of the complainant, victim, witnesses and defendant during the proceedings which lasted for over five hours.

This was perhaps the first case in Bihar in which the trial was concluded in a single day and judgement pronounced.