Chhattisgarh HC dismisses petition to establish paternity for delay in 2018 gang rape case

The Chhattisgarh High Court rejected a petition seeking DNA profiling and increased compensation in a 2018 gang rape case. The court emphasized that the plea, filed two years after the acquittal of the accused, was untimely. The petitioner aimed to establish paternity and enhance compensation, but the court upheld the finality of the original trial’s judgment.