{"id":80466,"date":"2026-02-21T04:30:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T23:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newzquest.in\/relying-on-decades-old-rulings-sc-acquits-stepdad-of-6-yr-olds-murder\/"},"modified":"2026-02-21T04:30:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T23:00:07","slug":"relying-on-decades-old-rulings-sc-acquits-stepdad-of-6-yr-olds-murder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newzquest.in\/hi\/relying-on-decades-old-rulings-sc-acquits-stepdad-of-6-yr-olds-murder\/","title":{"rendered":"Relying on decades-old rulings, SC acquits stepdad of 6-yr-old&#8217;s murder"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"nqenglish-card-frame\">\n<div class=\"nqenglish-img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-128624811,width-1280,height-720,imgsize-365742,resizemode-6,overlay-toi_sw,pt-32,y_pad-600\/photo.jpg\" alt=\"Relying on decades-old rulings, SC acquits stepdad of 6-yr-old&#039;s murder\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" style=\"object-fit:cover\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"nqenglish-cat lang-en\">\u090f\u0928 \u0936\u0949\u0930\u094d\u091f\u094d\u0938'<\/div>\n<div class=\"nqenglish-headline\">Relying on decades-old rulings, SC acquits stepdad of 6-yr-old&#039;s murder<\/div>\n<div class=\"nqenglish-summary\">A six-year-old girl&#039;s murder case saw her stepfather acquitted by the Supreme Court. 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